Looking for a quiet affordable home within reasonable commuting distance to allentown

[JustinJenni]

Originally Posted by Mad Ox

That last part is asking a lot. There was a storm last year and people were stuck on 78 in PA for days. But seriously, take a look at Lehigh Valley Multiple Listing Service to get some ideas. You can take a look in the Slate Belt area. Wind Gap and Pen Argyl have a lot of houses in the $150K and lower range. Its about 30 minutes from here to Allentown area.

I was going to reccomend the Slatebelt area as well. Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Parts of Bangor, Roseto. All about 45 minutes to Allentown.

[karen_s]

Originally Posted by JustinJenni

I was going to reccomend the Slatebelt area as well. Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Parts of Bangor, Roseto. All about 45 minutes to Allentown.

I just checked for you as far as the "reasonable" part. The cheapest house in Wind Gap is listed right now at $189,900. There are some lower-priced ones in Pen Argyl, Roseto, and Bangor right now, but they are going to need some work or be very tiny in the lower price range.

As the area gets more developed, the commute to Allentown gets worse and worse depending upon the time of day. Route 512 (the main Slate Belt artery) is getting so slow during rush times as well.