Pennsylvania a good place to live? (Chambersburg, Franklin: low crime, employment, good schools)

[valene1992]

Hey, I'm thinking of moving to Pennsylvania...I'm
getting into journalism...finished University
I heared Pennsylvania is nice?
or Minnestota?

somewhere..nice.. not so much crime..
hopefully decent weather..

[Dawne]

Pennsylvania is very nice. We have cold, snowy winters, but nothing like Minnesota. We do have high humidity almost year round, which Minnesota does not. People get colder here more quickly than they do in Minnesota due to the humidity in the winter. There are low crime areas of PA that are more rural, and higher crime areas.

Minnesota is nice for families, with many parks and lakes that are linked via bike paths, especially around the Twin Cities. But they also have tornado warnings fairly often, which I know I couldn't live with.

Where you go may depend on your career field. What are you looking for?

[nocturnal rooster]

i think u should stick to mn

[Katiana]

I think you should do some research on the places you are considering. Asking a "chat-room" forum like this is not a realistic way to find a place to relocate after college.

[orrmobl]

I love the Philly area because I grew up here. I love central PA because I went to school there. I hate western PA for the same reasons mentioned above.

If you can stand the cold, go to MN. The quality of life is MUCH better (Eden Praire was voted one of the most liveable cities a few years back).

They don't call it Pennsyltucky for nothin'!

[Deborah53]

Pennsytucky is a great place for raising a family, especially the NW.

Yes, there is high humidity here in the summer, but not in the winter.

In NW PA the crime rate here is low, the scenery is beautiful, but the towns and cities are far between. Employment is low, and few high paying jobs.

I think the twin cities are great, but I personally would never live in Minnesota. The midwest is just too cold and outside the cities very barren.

The good thing about more urban areas of PA is that you can live and work in a city and still be near rural countryside.

I want to move from here when I retire to a warmer climate, I enjoy the 4 seasons, but hate long winters.

[rubydi]

if i were going to move back to Pennsylvania, i would look at living in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Beautiful country and not too far from bigger city benefits.

[Marodi]

Originally Posted by rubydi

if i were going to move back to Pennsylvania, i would look at living in Chambersburg, Franklin County. Beautiful country and not too far from bigger city benefits.

It's picked up in development, a ton of new shops are opening up just recently

[tcesni]

Pennsylvania is the 6th or 7th largest state in the U.S. so it is geographically diverse. The southeastern corner has pretty mild weather, playing golf through December is not unusual. As you go north and west the topography becomes more rugged (and attractive) and teh winters get a bit longer and colder, but as someone who used to spend some time in Minnesota, it just doesn't get as cold here as in the upper midwest. Below zero is not very common. We can get some serious snow if we get a nor'easter!!! Some of the nothern counties are very rural with few residents, and of course few jobs. The suburban counties around Philly have good schools and are nice places to raise a family. If you like the urban environment, downtown Philly has made a very nice comeback. The residents in the urban areas are probably more diverse than in MN - something I actually like. The rural areas are pretty similar to much of the midwest, quite elderly and pretty much all caucasian. If you look around you can find pretty much anything you want somewhere in the state. I lived in Bucks County for 23 years before recently moving to Danville (central Susquehanna valley) and the Danville area reminds me a lot of parts of the midwest.

[Katiana]

Pennsylvania is actually 32nd in size, but 6th in population. Just googled it.

u.s. states ranked by size