Relocating to Pike County? (Luzerne, Matamoras: middle-class, for rent, house)

[laxobellavida]

Hi guys, I am looking to relocate from Lehigh county to Pike county area. I am originally from Sussex co, NJ and fell in love with Milford area. We have started looking at homes with a realtor and he showed us some homes in Dingman's. Most of them were in lake communities and my husband and I did not like any of them, nor did we like the idea of regulations. I have heard Del Val school district is ranked fairly high, which is a definite must since we have two small children. Does anyone recommend any towns/areas that are middle-class, and would attend del Val? Doesnt necessarily need to be Pike county so any nepa county would work, but we do need somewhere that is close enough to Sussex Co, maybe even Morris co. I'd like to stay away from the Poconos.

[mathjak107]

Pike county is the pocono's.

You better have decent jobs because pay is quite low and cost of living not proportional.

We had a house in pike but live in queens. We were going to relocate a while ago. I figured out we could make do with a 1/3 less income but salary'were 1/2 if you were lucky.
We ended up selling and glad we did.

[laxobellavida]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

Pike county is the pocono's.

You better have decent jobs because pay is quite low and cost of living not proportional.

We had a house in pike but live in queens. We were going to relocate a while ago. I figured out we could make do with a 1/3 less income but salary'were 1/2 if you were lucky.
We ended up selling and glad we did.

Thanks for the reply. I meant I would like to stay away from the Pocono resorts. Also one of the reasons why I don't really like lake communities, since they still do have seasonal homes for rent. I did notice that some of the homes were priced pretty high and they were not in the best conditions. We like the rural feel of it but like how easy it is to get to jersey.

[Wells5]

Most of the homes in Pike County outside of Milford and Matamoras are in private communities. The few that are not in private communities tend to be expensive like the ones bordering the shore of twin lakes.

I would stay away from communities near Dingmans Ferry. The community that I recommend in Pike County is Hemlock Farms, but children living there do not attend the Delaware Valley Schools. They go to the Wallenpaupack Area S.D., which is good.

[mathjak107]

we were in the wallenpaupack district . we had no kids in the schools and were part timers but we heard it was excellent .

the point was made that the lake region is a lot of part timers paying school taxes in but never used the facility's .we heard they had a better budget in the high school then university's got because of it .

[laxobellavida]

Originally Posted by Wells5

Most of the homes in Pike County outside of Milford and Matamoras are in private communities. The few that are not in private communities tend to be expensive like the ones bordering the shore of twin lakes.

I would stay away from communities near Dingmans Ferry. The community that I recommend in Pike County is Hemlock Farms, but children living there do not attend the Delaware Valley Schools. They go to the Wallenpaupack Area S.D., which is good.

Thank you. I did not like any of the homes in Dingman's communities. The homes in Hemlock look nice. Are there any other safe towns you recommend?

[Sugashane]

I don't think the poconos is part of Pike county, it's primarily in Monroe county except maybe parts of Bushkill that spill into Pike.Milford and Matamoras seem nice although I hear the prices are almost the same as sussex county and farther out .

[mathjak107]

Pike certainly is the poconos .

[LI2PA]

Originally Posted by mathjak107

Pike certainly is the poconos .

You're so right, I live in Bushkill (not in a community and I'm glad).

[mathjak107]

from wikipedia

The Pocono Mountains is a defined area encompassing portions of Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and southern Wayne counties of Pennsylvania.[5] In total, the Poconos encompasses over 2,500 square miles (6,500 km2).[citation needed] Some definitions also extend the Poconos to Lackawanna, Luzerne, far eastern Schuylkill, and Susquehanna counties. The Poconos are geologically part of the Allegheny Plateau, like the nearby Catskills. The Poconos' highest summit, Camelback Mountain (Big Pocono), reaches 2,133 feet, while its lowest elevation is 350 feet (107 m) in Pike County.[citation needed]

The Delaware River flows through the Pocono Mountains and gives the region its name, from a Native American term roughly translating to "stream between two mountains." The Lehigh and Lackawaxen Rivers also flow through the region, totaling about 170 miles (270 km) of waterways.