<p>Might be moving to Philadelphia next summer. This is my daughter’s last year of high school, so no need to worry about that, but if your kids were out of school, and you wanted a place with four or five bedrooms, and we’re used to about five acres… for the puppies…</p>
<p>where, what, etc…</p>
<p>Out of curiousity, what would you be getting in Phili that you wouldn’t be getting in Chicago.</p>
<p>Ok, since you asked, I would pick Princeton. It is close to NYC and Philidelphia. It is a great college town and there are many beautiful homes.</p>
<p>I just went to my high school reunion last week. The guy works in Princeton (has an excellent job there) but they live in Pennsylvania-said house prices (they said they built something) were much cheaper outside Philadelphia and the commute was not bad.</p>
<p>A really intriguing professional opportunity is what I would be getting, and I might want to go for it.</p>
<p>So, Princeton is near Philly? I seriously don’t know anything about that city. I went there once when I was a kid for some historical tour or something. I’m a bit at sea. </p>
<p>So, that’s good to know.</p>
<p>I’m guessing (hoping) that you are very, very well off because five acres of land within commuting distance of Philadelphia will cost a few million dollars. Since Philadelphia was settled in the 1700’s, you have to go pretty far out to get a house with any appreciable land for a reasonable price. Closer to the city and you are talking about the Main Line and estates. [Bryn</a> Mawr Real Estate & Bryn Mawr PA Homes for Sale - Zillow](<a href=“http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Bryn-Mawr-PA/]Bryn”>Bryn Mawr PA Real Estate - Bryn Mawr PA Homes For Sale | Zillow)</p>
<p>BTW, My husband thinks I’m wrong, and says that Chicago is comparable.</p>
<p>Will you be working in Center City or outside of the city (i.e. King of Prussia or somewhere like that)? That would make a difference in how I answer your question. I grew up outside of Philadelphia and go up there every 4-6 weeks to see family. My son just moved back there. JHS knows the area really well and lives there, so I hope he sees this thread. </p>
<p>I have also lived in Chicago (law school and 2 years after that). The Phila climate is less harsh, but is grey and gloomy most of the winter.</p>
<p>Phillie is an adorable, right-size city. I really like it. </p>
<p>(I realize that comment will not help OP at all, but I thought I’d say something.)</p>
<p>Answer for the center of the city. Are there trains? From here we can take the Metra into the city. Is it a city where forget about parking and the expressway is a parking lot during rush hour? </p>
<p>I know so little about the area, I might as well be from another country.</p>
<p>Kathy, thank you. Is that area near the city, itself?</p>
<p>The expressway is one of the worst in the country, but there are trains. Agree that the 5 acres is going to be a fortune and put you with a pretty long commute.</p>
<p>As others have said, probably depends on where in Philadelphia your work would be. My friends are in Newtown,Pa (north)but husband works in Princeton,NJ-google maps says it’s about a 30 minute commute.</p>
<p>Okay, I don’t want a long commute. Prefer 45 minutes by train, tops.</p>
<p>within that range? </p>
<p>if it were you, where would you go?</p>
<p>I don’t know about Chicago’s summers, but the Philly area tends to get very humid in the summers. </p>
<p>Went down there twice last summer and experienced mid-90s with humidity close to 100% at 10 pm at night for several nights in a row. Much more of a summer sauna than NYC summers.</p>
<p>I would not want to commute from Princeton to Philly. Too far. If you want to be in Jersey, there are some beautiful areas, with large lots, out near Medford in the lake communities and surrounding area. In PA, the West Chester area is very pretty, with again large parcels of land available, but it’s further. Not as far as Princeton, but further than Medford. Acreage of that size, though, will likely put you well over a million in any of those areas, if you want a nice house on it.</p>
<p>Wow. My childhood friend runs a-re max company in radnor. He lives in Abington, sells in radnor and other communities in that area. 50 years in the area. My other cousins live center city, in rotten house square. That is r-it ten-house. My iPad keeps changing spellings. Email me if you are serious about relocating.</p>
<p>Oldfort brought up living in Princeton but working in Philadelphia. Sounds like too far for poetgrl.</p>
<p>bookworm, I will, if it turns out.</p>
<p>I’m going to go out there in a week, and will get a better idea if this interests me as much as I think it might.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about commuting to Philadelphia from Princeton. I thought she was just looking for a retirement place. I think a college town is a great place for retirement.</p>
<p>Another thing about living in Princeton and working in Philly is that you live and work in two different media markets. I don’t know if you care about that, but if you live in Princeton that area would relate more to NY as far as TV and radio stations but work would be in the Philly market. The traffic reports you get, the sports teams that are covered the weather reports are all going to be different. I know that is not the end of the world, but if I were moving to a new area for work, I would want to be fully immersed in that area.</p>
<p>I have a family friend who lives in Warminster, PA and works in Philly. That could be an area worth checking out.</p>
<p>Loath Philly. High crime, bad traffic, rude people. I’m sure others will defend it but that is my experience.</p>