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tesla3by3 t1_j6kli32 wrote

Honest question... what is the advantage of a "gated Community"? Most of the housing plans don't suffer from random traffic driving through, or even "undesirables".

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6kmzbe wrote

Keeps non white and/or non wealthy people out (unless they're workers) without running afoul of civil rights laws.

Lots of this in the South and West.

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CARLEtheCamry t1_j6l83n1 wrote

It was my biggest takeaway from visiting Memphis. Fences and gated communities everywhere.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6mfydh wrote

And steel cages over AC units since people strip them for copper. That's the only place I've seen that.

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BeachPlease843 t1_j6mnj6g wrote

Moved to the South and there is one in my area. Now I clean houses and I am in there everyday...after the guard gate clears me everyday, of course! Haha

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6knqj0 wrote

https://www.thelasvegasluxuryhomepro.com/blog/disadvantages-to-living-in-a-gated-community/

https://www.thelasvegasluxuryhomepro.com/blog/advantages-of-living-in-a-gated-community/

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woodcuttersDaughter t1_j6nlmlq wrote

The disadvantages seem to far outweigh the advantages. I don’t believe the “sense of community” advantage. I’d suspect people who live in such a place don’t want to interact with anyone.

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[deleted] OP t1_j6kzv7c wrote

The advantage to me is that I’m a horribly horribly lite sleeper and since they are a pain to get in and out of and horribly out of the way, they tend to be extremely quiet. Im willing to put up with a few annoying letters about cutting the grass or putting the trash can behind the fence for the quiet.

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KranchCruncher t1_j6la2oy wrote

I, for one, support the idea of you living very (very) far away from the actual city!

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tesla3by3 t1_j6l139l wrote

My point is there are quiet places that don’t have gates. The poors won’t bother you. Lawn service doesn’t start until 8:00am. The druggies sleep til noon.

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Courageous_Chameleon t1_j6mlz4h wrote

As others have said, no gated communities. As a fellow light sleeper (and insomniac), the better investment would be allocating funds toward insulating the house and potentially installing high-grade windows. The city isn't particularly loud in most neighborhoods compared to other cities, but a lot of the houses, including new builds, have shitty insulation that allows you to hear everything and leads to higher heating prices. Decent-sized yard + good insulation and you'll be fine.

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Cutter70 t1_j6l9czj wrote

Yeah, you won’t find HOAs here either. Also, this town is much quieter in general than big cities in Texas. And you won’t find privacy fences everywhere.

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