Salem Wood Apartments

I have lived at Salem Woods for over 10 years and couldn’t be happier! The managing office and staff is extremely helpful and welcoming. The apartments are spacious and have everything you would want in an apartment. Pest control visit frequently to keep everything under control. The filters are also regularly changed. Maintenance is quick to fix things and do not keep you waiting.
There is a pool for all the residents and perfect for when the weather is nice! Salem Woods is a pet friendly environment. There is a ton of parking so for people with more than one or 2 cars don’t have anything to worry about. In the winter time maintenance salt stairs and walkways beforehand. Schools are very close by and the bus comes by the apartments so kids don’t have to go too far.
Overall, I rated Salem Woods with 5 stars because my experience from living here has been wonderful and I have never had any issues at all. Highly recommend Salem Woods for anybody looking for an apartment in Salem.

Going into 4^th year and it was sign a full year or get our rent jacked way up. THIS IS AN EDIT!!! I want to add as a near FIVE YEAR resident, I have ****NEVER**** written *anything* good, bad or otherwise on the FACEBOOK page of Salem Wood Apartments, I have been BANNED from the Facebook page. WHY? It would seem being honest? I have not given them a ‘glowing’ and ‘spotless’ review here or on Google Plus. Bear in mind, I have listed good, bad and neutral. So it seems if you are not ‘lollipops’ and ‘sunshine’, you get banned. THIS keeps me from contests, etc which include contests that can warrant up to $ 100 off of rent. Being DISABLED and having had several months *without* health insurance, this *would* be very beneficial. Just bear in mind this is very petty and *very* un-​American (free speech). Again, I have *NEVER EVER* said or written anything negative on the Facebook page… that is not the time or place… I save that for review pages. I am also fair. I list the good with the bad and the in between. I am going to take this up with upper management, but I am sure this will not go anywhere. I will also see about filing a complaint through a disability advocate. Now…
Pros: The apartments are nice and spacious and the grounds are lovely. There is a nice pool and playground and walking path. There are a lot of ‘family friendly’ activities.
Cons: First the notes. It seems each week you get reprimanded notes. They are ‘friendly reminders’ and sometimes flat out ‘harsh reminders’ about how the rules are being broken (except when you occasionally get frustrated and call they can never ‘do anything’ about your concern). We (as in neighbors) often talk about the ‘notes’ and how it feels like being in school.
MAINTENANCE: The guys are *great* and do a good job. The problem? Unless you have a water leak it takes several phone calls to get them out to fix things. They had another guy… grounds keeper… that did a great job. They fired him for money reasons at the holidays! Now the other guys are so over-​worked. Greedy!
Neighbors: The sound is not too bad at least not on the top level. You *can* hear the apartment below you, but that is not a complaint… I do expect that in an apartment environment.
If you are sensitive to smoke and the neighbors do not care to work it out, management will do *nothing*. I am not a prude but I do have a lot of health problems and one of them is asthma with a severe allergy to smoke and many times I have to keep my windows shut on nice days making me a prisoner in my own home.,
Same with barking dogs. I have sleep issues and am up with pain induced insomnia very late most nights (I keep the TV at a barely audible level if on at all during my long, pain induced, sleepless nights). Bright and early many mornings (at about 7 30) right below my bedroom window, the barking dog below is down there. Again, ‘nothing they can do’.
The list goes on, but I think I get the point across…

I lived at Salem Woods for a year and it was fantastic! The apartments are very spacious and well maintained. A bug exterminator comes to visit every few months and we never had any problems with bugs while living there.
We had a few issues with the hot water cut off to our shower over the year we lived there and maintenance was always quick to fix it. The first time it happened was in the middle of the night on a Friday and we called the maintenance line just expecting to leave a message and someone actually answered! We had our water fixed within an hour! That would be unheard of where I live now.
The complex is very pet and family friends. Lots of events for all to participate in. Parking is plentiful, although some of the spots in one of the lots flood if it rains too much. Maintenance is very thorough about salting and plowing the streets when necessary.
I’m taking off 1 star because of the people who lived above us. They were extremely loud and had a dog that was clearly over the weight limit for the second floor. I wish the complex had been better about enforcing those rules. Also, the ceilings are very thin. We were able to hear all the «adult» things happening in the master bed room upstairs, which was rather uncomfortable.
I graduated from school and had to move on and, unfortunately leave Salem Woods. Trying to find a new apartment was very difficult since this place was so nice! My new apartment is nowhere near as nice as this place. It may seem expensive for the Salem area, but it is completely worth it!