Frasbee

Just out of curiosity, assuming you could have steady work, where would you prefer to live and why?

Chris21

Perfer an urban area. I say this because it's all I've ever known. I like the fact I could walk out my front door at ANY time of the day/night and get ANYTHING I want. And everything is walking distance.

Been to and stayed for lengthy amounts of time in rural areas... and I must say I hated it with a passion.

Although I do like suburban areas. We're looking at houses and that's where we are looking. Mostly because the price of homes in urban areas are sky high.

NolaTigaBait

I like being in the city....New Orleans isn't yor typical city though...so not sure how I'd fare in Philly or NYC...

John Valdes

Deleted. Stupid post.

jwjrw

I've lived on the outskirts of the city all my life. I'm thinking I might move to the country. Lower taxes, less crime, less TRAFFIC I hate traffic.

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BuzzKill

I like to live within my means.

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B4T

Just keep in mind, less people = less work available

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jwjrw

When I saw country I mean less than 50 miles from downtown. Out of charlotte but right next door. Maybe another 10 miles from where I am now. Our taxes suck here.

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Zog

You would hate it, they make the girls wear shirts, you can't carry your drinks around the street, and most people pee in bathrooms

Dennis Alwon

Here is an aerial view of my place. Take a guess where I prefer to live.

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B4T

Taxes here are about $10,000.00 average per year, I thought NC was easy on the wallet?

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B4T

Dennis.. how many acres do you have there.

Sure looks sweet!!!!

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Dennis Alwon

Depends on where you live. I pay about $3,000 a year in property taxes but I live in the county. If I lived in the city I think it would double.

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slickvic277

This is a topic that comes up often on the job site. Philadelphia at one time had over 2 million people in it but now were some where in the neighborhood of 1.4 to 1.6 million with most moving to the burbs'.

Some people HATE Philly and the majority have never lived here and others watched there once beautiful middle class north east neighborhoods get destroyed by section 8 housing and NYC slumlords.
Which caused a mass exodus from lower N.E. Philly over the last 20 years.

That being said the city is probably overall the nicest it's been in 50 years and I really like it here. I live in an affordable blue collar neighborhood. I'm walking distance from lot's of good bars and food,I live walking distance from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennypack_Park and I can get to the suburbs or center city with in 20 minutes time.

There's two down side's, my city wage tax is as much as some peoples pay checks and the school system is a complete wreck. When my kid is school age I'll probably make the "white flight" to the suburbs for the superior school system.

It will be hard for me to make the move as my family has been here FOREVER.

Both have pro's and con's. But sometimes the suburbanites and there better then you city folk attitudes drive me nuts.

Dennis Alwon

It's a bit deceptive. It's about 2.2 acres and the house is about 3,000 sq.ft with a full unfinished basement

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Podagrower

5 acres. Small house. Neighbors within walking distance but not visible unless the trees have dropped their leaves.

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pudge565

I prefer rural. I can do many things in the "country" that I could not do in the urban setting. I guess where I live is actually considered suburbs as I am right outside of a small town and neighbors are fairly close.

Frasbee

Abington has a spectacular school system.

That's where I graduated.

goose134

I live in Chicago proper and I like it despite the flagrant corruption in local government. The taxes, while on the surface may appear to be high, are lower than some suburbs. I grew up in the burbs and did alright. I own rural property but could not see myself living there for any extended period of time. I guess I like the hustle and bustle.

Plus I can parallel park like a champ.

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goose134

Dennis, when I first saw the photo (without my cheaters), I thought, "Why does he live in a parking lot?"

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