Nice, family place
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7/14/2012
Well Quincy is a town of roughly 40,000. There ia a wonderful section of town around Maine street of older, big, mansions and smaller homes that is mapped out by blocks. One of the most beautiful streets to drive down. Starts at the Mississippi River all the way out to the newer end of town where they are building new construction homes, condo's, and restraunts, shops, etc.
It really is for the most part a very safe place to raise a family. The schools are very good. Public or private there is not one school in this town I wouldn't feel comfortable sending my child to. My son is 20 now but we had a good experience with the public schools.
There is pretty much one or two small parts of town I would not live in and really they are not that bad.
Probably the worst crime would be drugs, dui, some burglary, vandalism, etc. really nothing too bad. I feel very safe living here.
Problem - nothing to do. There is a bar and a church on every corner is what I always hear about this town. Aside from boating on the river, which I don't do anymore (no boat) there is nothing to do. In the summer they have Blues in the Park, there are bowling alley's, roller skating, races on sundays, lots of parks, couple public pools, a good fair amount of restraunts, and probably the biggest draw for people around here would be the gambling boat about 30 minutes away in Canton.
So bottom dollar, safe place for families, good people, clean town, pretty boring, good schools, it is not so bad but I am ready for some adventure and some beautiful mountains, or white water rapids. Not spell checking so hope I didn't make too many typo's. Thanks
Tracy | Quincy, IL