Hey,
Just wanted to know what are the good counties to live in that you can the best for your money.
Thanks
Hey,
Just wanted to know what are the good counties to live in that you can the best for your money.
Thanks
I think it depends on what your needs are and what you would like access to. For onstance, if you still want access to major gun ranges, gun stores, sporting evenys, nightlife, and good medical care but did not want to live in Pittsburgh you could move to Butler county. Lower taxes, more affordable housing in places, but still close enough to all of the above.
What he said ^ but on the east side of Pa. Bucks County is good. Close to Philadelphia, has everything from urban to cow country. The current Bucks County sheriff is good with NFA stuff and has no problem signing off on paperwork. Montgomery county sheriff is not too gun friendly and 50/50 on signing off.
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Montco is also high property taxes
My wife is from Doylestown and so naturally we go there to visit her family quite frequently. I’m looking for jobs in that area because I want to move out of this hell-hole liberal state I’m currently in. Bucks County and Montgomery County are both really nice, though pretty expensive. Lehigh County isn’t too bad either. It has a different feeling than the rest of Eastern PA that I can’t quite put my finger on.
I also really like Gettysburg, though in the rest of Adams County there’s a whole lot of nothing.
In Western PA, Butler County is pretty nice and I really like Pittsburgh (my mom’s family is from that area).
It all depends on what you want to do, what kind of job, kids, etc. I live in Elk County I am 2.5 hrs from Pittsburg, Erie, and Buffalo NY. Its pretty quite in north central Pa. The sheriff in Elk County will sign in heart beat when asked:) Its cow country with the benefits of industry and a 1000yd rifle range!!! The rent is fair as there isnt a strong oilfield presence here yet.
Another vote for Adam’s County (Gettysburg), or western York County.
Close enough to decent jobs (Baltimore, DC area) and far enough away from the same crap associated with those places. Commute time over 1 hr but worth the ride once you get home.
Land is reasonable, beautiful country, and conservative climate.
If you’re buying land look into parcels greater than 10 acres. Once you go over 10 you are eligible for “Clean and Green” status which substantially reduces your property taxes.
Not to mention you can easily shoot on 10 acres!
Aegis
Thank you guys for your input. I been considering PA a Lot because here in ny there is no much to look for. So when my times comes I want to move to such a free state
and be able breath that fresh air ![]()
DEMOCRAPS have pretty much fouled up Pittsburgh for 90 years now - we manage in spite of them.
Avoid Philthy and you should be fine most anywhere.
I happen to be looking for 15 to 40 acres in that area right now. Do you have any good resources for finding available land? Not too much offered for a reasonable price that I’ve found online. Most stuff I see is asking $8K to $10K per acre which is pretty crazy. Prefer to find bare land.
I see a bunch of real nice empty farm parcels throughout the area. I’m tempted to start cold-calling farmers to make offers on pasture land. ![]()
Craig,
The price on smaller tracts will be higher per acre than the larger ones.
Be wary of people selling or looking to sell to potential developers. You might be better off buying and existing farmhouse, gutting and adding on to it then going after a parcel that has been divided off a larger one. Remember building is expensive and running electric 1/4 mile will be well over $15k.
Stay away from pure farmland, and pure woodlots as they area going to be more expensive than say a lot with 1/2 farm and 1/2 woods.
Here is a link to Adams county real estate with properties over 10 acres.
http://www.homes.com/Real_Estate/PA/County/ADAMS/?maxLotSize=*&minLotSize=10
Here is a nice piece of land for less than $5100 an acre:
http://www.homes.com/listing/182793441/2194_Iron_Springs_Rd_FAIRFIELD_PA_17320
Good tips, thanks. I’ve done the demo/reconstruction on an old home before and won’t be signing on for that again! :eek:
this. Bucks county is almost paradise. I miss it. Much better than west PA, they dont even have cheesesteaks!
We don’t have the Iggles or the Flyers, either… but we manage. ![]()
Im a few miles south of Doylestown in Jamison. There has been a lot of farm land for sale lately in Swamp rd right off 263. A few farmhouses with one being advertised as “homestead”. I dont remember which but one is 10 acres $640k
Between the burbs and Philly there are jobs it just depends on what you do.
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Damn 640k for 10 acres? That’s a little bit steep
That part of Bucks co. is expansive. There are a lot of side roads that almost take you back 80 years but otherwise its very built up with McManssions all over the place. And even in this economy developers are still buying up land and plunking down 10sq ft homes.
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Damn good to know that man, if it weren’t for you guys people looking to get something there would get raped! Lol
Dont get me wrong its not all like that. It just depending on what youre looking for. A nice 1500-2k sq ft townhouse can still be had for $220k +/-. A 2k sq ft + single home in the mid 300k. You just wont have a huge lot or a gigantic back yard and your neighbors will be 30 ft away.
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Where in elk county is the 1000yrd range.
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