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Old 06-06-2014, 10:50 AM
 
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Fort Washington is a typical middle-class suburb with a significant office park presence. No worries about safety.
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Old 06-06-2014, 11:45 AM
 
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Thanks for the replies.

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fort washington is fine, we stayed in a hotel there for a week. I hope your looking at one with a pool as there isnt much to do in the area. there is a really good pizza place though i cant remember the name, looks like a dump burt its the best white pizza ive ever had.
Yes, finding one with a pool was a priority, as was a grassy area nearby. We'll look for a dumpy pizza place.
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Old 07-16-2014, 09:53 AM
 
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I am partial to the Media area. Great school system, a wide variety of home styles, a 30 minute train ride to the city, and wonderful shops and restaurants along State St. You also have Ridley Creek State Park not far away.
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Old 05-11-2017, 01:40 PM
 
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Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would ask my question in this one I created a few years ago.

I ended up taking the job in Philadelphia and renting a house in southern NJ for the past three years. We're considering buying a house this summer. We aren't very particular to NJ or PA, but property taxes are a big deal to me. I have had the impression that they're lower in PA, but as I've looked at online home listings, I'm getting the idea that in comparable school systems that range from average to great, property taxes are pretty similar in NJ or PA (for areas within about an hour commute of downtown Philly).

What is your impression of property taxes for PA vs NJ in good school districts? Are there areas in PA not too far from Philladelphia that have good or great school systems and low property taxes? (Low meaning less than about $800 per month for a $300,000 house, or maybe about 3%.)

Moving from a state that had very low property taxes it's hard to stomach the thought of almost half of my mortgage going to property tax. After three years of contemplating it and realizing there's no alternative I'm only a little more comfortable with it.
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Old 05-12-2017, 01:57 PM
 
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I would actually suggest you cut and paste your post and start a new thread. I only say that because when people open up the thread, they'll see that it's from 2014 and may close it before even getting to the last post in it. You'll definitely get more responses that way.
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Old 05-13-2017, 04:48 PM
 
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Thanks for the idea. I think I'll do that.
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