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Another question, are there some places not mentioned yet or even not on the initial list of cities(including the later addition of Hartford), that may have or surprise some people or that spark some interest? This can be a city, neighborhood, suburb, etc.
Just to start this off or give some answers; I'll say Milton outside of Boston, the Westville/Amity portion of New Haven and Cheltenham outside of Philadelphia are a few that I would look into.
Just to start this off or give some answers; I'll say Milton outside of Boston, the Westville/Amity portion of New Haven and Cheltenham outside of Philadelphia are a few that I would look into.
Milton is a real gem.
15 minutes from South Shore Plaza a massive very modern mall with a diverse clientele, along with other entertainment/restaurants.
20 minutes max from Dedham Legacy PLace, more of the same.
What about places like Mount Holly, Burlington City and Lumberton Township, among some others?
I have family all over SJ; Glassboro, Penns Grove and Paulsboro, aren't that great. It's borderline ghetto in and pretty low income. It's like Darby with a lower crime rate and less filth.
If I were to move back to SJ it would be Cherry Hill, Pennsauken, Willingsboro, or Vorheese.
Just to start this off or give some answers; I'll say Milton outside of Boston, the Westville/Amity portion of New Haven and Cheltenham outside of Philadelphia are a few that I would look into.
Roslyn doesn't get mentioned a lot but it's known for it's black middle class. My old church is there. Quiet area and a short distance from Willow Grove.
Roslyn doesn't get mentioned a lot but it's known for it's black middle class. My old church is there. Quiet area and a short distance from Willow Grove.
This is in Abington, right? Abington does seem like another township in the Philadelphia area that has the substantial black middle class presence, along with good schools as well.
It looks like outside of the Springfield and Norwich-New London metro in CT at $299,100, every other metro listed in the New England portion of the region is $300k and up.
If you want a decent sized area and up in the region and under $200k, you are just looking at Rochester and Syracuse(most affordable top 100 metro in the region in this regard). Out of what was listed, only the areas near the NY/PA line such as Binghamton, Elmira and Erie are more affordable. Even Reading and York come in at $221,800 and $225,100, respectively.
For income qualifying information here are the listed areas at 5%, 10% and 20%...
NYC(division and overall metro): $107,424 and $111,742; $101,771 and $105,861; $90,463 and $94,098
Philadelphia: $60,445; $57,263; $50,901
Boston: $125,325; $118,729; $105,537
Providence: $78,957; $74,801; $66,490
Harrisburg: $44,141; $41,818; $37,171
Hartford: $58,158; $55,097; $48,975
Newark(metro division): $97,587; $92,451; $82,178
Long Island: $127,080; $120,391; $107,015
Again, Wilmington and JC already covered.
Some others...
Again, no Pittsburgh information...
Buffalo: $42,721; $40,473; $35,976
Rochester: $37,398; $35,430; $31,493
Bridgeport: $114,029; $108,027; $96,024
Worcester: $73,752; $69,870; $62,107
Albany: $51,553; $48,840; $43,413
New Haven: $59,538; $56,404; $50,137
Springfield: $57,290; $54,275; $48,245
Allentown: $52,776; $49,998; $44,443
Syracuse: $35,861; $33,973; $30,198
Dutchess-Putnam: $81,066; $76,799; $68,266
For the most affordable areas previously mentioned, for 20% down, you are looking at the $24-25k range.
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