Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I know this has been asked before but I wanted to see if I can get more specifics based on my needs.
Located in Northeast/Midwest/midatlantic
Within about an hour or so of a larger city
3br 2 ba about 1500 sq ft decent (meaning little to no renovations) home for around 400k
Walkable to a lively strip of stuff (restaurants, coffee shop, maybe a nice convenience store or farmers market, people watching) from my house (.5 mile or less)
Decent economy with job availability (we're in accounting so we're not specialized in a specific niche field)
I prefer a larger city to a smaller city because I love all the amenities.
My biggest issue is budget since I want to be able to walk to places from my home (I'm ok driving to work and other places as needed). I hate being 100% car dependent. Seems like 400 k doesn't get you to far with what I'm looking for at least I think
Pretty sure this is doable in a handful of burbs outside Chicago and Detroit. I would definitely post on those forums. Probably Philly and DC as well...at least with townhouses (I was considering a brand new 3/2 in the $350k range at a townhome community by the Vienna metro stop in Virginia a few years ago) And as the poster above mentioned, Boston too.
I'm in the Boston metro now and feel completely priced out without settling for something I don't really like/completely un walkable/ or awful school system. Maybe I need to do a bit more research but not feeling to great from what I've seen thus far
I'm in the Boston metro now and feel completely priced out without settling for something I don't really like/completely un walkable/ or awful school system. Maybe I need to do a bit more research but not feeling to great from what I've seen thus far
Middleton, WI might be a good one. It's adjacent to Madison. Excellent school system, and if you live near downtown, it's very walkable (some parts of town aren't as walkable). There aren't many homes for sale in the winter, but if you can look at sales in the last year or so, you can get a feel for the price. We moved to the area from the West Coast and I grew up in MA. If you're ok with being far from the ocean, your housing $$ goes much farther in the Midwest. Salaries are lower, but not THAT much lower (may depend on your field, of course). Madison itself may also work.
I guess I'll throw out some potential communities in smaller areas. East Lansing MI would work, as it fits the pretty lively Downtown, availability, good schools and housing within the price range. Dexter and Saline outside of Ann Arbor are walkable communities.
Kenmore NY outside of Buffalo would fit the criteria, could the villages of Lancaster, Williamsville, Orchard Park, Hamburg, Lewiston and East Aurora in that area. Brockport, Pittsford, Fairport and Webster are villages outside of Rochester NY that would work. Delmar, Scotia and Ballston Spa in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area may be worth a look. Liverpool, Skaneateles, North Syracuse and perhaps Baldwinsville and Manlius in the Syracuse area come to mind.
I know this has been asked before but I wanted to see if I can get more specifics based on my needs.
Located in Northeast/Midwest/midatlantic
Within about an hour or so of a larger city
3br 2 ba about 1500 sq ft decent (meaning little to no renovations) home for around 400k
Walkable to a lively strip of stuff (restaurants, coffee shop, maybe a nice convenience store or farmers market, people watching) from my house (.5 mile or less)
Decent economy with job availability (we're in accounting so we're not specialized in a specific niche field)
Can you name a place in my price range?? Helpppp
Check out Frederick, Maryland which has a beautiful historic downtown and nice homes in your price range walkable to downtown and other amenities including a MARC commuter rail station into DC and points in between. Frederick is located within one of the strongest job markets in the country and at the north end of the I-270 Tech Corridor which would be a good source of employment. Should having kids become part of the equation, the area has excellent public schools too.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Yes Wenatchee,Wa
