A former co-worker of mine had to move away from Greenfield without leaving a forwarding address. Her husband was a cop there, and when he wouldn’t go along with some dirty illegal business they were doing they started a harrassment campaign against him and his family, including death threats. I would stay away if I were you.
Pick rural Kentucky near I-75.
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Don’t know much about Greenfield. Live in Indy myself.
I wouldn’t move today, or tomorrow. Got 8” of snow blowing around.
Here’s a link to an interactive map that will give you detailed info on the different neighborhoods.
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/in/greenfield/crime/#.UNs1bIbXgdU
Here’s another good link to get some more detailed info on the town.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenfield-Indiana.html
Greenfield, from what I hear, is not a bad little town. Maybe someone that lives there will contact you with some detailed info.
Good luck!
TN, we moved from Michigan to north Indy area in 02 and love it. Our Daughter was tranferred so we sold everything and moved down. We are in the same age group (old Geezers) We love it in Indy area lot to do crime is very low but then it can happen anywhere. I don’t know if you are a believer in 2A but Indiana has lifetime permit to carry a Handgun. We have a friend in our corvette club that lives in Greenfield let me know if you want something specific that’s a concern,good luck.
TN, we moved from Michigan to north Indy area in 02 and love it. Our Daughter was tranferred so we sold everything and moved down. We are in the same age group (old Geezers) We love it in Indy area lot to do crime is very low but then it can happen anywhere. I don’t know if you are a believer in 2A but Indiana has lifetime permit to carry a Handgun. We have a friend in our corvette club that lives in Greenfield let me know if you want something specific that’s a concern,good luck.
I have family there and it’s a nice town. In fact I have family all over east-central Indiana. Typical Hoosier folk. Midwestern hospitality.
We moved our business and entire extended family from Brighton Michigan down to Martinsville Indiana, about 25 miles S. of Indianapolis, and never regretted it once. Greenfield is like most small Indiana towns, some petty problems like most other places but plenty of nice neighborhoods to choose from. Local real estate market is awash with homes that fit you need, and as far as the economy Indiana is doing just fine, especially for retired folks with fixed incomes. Property taxes are not bad compared to most surrounding states, plenty of local places for shopping and entertainment but it might be a little far to drive from there if you do it often. All in all if you like small town rural type living you could do far, far worse.
Indiana now is a RTW state and has veto proof R majorities in both branches of the legislature. The incoming governor Mike Pence is also an excellent guy.
We’re probably one of the very best positioned northern states, but realize everyone will suffer as the Baraqqi Regime enforces its progressive agenda in the coming years.
Greenfield is also home to Royal Hylands G C, an 18-hole mostly links-styled layout, with reasonably affordable green fees and a friendly staff.
When we were researching our relocation TO Knoxville (Oak Ridge), we found good info on www.city-data.com and it’s by “real people” as opposed to advertisers, Chambers of Commerce, etc.
If you’re a true southerner check it out first. People in the midwest can be unfriendly to outsiders and southerners. Believe the corruption it is real.
I think being in Indy puts you far enough away from that Toll Road that Governor Daniels sold off to the Spanish company, so you won’t get raked over the coals as the Spanish start turning the screws on that part of the state.
In other words, you’ll be fine there.
My wife is from Greenfield and we attend church there. It’s a decent community, fairly small, still a lot of farmland in that area. You should have no problem finding a reasonably-priced house, however a house with more than a half-acre of land might be a tougher find unless you want a fixer-upper. Not much in the way of shopping within Greenfield itself (it does have a Walmart), but there’s plenty of shopping, golf, other entertainment closer to Indianapolis which isn’t far. I’ve lived in central Indiana since 1991 and I do like it, apart from the occasional cold winter.