Best neighborhood for live near Centrum?

[fredmarecki]

I'm moving to Amsterdam to work in Centrum Area. Which neighborhood do you suggest to rent a apartment? That includes best price, easy transportation, safety area.... Thanks.

[Ouriel_Attal]

So many!! But my favorite is Baartjes. Or Jordaan.

[Tudor_Mihai]

Oost is the best neighbourhood because of some reasons:
- you have a big market area called Dappermarkt
-Close-by train station called Muiderpoortstation which connects you with all the train stations in the Netherlands and takes 2 minutes to Centraal-station
- A large variety of local, non-touristic bars, restaurants, cafe
- Access to cheaper supermarkets such as Dirk or Lidl (Albert Heijn is the most expensive in the country)
- You don't get bothered by tourists
- Only happy people around
- Close to Oosterpark which is wonderful place and has a nice lake to jog around
-Very safe
-Tram connection that gets you everywhere you want from Linneaustraat/Wijbanstraat
-It is almost impossible to find a place without an agency in 90% of the cases in Amsterdam so be prepared to pay the agency 1month rent cost + 21% VAT

[Javier_Rocamora]

Forget about cheap and close to the center. Unsafe areas are considered Zuidoost, Bijlmer, Diemen, etc. My favorite neighborhoods are OudZuid, Jordaan, OudWest, and basically everything next to the center.
There's also Amsterdam Noord, which is cheaper, and it looks far, but having the ferry 24h, you can get to central station faster than from others.

Just use Google Maps to calculate how much time it takes to your work by bike (which is the best transport here). Under 20 mins is perfect.

Good luck!

[George_Borg]

Anywhere inside the motorway 'ring' is easy transport to the center, get a bike ASAP! Cheapest neighborhoods are Baartjes and Bos en Lommer. Also, start looking for a place straight away as it can be very difficult to get something. As far as safety goes, I haven't been to an area that feels unsafe, it seems to be an extremely safe city.