Safe and reasonable rent price locations near city center philadelphia (Springfield: apartments, leasing)

[latoo]

Can someone let me know some of the safe neighborhood which are safe and have reasonable rent near city center Philadelphia. Any place which is 45 min to 1 hr by subway from the city-center will be OK with me. Your help will be greatly appreciated.....

[Cnote11]

Describe "reasonable".

[latoo]

reasonable rent will be under $1000 (1 bedroom) and lease term not to exceed 6 months. Also looking for shared accommodations, if I can find furnished room. For shared accommodation I am looking for rent with utilities around $700

[FindingZen]

Your challenge may be finding a landlord or leasing company that will be willing to rent to you for six months. There are a few "executive" apartments where that is possible but they are likely to exceed your budget.

You can probably find shared accommodations within your budget in the neighborhoods of Center City itself. The list by that guy Craig may be one of the better places to look for that option.

There's almost too many popular options to consider that would be within 45-60 minutes of Center City to list. Note that your rail commute options include more than the subway: there is the Regional Rail which travels out to the PA suburbs as well as the PATCO High Speed Line that comes from New Jersey.

[latoo]

Thanks for the info.

Is it normal for people who work in Philly and commute from New Jersey. Are there any specific areas in New Jersey which are on subway or train route to Philly. On average what is the commute time in morning and evening by trains to New Jersey.

Thanks again for your help.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by latoo

Can someone let me know some of the safe neighborhood which are safe and have reasonable rent near city center Philadelphia. Any place which is 45 min to 1 hr by subway from the city-center will be OK with me. Your help will be greatly appreciated.....

Well not sure what type of place you are looking for but I just found a nice studio in University City area near 40th and Chestnut for $750.

That area is VERY SAFE and 5 mins from the subway and 10 mins from center city

[stuckinsj]

It is very normal for people to live in South Jersey and take the Patco high speed line in. Service on the line is 24/7 and runs every 3 mins during the rush hours. its cheaper than the regional rail. If you live in NJ you can get your Philadelphia wage tax counted for your NJ income taxes, good deal. Dont Live in Camden. but maybe Collingswood or haddonfield. The Riverline connects with the Patco and is dirt cheap $1.35 each way . Good towns along that line too like Palymra, Riverton, Cinnaminson, and Burlington. All have lower rents that Philly. Just depends on what you want.

[bryson662001]

You may get better results by asking which areas to avoid because safe neighborhoods with reasonable rent within an hour of downtown would make a list much longer then you will want to deal with and would take hours to prepare.

[FindingZen]

Painting a very broad brush to which there may be many positive and negative perceptions:

North Philly: Besides areas that border Center City such as Northern Liberties, Fishtown, Fairmount and Brewerytown, much of the rest of the neighborhoods are rather challenged.

NW Philly: Manayunk is "post-fraternity meets lifers", Germantown is a bit hit and miss. Mount Airy is mildly "granola", Chestnut Hill looks like an upscale suburb yet it's (just barely) in the city. Anywhere else I didn't mention is fine, just not particularly exciting.

South Philly: East of Broad St. (our "14th Street") is generally fine. West of Broad, Point Breeze is gentrifying but not quick enough for some (yet too quickly for others). Otherwise, not to much to suggest that would appeal to a younger professional. The area around the stadiums and arenas is livening up with the opening of the Xfinity Live! entertainment complex.

NE Philly: The closer to the 'burbs, the generally nicer it is. The closer to North Philly, things start to slide a bit. More of a family-oriented area with a lot of lifers and people who are required to live in the city. Not really a place for younger professionals as there are no "hip" neighborhoods.

West Philly: Powelton Village and especially University City are great. These serve Drexel U. and Penn, respectively. (University of Sciences in Philadelphia is also nearby.) You'll spend a lot of quality time on or near 40th Street and perhaps also on parts of Baltimore Avenue. It's generally student purgatory until 43/44th Street. My general rule of thumb would be to stay south of Market St., east of 50th St. and north of Springfield Avenue. This area is a good value with the most socioeconomically diverse population in the city.

SW Philly: Unless you need to fly out of the airport every week, there's nothing for younger professionals.

Center City: The cultural and entertainment hub of the city. Wherever you live in its two square miles, you're never far from something to do. Rents will be high relative to the rest of the city. While there is a dearth of department stores, there are local stores and smaller chains that will cater to most every taste.

[bridge12]

I've been living in one-bedrooms in Center City for almost three years now and I've never paid more than $900 per month. It's possible to do for less than $1000.