BadNick

I grew up in Philadelphia and was always exploring around, so I'm sure I know this area very well. While I've been in several other cities that also seem very appealing, I am a big fan of Philly. Until I was 29yo I lived in the city and liked it. When it was time for me to find a house, I wanted to stay near the city and I had certain neighborhoods that I targeted and searched; and then I found the house that I'm still living in now...that was in 1978. What appealed to me about this area back then and still today is that this neighborhood is less than 15 minutes from center city but it feels like a laid back, very safe, quiet little borough...but not dead at all; fun stuff's always happening, people are around...the place is alive. When I was the "young guy" in the neighborhood 30 years ago I right away hit it off very well with my neighbors, and even though many of those neighbors have changed...and I'm now one of the older neighbors here...I still feel like the people in this area are mostly friendly, civil, and caring about the quality of life here.


edit: on top of that, we have one of the best school systems anywhere PLUS relatively low real estate taxes (since the township hauls in big bucks from many megabuck properties and commercial taxes)