Moving to the US - looking for recommendations (East Coast) (home, neighborhoods)

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by N4865G

Thank you,
Great choices again.
I am intrigued by the PHL as well, PA with the low income state tax.
Proximity of wooded areas seems to be there in abundance.

I will keep on exploring this area in detail.
Thanks
Dom

Dont forget proximity to the beaches! Only 45 mins - 1 hour away to more than 30+ pristine beaches! It will make day trips very easy and common!

Also PA homes tend to be slightly more than NJ Homes, but in NJ you pay more in taxes. Its like in PA, you might pay 750k for a home and have 8k in taxes. Whereas, in NJ, you might pay 500k and pay 15k in taxes for the same home.

Broad generalization dont attack me guys.

[N4865G]

Thanks a lot,

Are there any reasonable wooded areas, like forests in the vicinity?
We love those to jog and walk.

Thanks
Dom

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

Dont forget proximity to the beaches! Only 45 mins - 1 hour away to more than 30+ pristine beaches! It will make day trips very easy and common!

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by N4865G

Thanks a lot,

Are there any reasonable wooded areas, like forests in the vicinity?
We love those to jog and walk.

Thanks
Dom

Yeah, Bucks County PA is very wooded and has amazing trails. (Right outside Philadelphia)

As you can see here, there are many biking/multi use paths that go alongside major arterials and into woods and form trails:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2626...7i16384!8i8192

And of course, there are many of these:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.4807...!7i4608!8i2304

This park (Valley Forge) is just outside Philly:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0884...8i8192!5m1!1e4
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0920...8i6656!5m1!1e4

This is also about 90 minutes out:
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9680...8i4352!5m1!1e4


Some of the philly posters will know better than I would, but Philly has a lot of hiking as the Appalachians Mountain Range is literally 1 hour away.

[N4865G]

You give me a lot to dig into! Thank you for an amazing insight.
My airline has one of their bases at the PHL airport, so it would be a perfect match.

Thanks
Dom

[masssachoicetts]

Originally Posted by N4865G

You give me a lot to dig into! Thank you for an amazing insight.
My airline has one of their bases at the PHL airport, so it would be a perfect match.

Thanks
Dom

Yeah absolutely! And if you are religious, whether Muslim/Christian/Hindu/Buddhist/Jewish, NJ is the best state in the country for this (In My opinion...). Tons of great food options and amazing Middle Eastern/South Asian groups and communities in the Philadelphia area. I was pleasantly surprised with how diverse the Philadelphia suburbs are.

[N4865G]

Not religious or interested in politics at all.
Food is yet another matter... ;-)

Dom

[kyle19125]

OP, if you're considering PHL as a hub you would do well to consider Delaware as home base. The northern edge bordering PA is beautiful (Brandywine Valley, stomping grounds of artists like Andrew Wyeth) in/around Hockessin and North Wilmington. Delaware doesn't have the archaic liquor laws like PA either (weird laws/system). It's an easy 30 minute drive to/from PHL.The DE beaches are generally much nicer/cleaner than NJ with places like Lewes and Dewey Beach 90 minutes away also. If you want to schlep into Philly for the day you can hop on one of the very frequent Amtrak trains in Downtown Wilmington for as little as $13 each way for the 20 minute trip to 30th Street Station, which is walkable into Center City Philly.

[4everMissouri]

You might wanna give the Pittsburgh area a look.

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by 4everMissouri

You might wanna give the Pittsburgh area a look.

It's a nice enough city but not near the ocean.

[N4865G]

Thank you all very much.
I long considered Pittsburgh, but Philly seems better off in terms of access to the ocean and forested areas.
Weather is bit milder there as well.

Dom