"LRTs displace all the poor people"?

[Andy]

Cedar hill has a lot of social services in the area. I think having the men's hostel and these services have led to the housing values being cheap for their proximity to downtown. It's got a bad rap, I agree. It's not completely rundown or shady, but a lot of the rental properties aren't completing taken care of. I was trying to convince my wife to buy a house in that area, but it just doesn't feel safe to walk around at night. I think this is bound to change because of the location to downtown. Also Victoria park is within walking distance.

I have walked a lot trough Cedar Hill (only in daytime, mind you!) and I find the neighbourhood to be generally quite tidy and well-maintained.  A few mid-rise apartment blocks and House of Friendship on Charles, sure, but I would say 80% or more of the houses are tidy (if not expensive) and well-maintained.  If I were looking for a house near downtown, Cedar Hill would certainly make the list for me.

It made the list for me too. But not my wife :/ . It definitely has a different feel at night though (I mainly walk around charles/king, can't really speak on behalf of the more residential area). I can see the bad safety perception for a woman on her own.

I was watching the mls pretty religiously over the past year, and relatively speaking I never found an expensive house in that area. I think the area will improve quickly if the two blocks from Cedar->Cameron between King Charles are developed.