Recent comments in /f/Pennsylvania

DisciplineShot2872 t1_jbrhrj7 wrote

You'll probably do better in one of the major cities, which means Phiily or Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is 300,000, with a metro of 2.4 million. Philly is 1.6 million, with a metro of 6.3 million. Phoenix is a hair bigger than Philly, with a metro of 4.9 million, but again, it's a lot larger geographically. There's only one other city of more than 100,000 in the state, which could lead to a huge culture shock (my wife had the opposite issue, coming to Philly from Cochise County).

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DisciplineShot2872 t1_jbrfmig wrote

Seeing what you're paying in rent, it's cheaper in Philly, even in nicer neighborhoods. I pay $1400 for a 2/1 rowhome in working class Philly, but that is on the high side. I won't claim there's no crime, but it's not the lawless hellhole some claim. It's also hugely diverse and has just about everything you could want. It's also similarly sized to Phoenix populationwise, though much more compact.

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