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11-06-2009, 07:17 PM
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Middle Class African Americans - Where do you live?
Thinking about moving to Philly. Don't know much about it. So, I was just wondering where we are?
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11-06-2009, 07:34 PM
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To answer your question, the following have a pretty sizeable middle class African-American population, and are good neighborhoods for middle class African-Americans:
-Abington Township
-Chestnut Hill
-Cheltenham/Wyncote/Cedarbrook
-Most of Center City/downtown (Old City, Society Hill, Northern Liberties, Art Meuseum area, University City, Queen Village, etc)
-East Falls
-Manyunk/Roxborough
-Wynnfield (over near City Ave./St. Joe's University)
Areas to avoid:
-Fishtown
-Port Richmond
-Kensington
-Most of South Philly except for Queen Village
-Anything in Greater Northeast Philly
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11-06-2009, 10:38 PM
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This is a great list. I've never heard of these places.
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11-07-2009, 11:18 AM
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I'd add Mt. Airy (West and East) and possibly the Oak Lanes (again West and East) as well.
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11-07-2009, 03:43 PM
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Definitely Mt. Airy. West Philly as well along Baltimore Ave. between 40th & 50th . . . and just about everywhere in Camden County (NJ).
I don't like putting South Philly in the same category as Fishtown - which is to suggest that you would encounter hostility. If you stick with middle-class neighborhoods (as opposed to white, blue-collar neighborhoods) in South Philly you won't run into that problem. Lots of middle-class black folks in Graduate Hospital.
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11-08-2009, 02:51 PM
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11-08-2009, 05:33 PM
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Unfortunately, Atlanta has not been absorbed into the Philly metro yet. 
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11-08-2009, 11:06 PM
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Ardmore is a definite add to the list.
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11-09-2009, 06:43 PM
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Tyson808,
LMAO!!!
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11-09-2009, 06:45 PM
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Just to clarify my question, I am interested in all suburbs in PA. Jersey is a maybe but I've heard that taxes are outrageous.
Thanks.
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