Does anyone have any experience on this area? I will be starting school next year in Elkins Park, PA, which is just outside of Philly to the north. I am hoping to find some house or townhome to rent, outside of Phil, but can't seem to find anything but 1500/month 500 square feet apartments.

10/29/2007 12:01:56 PM

upper darby

its pretty much the ghetto, but the cheapest living there

10/29/2007 12:04:38 PM

yo holmes to bel-air

10/29/2007 12:17:44 PM

[Edited on October 29, 2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason : double post]

10/29/2007 12:39:37 PM

dont live in upper darby

you'll be killed.

there's all the time students or young professionals looking for roomates in the museum district or manayunk looking for housemates.

i'd live in manayunk if it weren't such a commute for me

that's not that close to where you're looking for, but the transit system makes it easier

10/29/2007 12:40:09 PM

Most of my friends live in the Manayunk area.

10/29/2007 2:38:25 PM

I was looking more in the Willow Grove, Abington areas. What about those?

10/29/2007 2:40:28 PM

I grew up in Hatboro- Horsham, so I'd definitely suggest Willow Grove and surrounding areas. Safe, great location, train will take you straight into the city, shopping is good... what listings are you looking at?

My mom's family is all from Upper Darby--- yeah, not that safe anymore

10/29/2007 6:04:53 PM

Are you going to PCO?

10/29/2007 6:52:47 PM

^YUP

10/29/2007 9:23:48 PM

My cousin used to live in center city. He had a pretty nice place for $1500 a month.

10/30/2007 8:24:41 PM

http://www.nbc10.com/safercity/13405221/detail.html

Here's the murder map, bet you don't have that down in Raleigh!

10/30/2007 8:32:30 PM

Yeah thats pretty scary.

10/30/2007 8:49:03 PM

I'm used to waking up in the morning, watching the news and seeing at least one story about a murder over the night.

My block of west philly isn't too bad.

10/30/2007 8:58:08 PM

Yeah I don't want to live in Philly. I want to live to the north somewhere. Fort Washington, Warrington, Abington, Willow Grove?

10/30/2007 9:45:00 PM

I just moved back to NC last year from 4 years in Philadelphia. I lived the 1st year in NE Philly and then 3 years in Elkins Park. I too suggest Abington/Willow Grove if you can afford it. It's an excellent place to live.

If you can't find anthing in that area, check out Montclair Duplexes in NE Philly. I lived there for 1 year. It's not the nicest/newest thing, but it's safe, adequate, and was $715/mo for a 2 bedroom/1 bath apartment. Granted, this was 4 years ago but the price shouldn't have gone up that much. It's less than 10 min from PCOM.

http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/PA-Philadelphia-Montclair-Duplex-Apartments.html

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10/30/2007 11:26:52 PM

you gotta get a gat nowm cuz Philadelphia is similar to Iraq now

10/31/2007 1:24:23 AM

ive never been to philly but driven around it many times.

also murder maps are pretty cool.

10/31/2007 7:04:55 AM

I'm moving to Philly in like 4 weeks also...

Going to be working near West Point

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10/31/2007 5:45:12 PM

We've had three cops shot so far this week.

10/31/2007 9:13:53 PM

^^ Where are you living??

10/31/2007 10:56:33 PM

im not sure yet.. i all know is that my job is at the West Point site for Merck & Co.

So somewhere close and safe

10/31/2007 11:05:16 PM

police officer in philly got shot and killed within the past day

11/1/2007 11:23:28 AM

Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last
night now they blew up his house too

11/1/2007 11:41:15 AM

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"Here's the murder map, bet you don't have that down in Raleigh!"

yes we do. can't find the link right now but there's an RPD interactive map with all sorts of different crimes

11/1/2007 12:17:07 PM

http://imaps.co.wake.nc.us/imaps/main.htm?msize=525

Choose "raleigh crime data" in select a view on the bottom.

Pick whatever crimes you like.

11/1/2007 12:53:28 PM

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"Here's the murder map, bet you don't have that down in Raleigh!"

im still trying to figure out why you would brag about this

11/2/2007 9:48:28 AM

Well, if you do get murdered, the cops won't be able to solve it now, but they'll put all of the evidence in a box, and 20-30 years from now, some witness with a conscience will come forward, teary eyed, and hand over the one critical piece of missing evidence to solve the case.

And the cops who solve it will look off into the distance and sees a vision of your ghost, and everyone gets a warm fuzzy.

11/2/2007 10:31:40 AM

white students do not get murdered often in philly

11/2/2007 6:23:23 PM

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"white students do not get murdered often in philly"

This is true. Three months alive so far.

11/2/2007 6:30:24 PM

its like veitnam

11/3/2007 6:07:51 PM

I need to find a place soon... any websites I should be looking at (other than craigslist)?? I prefer it to be near West Point as possible so I don't have a retarded commute to work (anything >30 min is considered too long for me).

11/10/2007 6:35:07 AM

I moved to Philly for grad school- been here since August. Try to live in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion, Ardmore, or anywhere on the Main Line. Once you cross City Ave (highway 1) coming from West Philly it makes a world of a difference. The Main Line rent can be expensive but WELL worth it. I go to Saint Joe's- it's cool to know maybe I won't be the only kid in the Philly area with a WOLFPACK license tag. hit me up on PM if you have any questions.

11/11/2007 12:00:21 PM

and don't live in Manayunk. I mean, it's okay... but on Wednesdays through Saturday you won't be able to park your car because an insane amount of college kids flock to Manayunk to drink & party. Also, the streets are all on an incline, so when it gets icy it is impossible to drive on them. It's just a yucky, dirty area. It's relatively safe but like I said- everyone goes there to drink and party so sometimes it can get loud and crowded. BUT there is an awesome diner that's open 24 hours and there's really nothing like that in Ardmore or Bala.


Apartment prices in Manayunk are lower than Main Line prices though.


Cool places in the actual city- make sure you go to the Mutter Museum and Penn's Landing.
First Friday is awesome too, sometimes there's free wine & cheese.


Good luck!

11/11/2007 12:15:04 PM

Check Out Paddy's Pub downtown if you get a chance

11/11/2007 1:41:51 PM

come down and say hello!

11/11/2007 1:46:17 PM

Quote :

"Moving to Philly.."

[Edited on November 11, 2007 at 2:07 PM. Reason : .]

11/11/2007 2:07:06 PM

11/11/2007 2:26:56 PM

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"and don't live in Manayunk. I mean, it's okay... but on Wednesdays through Saturday you won't be able to park your car because an insane amount of college kids flock to Manayunk to drink & party."

Okay... visited to places in Manayunk tonight (friday night). I couldn't even find a place to park to see the 2nd place (Carson St). A lot of the houses were old and kind of beaten down. Fucking narrow ass streets, and yes everything there is on an incline, that's gota suck in winter.

Luckly, I just found a place in Hatboro that's very close to my work. House only 9 years old.

12/1/2007 10:40:15 PM

^ Did you find one to rent or buy. We are looking to rent a house starting at the end of next summer, so if you have some suggestions that would be great!

12/2/2007 12:12:26 AM

i'm sure this is obvious

but here you go anyways

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/roo/

12/2/2007 12:23:29 AM

^^ I'm renting. I work in West Point, PA so Hatboro is a better location (10 min commute vs 45 min commute from Manayunk).

hammster it all depends on where you guys work. One thing a part of Manayunk (Carson St) area is good for is that it's like 2-3 blocks from the train station, so if R6 (Route 6) takes you to your work, it's a lot better -- just roll out of bed and walk to train station.

kk.. im retarded.. forgot your first post. Go look @ Google Map (link below). Pay attention to the SEPTA (the rail system and which lines goes where and pick a place near a station with a route that goes straight to Elkins Park. You do not want to drive during mornings.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Elkins+Park,+PA,+United+States+of+America&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title

I've spent a full day here now, driving around and looking at different places. Btw, my new GPS car navigation thingy made the move as painless as possible. I just program in addresses and tell it to tell me how to get there.



[Edited on December 2, 2007 at 12:39 AM. Reason : kk]

12/2/2007 12:33:53 AM

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"Luckly, I just found a place in Hatboro that's very close to my work. House only 9 years old."

WOW where? I know practically every place in Hatboro, that's where I grew up-- right off of York Rd and Summit Ave and my grandmother had that big house at the corner of east Moreland and Penn Ave across from the train station. I am so jealous of you, cause I really miss Hatboro

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12/2/2007 8:16:40 AM

^ Okay my bad, it's not Hatboro. I live in Hatfield.

Went to Buckingham, PA this evening (Had to exchange a sports coat at Brooks Brothers -- for Xmas party & social functions at work). I love that area... i think I passed through Doylestown downtown on the way there. Doylestown downtown is really nice. It's like Chapel Hill downtown, but nicer (better kept) and several blocks of really nice shops.

12/3/2007 7:35:40 PM

buy a pistol, seriously.

12/5/2007 1:15:06 AM

balls to the wall.

its like NYC when it was shitty and dangerous.

except its Philly.

which sucks

12/5/2007 8:46:08 AM

BTTT


just got offered a job up there, office is in Logan Square, what are some good places to look at for housing that are near subway/mass transit stops?

1/7/2008 8:32:35 PM

In Philly, Shreet = Street

1/7/2008 11:07:14 PM

bttt

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