Pitcairn (Plum, Irwin, Monroe: to rent, crime, buying)

[Jilconmom]

Can someone tell me why I would not want to rent/live in Pitcairn? I see that it's an older area, but the crime levels really seem relatively low and the school seems to be acceptable. My husband has just accepted a job offer in Monroeville and we'd like to be able to move somewhere where we can save some money, but not have a long commute. I like the Murrysville area, but it may be a little more than we can spend at this time.

Thanks in advance for your responses!

[Johnny C]

Pitcain is an old railroad town and is kind of run down in places. You should consider Irwin and some of the outskirts of trafford. They are reasonably priced and a reasonable commute to Monroeville. Are you renting or buying?

[PeterRabbit]

It looks like you did your homework for deciding on Pitcairn. Murrysville isn't a community to think about when you want to save money and the lights/traffic on Route 22 makes it a long/slow commute to Monroeville.

Plum Boro might be considered. It's huge and parts of it are almost in Monroeville. The school system rates a bit higher than Gateway. It has enough of its own shopping that Monroeville and all its traffic can be avoided although Plum has plenty of its own.

[Jilconmom]

Thank you all for your help. Any other comments?

[jmarks303]

Were you planning to rent or buy?