Safe areas to rent in Round Rock? (& areas to avoid?)
Hello! My roommate and I (single girls in our mid-twenties) are looking to move to Round Rock in March and would greatly appreciate some help choosing which areas to rent a house in! After choosing some listings from Homes.com and Zillow, we found that they happened to be in the "most dangerous" areas according to Neighborhood Scout. It seems that a majority of the houses available for rent are in those dangerous areas, so we're not really sure where to go from here. For reference, we're looking for a 2 bed/2 bath house (3 bed is fine too) with a backyard. So, a few questions:
How accurate is Neighborhood Scout with these crime ratings? Homes.com also provides a crime score and they do not match up with what is shown on Neighborhood Scout at all. For example, the Rock Springs Duplexes (close to Bluebonnet Elementary) have a Homes.com crime score of 4/10 (low crime), but Neighborhood Scout shows it as being one of the most dangerous areas (??).
After looking around a bit online, I was able to compile this list of "areas to avoid" in terms of safety - would locals say this is accurate?:
Eagle Ridge West Commerce Park Chapel Hill North / Sunrise Vista Mesa Park / North Park Brushy Slope Greenslopes at Lake Creek Windy Park / Kensington Place La Frontera Chisholm Valley South Creek Ryans Crossing / Southern Hills Mesa Ridge Jester Farms Settlers Crossing / Settlers Park Lakeside Arbor Place
- Does anyone have any recommendations of safe areas to look in and/or areas to avoid? It doesn't necessarily need to be in Round Rock - we're also looking at Pflugerville and surrounding areas!!
Thank you so much in advance!! I'm (unfortunately) a highly anxious person when it comes to moving to an unfamiliar area and want to make sure it's in a safe area for us!! :)
Hello! My roommate and I (single girls in our mid-twenties) are looking to move to Round Rock in March and would greatly appreciate some help choosing which areas to rent a house in! After choosing some listings from Homes.com and Zillow, we found that they happened to be in the "most dangerous" areas according to Neighborhood Scout. It seems that a majority of the houses available for rent are in those dangerous areas, so we're not really sure where to go from here. For reference, we're looking for a 2 bed/2 bath house (3 bed is fine too) with a backyard. So, a few questions:
How accurate is Neighborhood Scout with these crime ratings? Homes.com also provides a crime score and they do not match up with what is shown on Neighborhood Scout at all. For example, the Rock Springs Duplexes (close to Bluebonnet Elementary) have a Homes.com crime score of 4/10 (low crime), but Neighborhood Scout shows it as being one of the most dangerous areas (??).
After looking around a bit online, I was able to compile this list of "areas to avoid" in terms of safety - would locals say this is accurate?:
Eagle Ridge West Commerce Park Chapel Hill North / Sunrise Vista Mesa Park / North Park Brushy Slope Greenslopes at Lake Creek Windy Park / Kensington Place La Frontera Chisholm Valley South Creek Ryans Crossing / Southern Hills Mesa Ridge Jester Farms Settlers Crossing / Settlers Park Lakeside Arbor Place
- Does anyone have any recommendations of safe areas to look in and/or areas to avoid? It doesn't necessarily need to be in Round Rock - we're also looking at Pflugerville and surrounding areas!!
Thank you so much in advance!! I'm (unfortunately) a highly anxious person when it comes to moving to an unfamiliar area and want to make sure it's in a safe area for us!! :)