Homes just over the PA/MD border

[wjjbward]

Please also note the taxes of where you choose to live in Pennsylvania. For example, when we lived in Hanover on the Adams County side (near McSherrystown), our taxes (property, school etc) totalled about $2,200 a year. Different family members who lived in YORK County, paid over $3,500 and up on houses and lots no bigger than ours! York County taxes are HUGE!

So do your research! That's all I can say!

[amber123]

I live in MD and my husband landed a job as a Army Recruiter in Pa , was hoping it was a opening in MD but not as of yet he has to stay for 3 yrs then make a decision to stay or even if they have another opening in Md for him, I dont want to leave my home base but the commute for him will be little over 2 hrs a day and there will be days that will be longer hrs , I know I will hardley see him he is going to rent a room on days he cant make it home and its late , I just wondering If i buy a house close to the MD/Pa line where does it start and how much time would that cut down on travel time home

[Gil3]

Originally Posted by Orion17

Shrewsbury/New Freedom has become like Maryland. The houses are overpriced there. You can go 10 minutes up 83 and find the same house for 30 to 50K less.

Now if time is of the essence, then staying close to the MD line would be fine. But I don't mind the extra 10 minutes I drive from Red Lion to avoid the higher mortgage/rent payment.

Dallastown Highschools are the best in York county, as are the elementary schools. So if that is a concern, I would move to that area.

Spot on.

To the OP..Red Lion, Dallastown, Yoe and York Township may be another possibility and much cheaper. Additionally, you have the same ammenities such as shopping, dinning, etc.

Shrewsbury is a nice, BUT it's becoming incredibly expensive to live there and I'm sure in the next few years it will become extremely crowded. The infrastructure in that area, IMO was not designed to handle the huge, rapid and concentrated influx that has occured over the last 10-15 years and it's bursting at the seams now. I would have lived there 10 years ago, but I'm happy where I am. 12 years ago a very good friend of mine built a house outside of Stewartstown for a nice price and it's almost tripled in value.

[Gil3]

Originally Posted by Rtom45

I'm predicting that people looking to commute from PA to MD will change as the price of gas continues to climb.

Either that or the new Rabbittransit buses will begin to fill up.

[Gil3]

Originally Posted by talk2u

With the amount of money I spend in gas, higher property taxes, less time spent with my family during the week and just the sheer stress of the commute...I should have just stayed in MD. If I worked in B-More, I could probably handle it better. I would not recommend moving to PA if you work in NoVA unless you can work from home a couple of days a week.

I agree. If you have a decent gig in the DC area that allows you to telecommute and only report to the office a couple of days a week, then it's definitely doable. Additionally, if one works in DT DC, taking the MARC Penn line into Union Station would make things a bit easier. If the above scenario and opportunity presented itself to me, I would definitely jump at it. However, I wouldn't if it required me to be in DC each day.

I now commute between York and Bal each day and it's not bad, barring the ice and snow and other occasional delays. That's just the nature of commuting and you get used to it, I suppose, lol. I'm In the office by 9 and home by 7.

[KingMouse]

Here I go again with my standard response to people thinking of moving to York County.As York County is basically becoming Baltimore north, the crime rate is going up. Although the taxes are cheaper in PA, you get what you pay for. In the winter the roads are not maintained as well as they are in Maryland. All you have to do is drive across the border during a snow storm to see that. Back to the crime. If you live in a township or boro that does not have its own police force, you will have the Pennsylvania State Police as your responding police department. Just ask anyone who relies on the PSP and you will hear tales of VERY slow response times. I don't mean 15 or 20 minutes, but hours. Good luck on the commute to and from work. Interstate 83 was not designed as a commuter route and once you drive it a few times you will realize that. Good luck in what ever you decide, but I would make sure I do a lot of homework and not make a snap decision.FYI I am in York County due to be located here by my employer. I came from western PA and hope I can get back there someday.