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There are more bad areas in Philly than good. So a lot of options are there. You can get a rehab house for 40k in north Philly
Septa is horrible by the way, I have my qualms with MTA but it’s actually sad how other cities public transportation still falls short of the detoriating one we have here
Well yeah, now is the time to act, though. Or else it will be like Brooklyn with the whole "I wish I knew" thing.
SEPTA is terrible, but it is much better than what almost any other American city has which is pretty much jack**** nothing.
Philadelphia’s rowhouse neighborhoods really stand out because of how tightly clustered they are and how far out they run. The way its street grid gets broken up is also a lot more irregular. It’s pretty attractive for people who like that sort of thing.
It’s charming but small and narrow. The parking is a disaster as well due to the narrowness of the streets (and SEPTA is not reliable enough to not have a car in my opinion) Society hill (aka ultra rich) and “up and coming” fish town are my favorite neighborhoods.
Immigrants would be more willing to go to other affordable cities if they had public transportation. I think many would prefer better weather to begin with. But these other cities don’t want accessible public transportation because they means more mingling with demographics outside of their enclave.
It’s charming but small and narrow. The parking is a disaster as well due to the narrowness of the streets (and SEPTA is not reliable enough to not have a car in my opinion) Society hill (aka ultra rich) and “up and coming” fish town are my favorite neighborhoods.
Immigrants would be more willing to go to other affordable cities if they had public transportation. I think many would prefer better weather to begin with. But these other cities don’t want accessible public transportation because they means more mingling with demographics outside of their enclave.
That's not exactly true, massive amounts of immigrants go to places like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, etc, and it's not like these places are known for having great public transportation. It's not like having NYC level public transit is a necessity for most of them.
And these places are filled with low income minorities, so their lack of public transit is not because of not wanting to "mingle with outsiders".
I HATE any housing that goes smack-dab to the property line. It is claustrophobia making. A row house with front door right on the sidewalk screams "BURGLARIZE ME."
All post are accurate in opinions. The migrant flow to Philly will eventually create more revenue leading to increased and better transportation
and higher cost of living. Are you willing to be one of the early pioneers willing to gamble and purchase that $40k home and sacrifice poor
travel accommodations back and forth to work for many many years and then finally sell that home for a million when ready to retire?
No ? Then shut your pie hole.
Young folks:
If you have nothing to lose then why not follow the migrant trend and be one of the first on the block.
I'll be dead and buried by the time you cash in on great wealth and a comfortable retirement. You heard it here first.
It’s charming but small and narrow. The parking is a disaster as well due to the narrowness of the streets (and SEPTA is not reliable enough to not have a car in my opinion) Society hill (aka ultra rich) and “up and coming” fish town are my favorite neighborhoods.
Immigrants would be more willing to go to other affordable cities if they had public transportation. I think many would prefer better weather to begin with. But these other cities don’t want accessible public transportation because they means more mingling with demographics outside of their enclave.
I like the narrow streets. I like biking and walking about in Philadelphia and would never get a car if I lived in one of those neighborhoods. They really do need to expand the transit there though. I like a lot of neighborhoods in Philadelphia, even the non-rowhouse neighborhoods. It’s a good city overall.
Immigrants go where they can find work which isn’t the same places as those with the best transit in the US.
Are you willing to be one of the early pioneers willing to gamble and purchase that $40k home and sacrifice poor
travel accommodations back and forth to work for many many years and then finally sell that home for a million when ready to retire?
No ? Then shut your pie hole.
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I like the narrow streets. I like biking and walking about in Philadelphia and would never get a car if I lived in one of those neighborhoods. They really do need to expand the transit there though. I like a lot of neighborhoods in Philadelphia, even the non-rowhouse neighborhoods. It’s a good city overall.
Immigrants go where they can find work which isn’t the same places as those with the best transit in the US.
Agreed. And with the money you save on rent, you can splurge on more ubers
That's not exactly true, massive amounts of immigrants go to places like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, etc, and it's not like these places are known for having great public transportation. It's not like having NYC level public transit is a necessity for most of them.
And these places are filled with low income minorities, so their lack of public transit is not because of not wanting to "mingle with outsiders".
Massive amounts but nowhere near the the level of nyc, they generously state 1.1 illegal immigrants live in nyc compared to 400k in Dallas. Of course these numbers are still most likely under reported.
The necessity remains on convenience, public transportation is convenient when you don’t have a drivers license. Jobs are convenient and housing is easier to get as nyc is more generous on benefits. This all gets back to those back in their home land
But it’s no doubt in my mind most would prefer to live in the warmer more affordable cities however life is harder and riskier there. We will see more moving south or out of nyc as they get their citizenship or green card. Atlanta is even getting a big immigrant population boom but you need a car
Agreed. And with the money you save on rent, you can splurge on more ubers
If you are used to spending manhattan rents it’s a good deal but otherwise the good parts of philly aren’t exactly cheap. Housing is also limited due to their lack of rezoning.
A nice 1 bedroom is still at minimum $1500 a month in the good areas ranging to $2300.
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