Overrated
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6/6/2007
Lexington is a very unique place, and many people love the "city", but after 4 years of living there, I have to say that i'm glad to be on the verge of getting out. Lexington is an absolutely wonderful college town, I couldn't have asked for a better one. However, if you're looking to move there, be sure that you like fighting horrendous traffic jams which have no pattern at all. By that I mean, you know there will be a rush hour from 4-6, but the traffic is very random, as there are many times when a simple commute during the middle of the day, around 11 AM or 1 PM will take you 3 times longer than it should.
That is my main complaint about Lexington, the infrastructure of the road system makes no sense, as the city has really outgrown itself. There is really no room for expanding the roads or building a true expressway. Many times, a trip that is around 3 to 5 miles has taken me as long as 45 minutes to complete, and that is one way. Construction is always occuring, and during the holiday season, traffic is ten fold, as thousands come to Lexington from the surrounding counties and towns to do thier holiday shopping.
You will love Lexington if you like dealing with the majority of the people that seem to have too much money and time that they do not know what to do with. There is an over abundance of restaurants and places to shop, as it seems many of the country club moms need something to do with their time while the fathers are at work and the kids are with the nanny.
Everyone is pretty much the same, there is no real diversity, except on the college campus, and even then it's really not that diverse.
However, if you fit into the soccer mom, conservative repulican church going crowd that has money to buy an overpriced house, and you like the typical things to do for entertainment, and drive your gas guzzling SUV while doing it, then Lexington will be an excellent choice if you should choose to live there. But as a young professional, new to the job market wanting to experience new things and meet diverse people, then Lexington is absolutely not for you. The job market for fresh graduates is miserable, and you won't really make enough money to live that comfortably at first, because in my opinion, even rent in Lexington is overpriced by the high demand created by the University of Kentucky and Transylvania University.
Robbie | Lexington-Fayette, KY