<p>Context:</p>
<p>I spent a summer living on 61st between Woodlawn and Ellis, back when the South Campus dorm was still a big hole in the ground. Even then, the area had really spruced up.</p>
<p>I agree with the other recommenders- I wouldn’t be as concerned with safety, per se, as proximity to groceries and Hyde Park-ness. Unless your child has a car- and if your child does have a car, I’d ask a lot of questions about safe places to park it. </p>
<p>There are a lot of high-rise buildings in Hyde Park (more and more of them, it seems) that cater to a “protective parent”-- doormen, fitness centers, etc. MAC may be a place to start, also looking to see if anybody in University Park (“the toaster buildings”) is subletting their condos for the year.</p>