CoastieWife86 said:
Hey ya'll... My husband is Coast Guard and we will be transferring to Station St. Inigoes next month. We were looking at apartments in Lexington Park,and because I've never been to the area its hard to see which ones are decent from an internet picture... Has anyone lived in any in Lexington Park(or surrounding areas) that they would reccommend?
I've worked at Webster Field, which is where Station St. Inigoes is, for 15 years. I commute about 35 miles, which takes 40 minutes. For convenience, I recommend the Greens on Willows road. I had a place there for 1 1/2 years. It's the same as apartment living everywhere - if you have good neighbors it's fine, but you still share walls, floors, and ceilings with others so who knows.
It's far enough away to escape most of the crime in the area, but it's also close enough to shopping to be convenient. They have pools and a small gym. Since your kid won't be school age for a while, the school situation shouldn't matter. There are decent parks within a short drive - it would be a short walk, but they don't believe in pedestrians here.
The commute from there to the station is about 15 minutes and traffic is painless.
RoseRed is correct that Wildewood is nicer, but the commute is a lot longer. The schools are also a bit better up there. If you had school age kids, I would definitely go the Wildewood route.
I wouldn't go any closer to St. Inigoes until you learn the area. You can end up in some really rural areas and have surprises like no cable, no cell phone service, no snow removal, no pizza delivery, and no shopping. Once you learn the area, there are nice rural areas closer to the station and you can decide what trade offs you are willing to deal with.
If you need first hand info, I know some coasties who've been stationed there, but your hubby can probably get good scoop from his command.
Hope this helps, and welcome to the area.
