How is Bensalem, PA (section 8, apartment complexes, schools)

[billb7581]

Guess I should have read the part where he had to drive.. LOL.

Either way, Cinnamisnon to Center City is an easy commute. The traffic from the north is nowhere near the traffic from due east and points south.

[darrvao777]

Originally Posted by neekah18

I am up for a great opportunity in PA and I was looking at being in or very near the Bensalem area. I am a 27 year old black woman , no kids, boyfriend who will be looking for a career in graphic design, and looking for a nice quiet safe area. I am in North Jersey now and I know living in south jersey would be ideal if I want to stay in Jersey but I am not sure so I am trying to weigh my options. Anything would be better than my commute from north jersey I cant see putting so many miles on my car per day. I have seen a few places online for $750 per month in PA and south jersey which would be what I am looking to pay. Any insight on where to look?

Thanks

Sorry to revive an old thread but I'm in a similar situation

35yo white woman, no kids, +boyfriend, no pets

looking for a nice, quiet, safe area near Bensalem (recently got an offer for a lucrative job opportunity)

Any recommendations? I'm looking for anything within a 30 minute drive, prefer apartment style living or condo (no big house or anything since it's just the two of us), willing to pay $2000-$4000/month

[iheartgardening]

Then head into the city- Bensalem is not a nice area- picture a lot of strip malls & chain eateries, tons of traffic & headaches. If you can spring for 2-4k a month, you can get an amazing place in the city & definitely get to Bensalem in 30 minutes (the traffic goes the opposite direction that you would be going, so you could probably make it in far less time than that). Good luck!

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by iheartgardening

Then head into the city- Bensalem is not a nice area- picture a lot of strip malls & chain eateries, tons of traffic & headaches. If you can spring for 2-4k a month, you can get an amazing place in the city & definitely get to Bensalem in 30 minutes (the traffic goes the opposite direction that you would be going, so you could probably make it in far less time than that). Good luck!

This. Or, if you would rather live closer to work, look into Yardley, Newtown, New Hope, Doylestown, etc. etc. etc.

[bryson662001]

In the"search forums" box at the top of the page put in the term Bensalem. There have been many posts involving Bensalem, both good and bad.

[6456yt]

Bensalem is a future suburban ghetto. It's the place where people who unfortunately get caught up in this nonsense that every suburban area is better than the city move to and end up living near white trash and other people who fled the city and are in denial about how things really are in their paradise.

[bryson662001]

Originally Posted by 6456yt

Bensalem is a future suburban ghetto. It's the place where people who unfortunately get caught up in this nonsense that every suburban area is better than the city move to and end up living near white trash and other people who fled the city and are in denial about how things really are in their paradise.

This is actually an ill informed opinion of the area due to false impressions and ignorance. The thing about Bensalem is that it is huge and very diverse with both trashy neighborhoods and upscale neighborhoods. Your opinion will be formed by what you see and not by what you don't see.

[19018]

Edit: Wrong thread.

[speagles84]

From an outsider's perspective, its all in what you want. My girlfriend is from Southampton, and talks very bad about Bensalem, but its more on par with where I grew up in Pittsburgh. Suburbanites will say its a dangerous, crime ridden area. People from the city will say its a suburb with a few problems.

If you're coming from a high class area with no crime, Bensalem will most likely not fit the bill. If you are coming from an urban area, I'm sure its no worse than where you are now.

[Snwmn5]

I really don't think people think of (or should think of) Bensalem as dangerous or crime ridden. It's just a suburb that people consider trashier than some of the surrounding suburban areas in Bucks County. I think thats a legitimate opinion though. It's definitely not the best, but I wouldn't call it horrible in any way. There's more to it than Street Road.

With that said, the housing prices are pretty similar to Feasterville/Trevose so I'm not sure why someone would choose Bensalem over that area.