Great experience living in Evansville
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6/19/2006
I have lived in 15 cities ranging from Chicago to Mississippi. I lived in Evansville for eight years and have been back often. I currently live in Denver and I will say that Evansville has very low crime, very involved schools, plenty of activities for singles, families and especially kids. Children of all ages can go to Swonder ice skating rink, Burdette swimming park, Wesselmans, Hoosier National Forest, and the Children's museum to name a few. Sports are very important to the community. Basketball, soccer, baseball, some hockey and swimming are great activities. The festivals are great as well. The boat races are fun, fall festival is a classic. You get a little of everything in a town that shouldn't have this much. People are friendly as well. Most people don't know this, but Evansville is a very large test market city. They tend to get the newest things first and a lot of foods, restaurants and stores that come to Evansville first, before being launched in the rest of the U.S. Anyway, the schools are very interactive. The University of Southern Indiana has grown leaps and bounds. The University of Evansville is considered a top tier private school. Not to mention that the basketball games are great.
Weather wise, it is hot for a brief time in the summer, but fall and spring make up for it completely.
Also, most major national concerts come here as well. This is because of the same reason it is a test market city. It is the crossroads of many highways, considered access to the midwest, the south, and the plains states.
I liked living there so much, I am thinking of dumping my career and moving my family there in the next few months. That is after living in many places to compare to. Evansville is a place with a hometown feeling.
jamesd | Parker, CO