Working in Warminster area -where to live????? (Norristown, Lansdale: townhome, construction)

[macdo23]

Hi Everyone,
Looking for some help! We are moving to the Warminster area and I am not sure where to begin! We have no idea about the area; besides what I am reading on the internet. We will mostly likely be taking a trip in the next couple weeks so I want to have a plan prior to going. We are looking for house that is 10 years old or less, $425k or under, some what of a yard (enough for a large dog to play and run), within 15 miles of shopping (grocery), great schools. What areas have a better resale value and anything going on in the area to be aware of?

I appreciate your suggestions!

[rmxcarol]

WOW!! You have SO MANY OPTIONS!! Let's start with Bucks County - Holland, Richboro and Newtown, Warrington - these areas are all a short distance from Warminster. Chalfont could also be a possibility.

In Montgomery County, you can look at Montgomery Township - which would include mailing addresses in Lansdale, North Wales, etc. Upper Dublin and Blue Bell will be more pricey, but you may have some options there, too. Shopping in all of these places would be about 1-2 miles from your home. Schools are all great, etc.

[kimrocktherealtor]

The 10 years old or less is going to be your harder part of this... Yes the previous poster was correct that you do have a lot of options, but that would be for older homes. Your best bet for a new home (under 10 years) under 425k is going to be off the top of my head a few newer complexes in Bensalem, Warrington and Langhorne. I did a search in a 10 mile radius of Warminster, for homes that fit your needs, and approx 50 come up, so you do have some options.

[deadhead948]

There's a lot of newer construction off street and bristol rd. when you get north of 611 and the shopping along 611 is really awsome with all the stuff that they've built in the last 10 years. Everything and anything you need is right there. Also, consider the Doylestown area which is as nice as it gets around that part of Bucks County. I really like upper Southampton but most of the homes were built in the 1960's. Great area except for the last few townhome developments that have gone up. They changed the feel a little bit. If you were only interested in living in Warminster i'd tell you to look between davisville and newtown roads (these homes generally run between 300,000 and 375,000 but were built in the 60's), there are newer 400+ homes off Jacksonville road where the old navy base was, there are newer 400+ homes off Norristown rd. right near Street road. I also like the hartsville park area which you can draw a box around by using york rd., street rd., bristol rd. and valley rd. the homes are only around 300,000 and it's a really nice area with really low taxes but again 1960's. There are a lot of newer 400+ homes off bristol rd between york rd and 611 but on the side that isn't Warminster. Bristol rd divides the townships. I wouldn't bother looking at any of the other parts of Warminster as i'm positive i've pointed out the best sections. If you want to know about the surrounding townships i could go on a little more but I just gave you a lot to look at. Also, Warminster is along the Bucks County and Montgomery County borderline. The homes in Bucks usually have lower taxes and the reason you'll hear is because of the schools. With that being said i've never heard any parents talk bad about the centennial school district which covers Warminster and Southampton. The Central Bucks and Council Rock school districts are probably better and they're also in Bucks county. Good luck, it's a nice area to live in.

[andreaspercheron]

Originally Posted by macdo23

Hi Everyone,
Looking for some help! We are moving to the Warminster area and I am not sure where to begin! We have no idea about the area; besides what I am reading on the internet. We will mostly likely be taking a trip in the next couple weeks so I want to have a plan prior to going. We are looking for house that is 10 years old or less, $425k or under, some what of a yard (enough for a large dog to play and run), within 15 miles of shopping (grocery), great schools. What areas have a better resale value and anything going on in the area to be aware of?

I appreciate your suggestions!

I completely agree with RMXCarol and can personally attest to her knowledge as she is our realtor and has been OUTSTANDING in helping us with our home search. Warminster is in a great location geographically because it puts you smack in the middle of several possibilities. We personally love Bucks county areas like Doylestown, Perkasie, Quakertown, Warrington, etc.. It just really depends on if you want to be more in a rural area or have more of a "city" feel.

Decide that first and then go from there. There is always something to do in Montco and Bucks, all sorts of year round activities and a lot of the local districts have award winning schools. You may even love Horsham, we did when living there and a couple of years ago it was rated one of the top 15 places to live. We lovingly refer to it as "Pleasantville". Really good schools, shopping is local, parks even a dog park, walking trails etc... Property taxes are a little higher though than if you go a little more "out"...
Good luck!