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Lawmonger t1_j3vpwar wrote

Unless you're looking for mountains or deserts you'll find it in PA. A major city like Philadelphia, a smaller one like Pittsburgh, down to tiny towns in the middle of nowhere. Forests, hills, valleys, farms, pavement and concrete. Wealth and poverty. Some of the most extreme people on the political spectrum and many of us somewhere in between.

Would a minority be accepted in PA? Racism is everywhere but I think the greater the minority population the greater the chance that would happen. Would you be accepted in rural PA? My hunch is you would get a polite reception but dating their daughter might be a problem.

We live in Bucks county NE of Philadelphia. High cost of living, high housing costs, low crime (drug use and burglaries). Easy access to Philadelphia and NYC isn't much farther away. NJ beaches and Poconos about an hour drive away. Very wooded. Delaware River Valley is beautiful. Great place to bike. I enjoy living here, but housing prices have exploded so you'll need a good income if you're moving here.

Good luck with your search!

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Wild_Box9005 t1_j3vxsqv wrote

On the flip side, I live about 10 minutes from the bucks county line in Montgomery county. The town I live in is 8 miles from a major bucks county town but yet my housing is 25% less and crime is lower my commute to work is 12.5 miles and takes me 25 minutes

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Lawmonger t1_j3z3dqu wrote

I don’t know anyone who commutes into Philly, other than my wife once a week on the train. Our friends work remotely or locally, a couple in NJ. Crime has not been an issue. A neighbor was arrested for DUI. An elderly woman in a nursing home had her house broken into. A friend’s house was burglarized while they were out. His neighbor said he heard glass breaking but didn’t call the police. What are neighbors for?

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Wild_Box9005 t1_j3zh3iy wrote

Bro I’m not sure where you’re living but I’ve left my car keys in the cup holder and my windows down overnight a few times, came out the next morning and it was all still there. Then again my towns population is like 3k

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