Dickson Pa........How are the schools and surrounding area........ (Scranton: crime, houses)

[deeds]

Wondering how nice this area is.....how are the schools? or are there areas near there that are nice and have good schools - highschool preferably

[go phillies]

Dickson City is a good place to live. It looks pretty much like every other town in the valley, mostly simple older homes, with some bigger, nicer older homes along Main St, with some new subdivisions here and there. Crime is low, taxes are low, Mid-Valley schools are good, they may not have the reputation of Abington Heights or North Pocono, but your kids will get just as good of an education at MV, and the schools are safe. Plus, Dickson City is home to the area's biggest shopping area, and is convenient to Scranton.

[marchawg]

I found Dickson City to be incredibly depressing, and the neighbours were hit or miss. Some were really friendly, some were really nosey, and some were just obnoxiously loud and vulgar. The problem is that houses in DC are pretty much right on top of each other, so you will end up hearing much of your neighbour's business.

The houses are miner looking homes for the most part, and many are stuck in the 1950s/60s.. unfortunately, not in an upkept state.

As far as convenience to Scranton.. yes and no. It depends what time of day you go, but traffic gets pretty bad. I used to have to go to the bank (BOA on Linden St) occasionally, lived about 5 miles away, and it took me an hour a few times. That should be 10 minutes down, 10 minutes back, but it never is.

Main St is a mess, especially around Dunkin' Donuts, with traffic jams every weekend. I can't even imagine it around the holiday season. Ugh.

That said, DC is not for me, but maybe you will like it. If you've driven around and you don't find yourself wanting to jump off a bridge, maybe you should give it a shot.