What area of Chambersburg PA to move to and what schools? (Waynesboro: best neighborhoods, houses)

[moe79]

Hi everyone! My husband is taking a job in Chambersburg and I am wondering what are the best neighborhoods to look into? We are looking at houses in the $200,000 to 300,000 range. Looking for GOOD SCHOOLS, good neighborhood with large yard! Is Chambersburg a good little town or is there somewhere else that fits our criteria better?

Any info. would be great! Thanks so much!

[military spouse]

Hi,
Welcome to Chambersburg!! There is a wide variety of neighborhoods from which to choose at your price range. I would say that $230,000 and up would be a nice, common, comfortable price for a nice family neighborhood. Elementary schools will vary, but beginning in 6th grade, all the kids in Chbg. will attend the same schools. When we moved here, our daughter started in a private school, but she is now in the public middle school and we are generally pleased. She is coming from a challenging private school, so the coursework seems fairly easy to her at this point. I would ignore most houses in the downtown area. You sound like you would prefer a nice, family neighborhood and there are plenty of those. Some search terms would be: Laurich Meadows, Laurich Gem, Hunter Ridge,Warm Springs. The area near Norland Ave. would put you close to Target, Kohls, Panera, Red Robin, a Japanes restaurant, and Moes. We are in Laurich Meadows and there are some good buys right now. Prices are ranging from low 200'000s to 299,000.

If you want a smaller town, you can always consider Shippensburg, Mercersburg, Waynesboro, or Greencastle. I really like Greencastle, but so many activities will require that you go to either Hagerstown or Chambersburg. I've heard that Greencastle has better schools than Chbg, but I don't know any details. Our friends lived in Greencaslte, but drove to Hagerstown for most things.

It is a great area and a great place to raise a family. We moved here about 4 years ago, then moved away for two, and then recently moved back to Chbg. primarily at our daughter's urging. I think kids really enjoy it here. It definately isn't a big city, but has most everything you would need. We are 3.5 hours from NYC and about 1.5 hours from DC.

[military spouse]

Oh, I forgot to add that there really is not a "good" part of town like you might find in a larger city. Other than the downtown core and surrounding blocks, you will find that the vast majority of people really take nice care of their houses and yards. You really need to determine if you want a neighborhood or a country house, how many bedrooms, basement, etc. Then a realtor can find the houses for you. I can't think of a neighborhood that is dramatically nicer than another in your price range. Also, do you need to be close to I-81, Hwy. 11, etc.

[moe79]

Thanks so much! Info. was very helpful and I am feeling so better about moving now!