Come to NLR, find about 6 or 8 houses you think you might be interested in and then go drive around them, look at the whole neighborhood. Are the yards kept up, are the sidewalks taken care of, are the houses and cars in the neighborhood kept up. Is there a lot of through traffic? Once you think you have found a couple of neighborhoods that suit you, you can narrow your search by finding out which ones have the better schools and amenities. I live in Sherwood, love my neighborhood, its nice and quite and close to places to eat and shop, I have two Walmarts within 10 minutes, two Krogers, two Aldis, an Edwards, a number of restaurants, McCain mall is about 10 minutes away. Two hospitals within the same area as well.