First of all, I haven't decided which is why I am asking... I haven't signed the lease yet!
Secondly, when I was 19 I moved from the sticks of northern Minnesota to Minneapolis, knowing very little about it. Then, 5 years later I moved to North Dakota, again, all I knew was that it was windy, full of farms, and had a college that accepted me. Later, I moved back to northern Minnesota because someone had hired me. I knew very little about that town, other then it was somewhat similar to the one I had lived in before. After a while there, I packed what I could in my truck and moved to Colorado. I had a job interview, and moved found and apartment when I got the job. I knew even less about Colorado than all the other places I have lived, only what I had seen in pictures and read on wikipedia. Again, I moved back to Minneapolis, and after a while married a nurse I worked with. I moved to her place in Wisconsin, only knowing that someone in Wisconsin would have sex with me willingly. We then decided it was too cold in Wisconsin, and set our sights on the Caribbean. I moved to the Dominican Republic knowing as much as I could, but still very little. Even after a years research of a place, one can only know so much. Now that I am here, I have decided to move closer to the ocean! I have seen the house twice, and have been to the area as much as I feel necessary.
Most importantly, I do know the area fairly well, but my experience has taught me that you can only know so much. In order to fully understand a particular area one must ask people who live there, make acquaintances and believe about 10% of the BS they say. The other 90% of knowledge comes from actually living there.
What I must ask you is; why would you respond to a question with ignorance, condescending drivel, and conjecture? If you have no insight to offer, then why would you waste your time and mine typing such a stupid question?
Perhaps you should spend more time with your neighbors and less time on the computer attempting to assert your unearned superiority. Then maybe next time someone asks a question, you will be able to respond intelligently....