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fryler9581 OP t1_j6l7zbx wrote

Reply to comment by Urbanspy87 in 180-190k homes in decent areas by fryler9581

Well I have two sons and a fiancé one 5 the other 1 years old. I’m really looking for a family orientated area and west mifflin had good prices but everything sold. Or needs serious help sewer wise.

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Urbanspy87 t1_j6l8g7v wrote

Inventory is very low right now so if you have time to wait you may want to wait, especially with the interest rates up

When I was looking at a single family house for my family one of the neighborhoods that we saw things around that price was Swissville.

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Coneheadsjam t1_j6lqm2d wrote

Check out braddock hills

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fryler9581 OP t1_j6ltwlu wrote

Thank you I found a few homes here worth checking into!

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JustYourNeighbor t1_j6m2wm3 wrote

You got a school age fiancé, check the school districts first. Booth those areas are Woodland Hills. Propel is one of the charter schools for that area.

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uswforever t1_j6nd2mm wrote

My kids go to woodland hills. It's not the 90s anymore, that district is ok.

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JustYourNeighbor t1_j6nsu5p wrote

This wasn't the 90's either and school rankings are public information. Woodland Hills High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 2,797 schools in Pennsylvania

I have no skin in the game, and frankly, I didn't say anything bad about the district, just that prospective homeowners research their schools.

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uswforever t1_j6ntlcb wrote

The first article:

It's also from several years ago. My daughter is a senior right now, and my son is a sophomore. So this was before they attended the high school. I do remember hearing about it at the time though. It seems to me that they've fixed that problem.

Those school rankings don't tell the whole story either. As I said, my kids go there. I'm familiar with the academic environment. It's a large, and diverse school district. Achievement varies, but the education offered is fine.

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uglybushes t1_j6ld0if wrote

Do you work in west Mifflin?

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fryler9581 OP t1_j6lddks wrote

Not at the moment. Job offers there’s and downtown Pittsburgh. Im an electrician, confident if I find a good home I can make it work anywhere.

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firesidepoet t1_j6leg1y wrote

Bellevue is 10-15 mins from downtown and a decent family area. Affordable living

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uglybushes t1_j6lg52v wrote

Ok I would never move that far down 51 unless something was making me (family/work). I would live in crafton or Ingram with your budget

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grandma_millennial t1_j6lgp6v wrote

That’s what I was gonna suggest! Love it here. Very affordable and convenient to everywhere.

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