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Location: Prince Georges County, MD (formerly Long Island, NY)
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Originally Posted by ckhthankgod
PG County, while being the most affluent predominately Black county in the US, varies in terms of inside and outside if the Beltway. Outside of the Beltway is more desirable than Inside of the Beltway. What is happening is due to this reality, some people are moving to Charles County. A sister of mine lives in Waldorf and she, along with another sister lived in District Heights/Forestville. So, it depends on where you are in PG County too.
Right, like Nassau County, for instance, PG has some really nice areas and some areas I wouldn't venture into. To be clear, I wasn't saying this phenomenon was isolated to PG County, I just thought of it because a few of my sub-30 friends have bought into the nicer areas of PGC (which I'd argue outnumber the bad areas).
Montgomery and Anne Arundel Counties also have sizable young homeowners in comparison to LI.
Again, the DC area isn't paradise, I'm just making a comparison since somebody else brought it up.
So going cheaper is better--
Some more musings from an ex- Long Islander--
Owning a huge house and a bunch of land is over-rated. I see it over and over as I live in a rural area in NH.
So many go on about their 10 acres and so forth in the country. It's a nice thing for a few years or until the snow flies or mud season settles in.
If you are not used to it, driving on country roads at night or in bad weather without simple things like "street lights" or even porch lights (people don't put them on/they go to bed early or just save $$ by not using them) is SCARY.
If you were born in a rural area and prefer it, good for you.
However, so many ex-pat NYers/NJ/MA suburb folks come here and regret owning "all this land" in the middle of no where once you realize the nearest supermarket is 20 miles away, the nearest super store where you can shop competitively is an hour away, and so on. You have to plan your life around the weather for 4-6 months. Job opportunities are more spread out and people think NOTHING of driving an hour each way to earn $10/hr.
I'd prefer to be near good amenities, like a decent library (miss those dreadfully) and stores that can compete with each other to keep down prices.
Nothing is perfect but you also will often see when you move how little things add up. You must allow yourself to adjust to them.
Myrtle beach area is 15 miles by 6 miles wide, only 15% is the tourist roller coaster,wax museum, party areas....thats for the tourists, other area are upscaled family areas with lakes and parks and bike trails.....check out market common district next time your here, upscaled shopping, 3 brewerys, eaterys ect....normal living
Can a skilled tradesman earning six figures in NY move down to NC and earn a similar living? What is the average salary in your part for plumber, electrician, carpenter ect?
Due to unionization probably not, but they seem to earn enough to make a living. Of course each region has employment areas where salaries are more robust than others.
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