Loda, Cool if you hate yourself or other people
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10/28/2019
I have lived in Loda for 2 years, and in a town 5 miles away for 6 years so I know the area pretty well.
Unless you have family here and grew up here you will not be welcomed. The town is 99.9% white and very conservative.
There is no police station and no official police at all. There is a fire station but it is all volunteer like most towns in the area. (So do not have an accident)
For such a small town the crime rate is pretty high and has been rising over the past 5 years. There are burglaries which sometimes get reported in the paper. There are also assaults and rapes which the town tends to cover up as quick as they can and do not get reported.
The town board is very corrupt. They favor their "own" and do not follow their guidelines unless you are not from here then they will find every rule in the book to fine you, smear your name, and try to run you out of town.
Unless you are very conservative, have a shotgun rack in your truck that has no muffler, you most likely will not be welcomed here.
There is also a train that goes past every 15 minutes that you can hear for over a mile away. I suppose you get use to this, just do not sleep with your windows open.
There are about 20 boil orders a year so the water is not great, some people are believed to get cancer from long time drinking of the water.
Pros ->
There is a gas station with a small grocery store.
SOME people can be nice
There are a lot of churches.
Housing is cheap
You can buy your way onto the town board and do whatever you want if you have the cash
You can open a toxic waste facility and dump chemicals wherever you want with enough money.
If you like cleaning up after people then you will have a fun time here.
If you just want to get away, are retired, do not have to drive anywhere and just want to settle down and pick up a hobby or just watch TV all day then this could be a nice town for you.
This may sound bias however I would like to see what someone who is level headed live here for 2 years and see if they have a different opinion.
noc | Loda, IL