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gregv64 OP t1_j8q16n0 wrote

Reply to comment by GraffitiTavern in Moving to mountain region of PA-Tell me how it is? by gregv64

Thanks for the suggestion. I am talking about the north east part, found a few very nice homes in bradford county-towanda and sayre. Im not necessarily against oil and gas..i work in the powertrain industry, but always hear about contaminated wells with fracking. On the other hand, if the well didnt go bad within a few months of a drill site, it will probably be fine..? This may be one of those things like school shootings…its not a problem till it is a problem.

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artificialavocado t1_j8q6r1h wrote

Potter and Tioga are beautiful places to visit but they are really out there in the sticks. Long drives to Williamsport or Elmira for things you can find or access in the bigger towns likes Wellsboro or Mansfield.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j8rz90e wrote

> found a few very nice homes in bradford county-towanda and sayre.

 
They're cheap for a reason. You get what you pay for.

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gregv64 OP t1_j8rzddr wrote

This one was definitely not cheap..

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j8rzoiw wrote

Then you're getting ripped off. There's absolutely nothing up there. The land is essentially worthless.

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OneTrueDweet t1_j8s1l0p wrote

The proximity to NYC keeps housing values elevated up there. I know a few people who live in NEPA and work in NYC. Their jobs provide them with hotels or apartments during the week.

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Endlesshills03 t1_j8ushor wrote

> The proximity to NYC keeps housing values elevated up there.

Tioga and Bradford are 4+ hours from NYC. It's 4+ hours from any major city I think.

It's rich city people moving out of the cities in their retirements that drove prices up like crazy after they had been driven up by the natural gas industry.

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OneTrueDweet t1_j8uwk77 wrote

Didn’t realize it was that far.. but retiring cityfolk definitely makes sense

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Endlesshills03 t1_j8uscpp wrote

housing is insane right now in that area. It's starting to level off some but house prices were going up to over $300k and selling instantly. Lots of city people moving into the area selling their $1m houses and having a ton of cash left over.

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gregv64 OP t1_j8q8k03 wrote

Care to explain further? What do you mean by not very family? What do you mean by not nice?

Indeed we will be taking our rv to potential areas for a week trip early summer to scout locations.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j8rzd9c wrote

Going to second this, my dad's family relocated from New Jersey to Bradford County in the 1970s and I grew up visiting that area frequently. The people are, uh, clannish to say the least.

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gregv64 OP t1_j8s1ooh wrote

See this is the insight I am looking for. Opinions of people from these areas. This is constructive feedback in my opinion.

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Endlesshills03 t1_j8urlcf wrote

Had family move to Bradford in the 70s and the stories I hear from back then compared to today are insane. One family member had someone pull a gun on them telling them they were trespassing on their own property. 'I've never seen you before, so you either leave or get shot' kind of stuff. They didn't even get arrested when the cops showed up, it was 'oh thats <soandso> and he's a bit protective of his hunting spots. I'll tell him to cool it'. It's a lot better now, but compared to most areas still stuck in the past.

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69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_j8uwk42 wrote

My dad's family used to tell people "You best not stay here, your car battery won't last the winter" and it took me a very long time to understand that was a threat, not friendly advice.

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Endlesshills03 t1_j8uraae wrote

Bradford county is definitely not the place you want to bring a family imo.

Someone else said very clannish and that is absolutely the truth. if you aren't part of the in group, whichever ingroup you are dealing with, you aren't anyone important. People will definitely be nice to you, and people will even help you out, but if you go against anything a certain group believes it's all down hill very quickly.

And if you aren't conservatives you might as well forget it. And I mean believing in jewish space lasers kind of conservative.

You are also far away from pretty much everything.

My recommendation if you are set on north east PA is to keep close to Scranton area. You at least have things to expose your kids to that isn't 2+ hours away, and the 'you are an outsider' issue isn't as big.

Oh and the drug issue in Bradford is extremely bad. I've already had to deal with the cops 3 times this year because of drug addicts.

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