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And remember that CH is much closer to Camden and is in Camden county. Camden county has more crime thus your home owners and car insurance is more then in Burlington county. Thats a fact.. CH is very close to the dicey part of Pennsaken..
But doesn't Merchantville sorta come between them? And in that case I always thought the bad side of Pennsauken was west of 130.
I am not familiar with Riverton but as a rule of thumb, towns differ by neighborhood so what might be "iffy" for some might be okay for others. Some people like the suburbs, some people like historic districts, some prefer rural areas, etc. You have to pick what works best for you and not someone else. Best to visit the neighborhood and see what it's like and talk to future neighbors if you can. Drive through especially late on Friday and Saturday nights to see if anyone is loitering on the corners, etc.
As far as radon, the Appalachian mts have a strong concentration of radon. You can check it out on EPA sites. But alot of South Jersey, because of it's sandy soil is not that prone to radon. Previous posters have pretty much given the general info, but if it really concerns you, you can ask a Seller to have the radon mediated (at least try to).
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I am not familiar with Riverton but as a rule of thumb, towns differ by neighborhood so what might be "iffy" for some might be okay for others. Some people like the suburbs, some people like historic districts, some prefer rural areas, etc. You have to pick what works best for you and not someone else. Best to visit the neighborhood and see what it's like and talk to future neighbors if you can. Drive through especially late on Friday and Saturday nights to see if anyone is loitering on the corners, etc.
As far as radon, the Appalachian mts have a strong concentration of radon. You can check it out on EPA sites. But alot of South Jersey, because of it's sandy soil is not that prone to radon. Previous posters have pretty much given the general info, but if it really concerns you, you can ask a Seller to have the radon mediated (at least try to).
You're right, radon is not much of a problem in a lot of South Jersey because of sandy soil, but there's a strip by the Delaware River that is piedmont clay. It is a problem with the piedmont clay.
You're right, radon is not much of a problem in a lot of South Jersey because of sandy soil, but there's a strip by the Delaware River that is piedmont clay. It is a problem with the piedmont clay.
Hey, this is an interesting point. Also in granite, much of it farmed in PA. Some homeowners are concerned with granite counter tops but the % is low (for most of them anyway).
I am not familiar with Riverton but as a rule of thumb, towns differ by neighborhood so what might be "iffy" for some might be okay for others. Some people like the suburbs, some people like historic districts, some prefer rural areas, etc. You have to pick what works best for you and not someone else. Best to visit the neighborhood and see what it's like and talk to future neighbors if you can. Drive through especially late on Friday and Saturday nights to see if anyone is loitering on the corners, etc.
As far as radon, the Appalachian mts have a strong concentration of radon. You can check it out on EPA sites. But alot of South Jersey, because of it's sandy soil is not that prone to radon. Previous posters have pretty much given the general info, but if it really concerns you, you can ask a Seller to have the radon mediated (at least try to).
very true. North Jersey has a MUCH higher rate of radon gas due to the rocky nature of that area.. Radon comes from rock
Mergers is something that needs to happen all over. On this one, I hope it does happen. I have extended family who live in Merchantville as well as a couple friends. They all faced the same issue. Merchantville is a great town and the elementary school is pretty good. The problem is that come high school, the kids go to Pennsauken High. Pretty much everyone I know who lives there sends their kids to private school if they can afford it. Mainly Camden Catholic and Paul VI. My wife and I actually considered living there briefly, but the school situation kept us away.
The thing I am wondering is that Merchantville doesn't want to raise taxes, so they are open to the merger. Cherry Hill is open to the idea as it won't really cost them anything and add significant tax revenue. The issue is when you look at comparable lots/houses between Merchantville and Cherry Hill, Merchantville's taxes are a lot cheaper, in the area of $1k-$2k per year cheaper. Wouldn't people in Merchantville's taxes be going up either way?
I think if I lived there I would trade higher taxes for the Cherry Hill schools and the property value bump, but it really does seem like this is simply all about schools and getting out of the Pennsauken deal.
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