BC- Good for young families, boring for teens and
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7/30/2008
I've lived in Battle Creek almost my whole life.
Its very dominated by factory workers and Kelloggs. Good place for a corperate job but hard to find a job if you dont have a 4 yr degree. There are lots of fun things for young families.. the beach is free.. Full-blast(skating rink, waterpark,arcade) is fun for young families too. Lots of biking trails in FT Custer park. There are also a lot of other fun public parks to go to. There isnt much of a night life here though. A few places but most people have to drive to Kzoo for a good time or good food. The mall has lower line stores and low sales there make it hard for the stores to stay here.. Every few yrs we lose more and more stores. There isnt much to do if you are a teen. So therefore teen pregnancy rate is high here. Lots of people live outside the city and commute into the city. There is moderate crime and the drug scene is high here. We are half way between Chicago and Detroit so drugs are very common and they talk about drugs here as young as 5-6th grade here too. The schools arent that great but all the local high schools have either built a new school or made inprovements in the last 3 yrs, so they are trying.
Personally I cant wait to move out of the state. Just seem like MI is on the down side compared to other states.. So I want to get out..If you are moving here, I would stay to the outskirts of town. Harper Creek is a nice area. North of town seems to be much worse then south of town. Good Luck!
Lysza | Battle Creek, MI