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Where is the best/ most convenient suburb near Philly?

What’s the best suburb south of Philly for a single/late 30’s something?

  • I’m thinking about relocating for a job around Wilmington DE. My first thinking is to find a place to live somewhere between Wilmington & Philadelphia. The commute would be south to work, north for arts/culture and other nice things… Right now I live in NYC, but would like to get away from the keyed up lifestyle, but still have some access to the niceties of city life (music/meetups/etc).Here are some things I would really like in a town: •Quiet, laid back place… maybe some rentals off the beaten trail. •One or two pleasant bars/coffee shops/cultural happenings place…etc. (negotiable point, will have a car) •No-hassle commute to my office, just south of Wilmington. I do have some opportunities to explore the area during business travel, but I’ve found it tough to know when to get off the main streets. Near Wilmington may be ok too, feel free to add ideas I haven’t thought of. Thanks!

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    No-hassle commute to my office It isn't clear if your commute will be by car or by public transportation. You want to live north of Wilmington (closer to Philly) but your office is south of Wilmington. What that means is that your commute will involve going over bridges and through a city to get to the other side, each way. That can be really problematic from a traffic point of view and smaller cities like Wilmington can have traffic problems every bit as brutal as larger places. That is just something to consider if your commute will be by car.

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Commute will likely be by car, thanks.

shimmer

The commute question will really vary by where south of Wilmington you are commuting to. Elsmere? Pike Creek? Newark? Middletown? In other words do you have to go down I95 which makes Delaware County easier or is it farther west and you can get there more easily from Chester County. Also hope they fix the 495 bridge before you start!

interplanetjanet

I know almost nothing about the area, however: 1) I live in Maryland. 2) I have family in the Tri-State Area near NYC, so I'm often driving through Delaware and up toward and through NYC. 3) On very rare occasions I need to travel to central New Jersey for work. Given this, I know from experience that I-95 from the Maryland state line to the split-off for the New Jersey Turnpike is ALWAYS a traffic nightmare. If you can at all avoid using 95 on your commute, DO IT.

tckma

Hey, think about Media, PA. It's got a downtown, restaurants, it's close to Wilmington, it's a train ride from Philly, and it's got a nice all-around quality of life.

Mister_A

Here's the http://www.mediaborough.com/. Wanda Sykes lives there!

Mister_A

I would suggest: Media Chadds Ford Swarthmore Wilmington Ridley Park West Chester Newark But which would be most convenient depends on where you are working.

interplanetjanet

Thanks all. The workplace is newcastle de.

shimmer

The historic part of New Castle is very nice. It's probably expensive though.

interplanetjanet

The more I think about it the more I would be sure to check out http://www.thebrandywine.com/go/historic_new_castle.html. It's walkable, has historic colonial houses, a couple of restaurants, a coffee shop, a used bookstore, and a nice park on the river where you can go for walks and look at ships. Maybe it isn't what a young guy from New York would call exciting but I go down there to walk around a lot. I have no idea what the rentals are like though or even if there are any. It's also convenient to I95 in case you want to drive up to Philly.

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