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Old 01-20-2013, 12:25 PM
 
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Yes, the northern edge of Abington township from Huntington Valley County Club and south of Old Wesh Rd over to Valley Rd as well as areas along Huntington Pike are considered Huntington Valley. The bulk of it is in Lower Moreland however. Huntington Valley is like Princeton. It's borders are not well defined but tend to expand to include those who want to live there..... if you know what I mean? Probably because there is no Huntington Valley police or school system. I know of people who live in Bucks County and call it Huntington valley.
that's mostly correct.. but Lower Moreland Township Police patrol the Huntingdon Valley area and the schools are also Lower Moreland Township.. They have excellent schools, ranked number 7 in the state I believe, and it's a very safe neighbourhood.. I grew up there, i loved it there.. wish i could afford to live there now..
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Old 01-20-2013, 04:26 PM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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that's mostly correct.. but Lower Moreland Township Police patrol the Huntingdon Valley area and the schools are also Lower Moreland Township.. They have excellent schools, ranked number 7 in the state I believe, and it's a very safe neighbourhood.. I grew up there, i loved it there.. wish i could afford to live there now..
Lower Moreland police patrol the Lower Moreland portion. Significant parts of the 19006 zip code also extend into Abington Township, and smaller sections also encompass Upper Moreland and Upper Southampton.
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Old 01-21-2013, 09:36 AM
 
Location: Silver Spring,MD Orlando,Fl
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Default A few

I'll throw a few names out there

Narbeth,PA (Lower Merion School district)
Wynnewood,PA ( Lower Merion School district)

Close to Center City. Lower merion school district maybe the best in MOCo, and some houses can be found around 300K the average for an american family.

Huntington Valley(Lower Moreland School district)
Really good school district, 30 mins to center city, and housing is higher but about 350k-400k you will get something decent.

Lafayette Hill,PA (Colonial school district)
Love the location of lafayette hill,PA,housing is higher than 300K but the school district is great.

Jenkintown,PA (Jenkintown,PA)

Housing a little older but you can find some under 300k, Good school district, great access to center city.

Upper Providence ( Rose tree media School district)

good access to center city, good school district ,and good housing.

Feel free to share others great philly suburbs. Prove those outsiders wrong LOL!
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Old 01-21-2013, 09:43 AM
 
Location: North by Northwest
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I'll throw a few names out there

Narbeth,PA (Lower Merion School district)
Wynnewood,PA ( Lower Merion School district)

Close to Center City. Lower merion school district maybe the best in MOCo, and some houses can be found around 300K the average for an american family.
If by some, you mean very few.
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Old 01-22-2013, 08:40 PM
 
Location: Silver Spring,MD Orlando,Fl
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The following come immediately to mind:

Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Evesham (Marlton), or Mt. Laurel in New Jersey, among many others.

Abington in Montgomery County.

Haverford, Marple, or Springfield in Delaware County.
Thank you for your suggestion heavenwood i was just trying to build a list of suburbs in this thread for newcomers to reference.

But yes your suggestions are are really good choices for families looking for a home under 300k in a good school district.
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Old 01-28-2013, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Silver Spring,MD Orlando,Fl
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Default Enclave townhouses East Norriton

The Enclave Townhouses in East Norrition

These townhomes look great and are in a good area....just wondering how the norristown school district will affect future values.

lots of shopping nearby on germantown pike and dekalb pike

Last edited by toobusytoday; 01-29-2013 at 04:50 PM.. Reason: Sorry but you cannot link to places for sale by a single company
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:05 AM
 
Location: NE PA
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Threads like this make me wonder why home prices are so high in and around northeastern cities. Watching some of the real estate shows on HGTV, it seems places like Houston and Atlanta have newer homes in subdivisions going for around 160K. Yet it seems in this part of the country, under 300k is considered a bargain.
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Old 01-29-2013, 10:46 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Because of location demand, and there is more housing stock down south.

But I am amazed when I watch those shows. A new 2500sqft 4 bedroom home outside of Atlanta can be as little as 100k. That price is big cities in the northeast would buy a tiny fixer upper ranch, if even that in most desirable suburbs.
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Old 01-29-2013, 04:50 PM
 
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Because of location demand, and there is more housing stock down south.

But I am amazed when I watch those shows. A new 2500sqft 4 bedroom home outside of Atlanta can be as little as 100k. That price is big cities in the northeast would buy a tiny fixer upper ranch, if even that in most desirable suburbs.
Anything desirable in Atlanta metro would be 200K and above.
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Old 01-29-2013, 06:42 PM
 
Location: a swanky suburb in my fancy pants
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Irony. We think Philly is a bargain compared to NY and California. We tend to forget that for many parts of the US we aren't such a bargain after all.
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