Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 06-17-2009, 10:12 PM
 
3 posts, read 7,348 times
Reputation: 10

Advertisements

Hi, my husband just got a job offer with WH. And we are relocating from NC to Madison, PA next month. Can anybody give me some ideas about which town / neighborhood I should be looking if we want to rent.

Here are the our criteria:

#1 best school & low crime rate
#2 App.. 30 mins commute to Madison
#3 close to shopping, and the city (30 mins or less without traffic)
#4 reasonable rent ($1500 for a 3-4 bedroom house in good condition)

We know nothing about the area. I have heard people mention Murrysville. Did some research and found almost nothing. And the time is running out. Your recommendation and input will be highly appreciated!

Regards,


Janet
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 06-18-2009, 07:28 AM
 
Location: Just East of the Southern Portion of the Western Part of PA
1,272 posts, read 3,707,961 times
Reputation: 1511
Lots of people who work at the Westinghouse Waltz Mill Location in Madison choose to live in North Huntingdon Township. It's the large suburban township surrounding the town of Irwin in Westmoreland county. It is close to shopping, and 30-45 min from downtown Pittsburgh (depending on the time of day, so your 30 min requirement to Pittsburgh is just barely met). Great schools, nice neighborhoods (but still affordable), and very safe. Also lower taxes, since it's not in Allegheny County. Also, only about 20 min drive to work.

North Huntingdon Township

Norwin.biz :: North Huntingdon, Irwin and North Irwin - Pa

Norwin School District

Murrysville is an option, but would be a longer drive to work everyday (but still doable). Monroeville is also an option, but it is a lil more expensive than North Huntingdon due to it being located in Allegheny County. Monroeville would put you the closest to Pittsburgh of these choices, however.

Greensburg, Mount Pleasant, and Bell Vernon would not meet your requirement of 30 min drive to Pittsburgh, as they are a lil further out. Good luck!

Last edited by Johnny C; 06-18-2009 at 07:36 AM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 11:11 AM
 
Location: southwestern PA
22,591 posts, read 47,670,343 times
Reputation: 48281
Unity Township also has a lot of Westinghouse employees... but it's not 30 minutes to Pittsburgh either.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 06-18-2009, 08:20 PM
 
3 posts, read 7,348 times
Reputation: 10
Thank you so much for the input. We will look into it.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top