What's Trenton like?

Ukraine Train

Ukraine Train

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I have a pretty good shot at a job in Trenton. I have a phone interview Monday and should know more then but I'm wondering what that area is like. Is it a crappy industrial area or are there some nice places to live there or close to there?
 
Ukraine Train said:
I have a pretty good shot at a job in Trenton. I have a phone interview Monday and should know more then but I'm wondering what that area is like. Is it a crappy industrial area or are there some nice places to live there or close to there?
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some of all that, not too bad overall
 
It's not so bad. Everywhere in Michigan has taken a hit from the shitty economy, so Trenton is no different. The downtown has gone down quite a bit, but the park and marina are still nice. From what I'm told the schools are good. It's right next to Wyandotte which is real nice and has got some nice houses for sale at good prices. Cost of living isn't so bad. I live right next to Trenton, on Grosse Ile and our property taxes fucking blow. But there are some nice homes...If I have a chance I'll take some pictures today. It's got an A&W, so honestly what more could one ask for?
 
Ukraine Train said:
I have a pretty good shot at a job in Trenton. I have a phone interview Monday and should know more then but I'm wondering what that area is like. Is it a crappy industrial area or are there some nice places to live there or close to there?
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I have worked in Trenton for the past 15 years . Lots of nice houses in the area and you can find some newer houses in Foreclosure right now cheap . They are also building new in Flat Rock for around 150 k . Check it out I bet you'll like it. I live in Rockwood - it's great here. :rockwoot:
 
There are a ton of bargains in downriver if you're looking to buy. What company/job are you looking at btw?
 
Thanks for the info! The company is Structural Preservation Systems. They do repair for commercial and industrial buildings/structures. I'm applying for a mechanical engineering position.
 
Trenton is in an area locally known as "downriver" in Wayne County. These are the communities south of Detroit along the Detroit River- Ecorse, Melvindale, River Rouge, Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Taylor, Wyandotte, Southgate, Riverview, Trenton, Grosse Ile, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Brownstown Twp, and Gibraltar. The downriver moniker has somewhat of a stigma, in the eyes of north and west Detroit suburbanites, because of the largely blue-collar population.

Trenton is definitely in the upper echelon of downriver communities due to city services, crime rates, public schools- both academics and sports, and property values. I would say community pride is very high in Trenton. Overall the city is very clean and people maintain their homes. The seediest area of Trenton is all-around better than the nicest area of River Rouge (no offense Rouge folks).

Your hopeful future employer is located in the most industrial area of Trenton. Don't worry. It's a perfectly safe area and the industrial scale is quite small compared to Ecorse, Melvindale, and River Rouge. You'll have to look a the gaping eyesore of a site that was McLouth (sp?) Steel.

The downside of Trenton is the city doesn't have much room for growth, people tend to stay in Trenton for a long time which may limit home choices, and Wayne County taxes/insurance rates. Expect city sized lots and the usual style homes built from post WWII through the '70s.

If you're willing to have a 20min commute and don't need the civic services Trenton has to offer, I would consider looking in South Rockwood, Berlin Township, Ash Township, or Newport. You can find homes on 1+ acre lots, most of which already have pole barns/shops. These communities are in northeast Monroe County. Property taxes, home insurance, and car insurance are MUCH cheaper when compared to Wayne County. Detroit is in Wayne County and all the other communities must pay for the D's shenanigans.

Feel free to post up your target house budget, lot size, and desired commute time and you'll get some good feedback of where to shop for a home.
 
Trenton is very up scale downriver... I will warn you if you live there and have a pretty wife becarfull.

The people in trenton have a big issue with sleeping with there neighbors wife/husband and they have partner swaps at away trips on any sporting event team .. call me a liar but i got to witness it all first hand weird shit.

People exchange partners after the kids go to sleep in the hotel rooms and stuff. If there is a single female parent that hs a child in a sporting event the dads and like high school perverts. walk buy act all nice hang on the girl put there arm around them in front of you grab there ass, ask when then can come "cuddle", etc.. I was completely blown away by the shit that they do its like a different world. Trenton inside the Bubble as my mom says..
 
I live a bit south of Brook Park in Brunswick. Brook Park's not bad. Mostly blue collar I'd say, smallish homes.

I'm still not really sure what kind of house I want. I would love to be out in the country and have a lot big enough for a pole barn for all the projects and enough room to set up a shooting range but then again being in the city is so much more convenient for shopping, going out, etc. I'm seeing some nice looking bank owned houses in the Romulus area for around $80k on city-sized lots. That's a hell of a deal. I'll check out Monroe county. I called to check car insurance and compared to the $900/half I'm paying here (three cars) it would be $1300-$1600 in the Detroit suburbs.
 
LOL that's pretty bizarre about the wife swapping. My fiance-to-be will be moving with me but she's a good girl. Sounds like it's the guys I'd have to worry about. Anyway, I don't want to put the buggy in front of the horse. Who knows if I'll get this job.
 
Ukraine Train said:
LOL that's pretty bizarre about the wife swapping. My fiance-to-be will be moving with me but she's a good girl. Sounds like it's the guys I'd have to worry about. Anyway, I don't want to put the buggy in front of the horse. Who knows if I'll get this job.
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Yeah shit blew my mind never did i expect to see that... I dated a girl from trenton (single mom) for about a year. Her son played hockey for trenton so i went to the tournaments and whatnot with her.. Seeing that stuff happen really made me second guessing even being with her because i figured she did the same shit before me and i wasn't going to be with someone like that.

The guys are crazy she always blew off one guy well he got pissed and started texting her all kinds of stuff and telling me that her and him used to do stuff and that she as cheating on me with him when realy she wasn;t just to break up us. Sickning shit.
 
Ukraine Train said:
I live a bit south of Brook Park in Brunswick. Brook Park's not bad. Mostly blue collar I'd say, smallish homes.

I'm still not really sure what kind of house I want. I would love to be out in the country and have a lot big enough for a pole barn for all the projects and enough room to set up a shooting range but then again being in the city is so much more convenient for shopping, going out, etc. I'm seeing some nice looking bank owned houses in the Romulus area for around $80k on city-sized lots. That's a hell of a deal. I'll check out Monroe county. I called to check car insurance and compared to the $900/half I'm paying here (three cars) it would be $1300-$1600 in the Detroit suburbs.
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I'd stay away from Romulus
 
Whats wrong with Romulus? Except for the fact that you have to drive to a neighboring city to hit a mall. You want to stay away from somewhere, Inkster gets my vote.
 
IndyZ28 said:
Whats wrong with Romulus?
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Depends where in Romulus. Romulus' zip code cuts deep in to Huron and Brownstown Township. Some parts of Romulus are uncomfortably close to the airport. There really isn't a good way to get to West Jefferson & Sibley Rd from north or west Romulus. Commute would be ~30min, and taking Pennsylvania Rd all the way down would probably be the quickest because Sibley Rd has many stop lights.
 
Romulus isn't that bad unless you're racist. 60/40 white/black. The airport sucks only if you are in the runway line. It has a small town feel if you live just west of the airport. It really feels like the east side of the airport is cut off from the west side. It's more rural than the neighboring communites too. You can find lots on the Van Buren/Belleville side that are several acres or more and pretty peacefull. Plus both 94 and 275 run through Romulus. You have a freeway for any direction you want to go. Romulus is light on business though, if you need to be close to a mall and the stores that are usually around them, you would want something more along the lines of Taylor.
 
IndyZ28 said:
Romulus isn't that bad unless you're racist. 60/40 white/black. The airport sucks only if you are in the runway line. It has a small town feel if you live just west of the airport. It really feels like the east side of the airport is cut off from the west side. It's more rural than the neighboring communites too. You can find lots on the Van Buren/Belleville side that are several acres or more and pretty peacefull. Plus both 94 and 275 run through Romulus. You have a freeway for any direction you want to go. Romulus is light on business though, if you need to be close to a mall and the stores that are usually around them, you would want something more along the lines of Taylor.
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and FYI, Taylor is known around here as "Taylor-tucky"
 
so, trenton is a peyton place huh? (older folks will pick up on the pp thing...lol..) i worked out of trenton in the late 70's for the detroit-toledo shoreline railroad. i thought the crazy fuckers were from wyandotte. my dude from there wore a t-shirt from "the master bait shop". had a hand holding a worm like a, well you know...lmao...30 years later.
 
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