Retiring to Pennsylvannia (Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton: for sale, homes, neighborhoods)

[Corinth]

We are looking at retiring back East to be near family (family in Princeton, NJ, Albany, NY and Rochester, NY). We are looking in the area between Allentown and Philadelphia.

We love being near activities but also would like to have a wooded backyard for the privacy and nature. Love the concept of a walking town; are there any?

We would consider over 55 communities or traditional neighborhoods. Any suggestion about towns or neighborhoods?

Thanks for your help!

[jjj]

Originally Posted by Corinth

We are looking at retiring back East to be near family (family in Princeton, NJ, Albany, NY and Rochester, NY). We are looking in the area between Allentown and Philadelphia.

We love being near activities but also would like to have a wooded backyard for the privacy and nature. Love the concept of a walking town; are there any?

We would consider over 55 communities or traditional neighborhoods. Any suggestion about towns or neighborhoods?

Thanks for your help!

Retiring in Pa is an excellent idea. No income tax on any pension income. There are some really nice areas outside of Allentown. I would also suggest you look in the Doylestown area in Bucks County. Its an hour or less to Princeton and about a 3 hr drive to Albany. It has a nice walking type town and the surrounding areas are very nice. You would be a little more then an hour from Philly and less then 2 hrs from NYC.

[Retired Law 08]

Originally Posted by Corinth

We are looking at retiring back East to be near family (family in Princeton, NJ, Albany, NY and Rochester, NY). We are looking in the area between Allentown and Philadelphia.

We love being near activities but also would like to have a wooded backyard for the privacy and nature. Love the concept of a walking town; are there any?

We would consider over 55 communities or traditional neighborhoods. Any suggestion about towns or neighborhoods?

Thanks for your help!

I am retiring in oct07 and purchased a home in clarks summit pa, it is near scranton i believe it is an hour from allentown, and philly. very nice safe affordable area,it is 2 hours from staten island where i live now, so it shouldn't be to far from princeton.

[digitalwoodshop]

Check out Pike County, PA at NY/NJ/PA just about 90 miles from Princeton, NJ.

[poconosfamily]

Hi There...
Gouldsboro, PA is around 3.5 hours to rochester, 3hours to syracuse, 2 hours to princeton....very much in the middle of all 3 towns.

Gouldsboro is around 20minutes south of Scranton and maybe 15 minutes north of route 80 where a lot of the skiing can be found. Check out lakeviewestates.com. I own here and cant say enough good things about it. The homes are gorgeous, the lake is beautiful, the people are really nice too. You could buy a home or buy land and build your own home which may be more cost-effective too. Craigslist.com usually has lots for sale if you go through the "pennsylvania/poconos/realestate for sale" links on the craigslist site and search in Gouldsboro. Someone has an acre for sale in the development right now. Homes are posted on occasion too. Hope this helps!