Keystone Oaks, Baldwin Whitehall or Shaler? (Dormont, Castle Shannon: houses, to buy, elementary school)

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by Hopes

That's pretty cool, but we can drive there from anywhere.

Which can be said about anything in the entire metro.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

Which can be said about anything in the entire metro.

It really comes down to what is the most convenient for day to day living and best match for individual families' needs.

Thanks for sharing the farm. I plan to go to one of its dinners next summer.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

Which can be said about anything in the entire metro.

It would be an amusing Pittsburgh-centric short story to create a fictional neighborhood or borough you literally could not drive to - E.G., it was in a hollow so steep that none of its roads actually connected to the outside world. Instead, people had to climb a set of public stairs to get out of the area.

While in one sense ridiculous, I could almost see it happening in Pittsburgh.

[robrobrob]

I like Shaler. I think there are four or five elementary schools. From memory. Two are really good and there is one you should avoid.

I think it would also depend on your budget and what type of house you want to buy. We have a few friends that live there. One lives in great a house for the money that probably cost about 100,000-125,000. The other lives in a house that cost around 200,000 and IMO the value isn't there.

I also have a friend that lives in Whitehall and he lives in a very nice house. He likes it but at his price point (guessing 300,000?) I would rather live elsewhere.

[Aqua Teen Carl]

Originally Posted by eschaton

It would be an amusing Pittsburgh-centric short story to create a fictional neighborhood or borough you literally could not drive to - E.G., it was in a hollow so steep that none of its roads actually connected to the outside world. Instead, people had to climb a set of public stairs to get out of the area.

While in one sense ridiculous, I could almost see it happening in Pittsburgh.

You could film it right in Brownsville, PA.

[Copanut]

Duck Hollow.

[AnnieLouBGH]

We're looking to spend no more than $100K, for a 3 bedroom house. How are Etna and Millvale vs Shaler proper?

Our families are in the north hills, so they'd be happy if we end up on that side of the river, while our friends are in Baldwin and Dormont, and would be happy if we ended up in the south hills. But it's true you can always drive anywhere. My husband is in love with the idea of taking the T in to work, but I don't think we can can count on buying something within walking distance of the T if we are in the south hills.

Thanks to the link to the farm, I've never been!

[eschaton]

You could buy something in Kilbuck for that price, which is in Avonworth School District.

[Hopes]

Millvale and Etna are fine. They're both safe. The bus transportation is frequent and the commute downtown is extremely fast.

Each has its own amenities. Etna has its own community pool and larger parks. Millvale has a community center and the bike trail to downtown along the river. Millvale's business district is better. There's a lot more going on in Millvale---community inspiration to become hip and cool. Etna is more set on remaining a solid safe working class neighborhood than a hip town. Millvale is very spread out so you might not end up near the amenities. You can walk to anything in Etna since the amenities are centrally located. Etna feeds to the better elementary school. The elementary school for Millvale is fine though.

[Copanut]

Originally Posted by AnnieLouBGH

We're looking to spend no more than $100K, for a 3 bedroom house. How are Etna and Millvale vs Shaler proper?

Our families are in the north hills, so they'd be happy if we end up on that side of the river, while our friends are in Baldwin and Dormont, and would be happy if we ended up in the south hills. But it's true you can always drive anywhere. My husband is in love with the idea of taking the T in to work, but I don't think we can can count on buying something within walking distance of the T if we are in the south hills.

Thanks to the link to the farm, I've never been!

The T ends in South Park Twp, you could find something there for 100K.