jane06

Longford is great to get the country town feel with the city not far away. Rental accomodation in Longford is scarce, highly competitive and overpriced...investment buyers you will never have a house sitting empty in Longford!! There are, however, plenty of lovely homes on the market at any given time. The primary school is good but no high school locally and the ones local children can attend are questionable. You never need to go to the city if you don't want to although you will pay more for groceries locally. The bus system from Launceston to Longford is poor with a limited timetable which is probably another reason there can be an undesirable element at night in Longford... they cant get home if they want to go to town! People are generally friendly with a good sense of community. Council doesnt seem to have a good reputation although we've had no dealings personally, and the rubbish collection is poor...only fortnightly, although the new addition of large wheelie bins for recyclables is great. Most sports for children are played in Launceston, which can mean a lot of travelling although there are some options locally for younger children. Having a medical centre here is great although as everywhere, it can be busy and hard to get into. If more could be done to deal with the undesirable element in the town it would be pretty much a perfect place to live.