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taxes are strictly "you get what you pay for". No Philly suburb that is worth living in have cheap taxes.
Depends on what your definition of cheap is. I think my town would qualify as cheap (at least from a NJ standpoint) with average property taxes running $3,500 - $5,000 per year and we still have great schools and good services. Of course that number really isn't "reality" since the industrial park pays a ton of taxes to the township which greatly offsets our tax burden, but that's what I pay, so it works for me.
Depends on what your definition of cheap is. I think my town would qualify as cheap (at least from a NJ standpoint) with average property taxes running $3,500 - $5,000 per year and we still have great schools and good services. Of course that number really isn't "reality" since the industrial park pays a ton of taxes to the township which greatly offsets our tax burden, but that's what I pay, so it works for me.
yup, true.. Speaking of high taxes I know a couple who bought a home in Emmaus, pa and they pay over $7k for a $300k home! Middle of nowhere. .
Many people relocate to be near families - and they dont choose their location based on taxes. Yes - our real estate taxes in Camden County and in NJ are high. Haddonfield has excellent schools - so if you have school aged children - you will get a great benefit for your tax dollar. You will get more house for your dollar in Haddonfield than in Princeton - and it is an easy commute into Philadelphia. It is also a reasonable distance to the shore or to NYC - there really are some great things about living in south Jersey.
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If the original poster wants true diversity, I would say you need to avoid the Philadelphia region altogether. This area isn't exactly a magnet for immigrants from around the world. There would be better places in the NYC & Washington D.C. areas. There's plenty of black and hispanic communities around Philadelphia and some in NJ, and a few enclaves of Koreans, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. but no diversity of the type you find in NYC or DC areas where people from hundreds of nations have built their own communities. I think Center City Philadelphia is probably the best bet for diversity because it does have chinatown, the Italian Market, the Vietnamese areas off Washington, huge hispanic community in North Philly.
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Haddonfield is over 95% white...
If the original poster wants true diversity, I would say you need to avoid the Philadelphia region altogether. This area isn't exactly a magnet for immigrants from around the world. There would be better places in the NYC & Washington D.C. areas. There's plenty of black and hispanic communities around Philadelphia and some in NJ, and a few enclaves of Koreans, Vietnamese, Chinese, etc. but no diversity of the type you find in NYC or DC areas where people from hundreds of nations have built their own communities. I think Center City Philadelphia is probably the best bet for diversity because it does have chinatown, the Italian Market, the Vietnamese areas off Washington, huge hispanic community in North Philly.
Ummm. . . The OP is originally from Philly & stated that she is familiar with Haddonfield & was leaning to there anyway, so what's your point? If she was unhappy with the suggestions, she would have said that instead of agreeing with them. There is no arguement here. Incidently DC is totally out of what her initial request was.
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The schools are not good there..
