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You can replace SF with any big coastal city in America and it’s the same story.
by mercy_dude 5y ago
You can replace SF with any big coastal city in America and it’s the same story.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoNeither Boston nor DC are that bad. I hear Philly is trying though, no recent first hand experience with that one.
- giantg2 5y agoThe actual city of Philly is generally a mess, similar to what is described above. SEPTA is meh. Every few years they strike and you're stranded. Short, direct trips are OK. It's a long complicated process for certain trips. Payment can be different for each type. High speed line - put bills in the money feeder, subway - tokens, regional line - buy a ticket, etc. Schools... most are junk. It's basically a moot point though. If you have money and a family you live in the suburbs where the schools are better, not the actual city. Philly is the poorest county in the state and one of the poorest cities in the nation. Meanwhile, Bucks, Chester, and Delaware counties are very affluent. Housing is expensive relative to pay opportunities in the area. You can find cheaper housing, but it's probably not a safe neighborhood. We are in a tech desert. It seems most jobs in the area are at or slight below the national average for pay. Living expenses are a bit above average, I think.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoI grew up in the Philly suburbs and went to Temple..I laugh at the idea of rich people choosing to live in center city. They fixed the payment thing for septa but during covid all the progress made on crime went out the window. They also tear gassed some affluent white techies in the crowd during the protests because the blue collar cops in Philly are some of the dumbest individuals I've ever had the displeasure of interacting with. I literally moved to Maui during covid and was able to pay the same rent I was throwing away on an apartment in Northern liberties but instead I was 500 ft from the ocean
- eatonphil 5y agoPhilly cost of living is fantastic. The local job opportunities don't pay as well as DC or Boston or NYC or SF. But you can just work remotely for a big company and get a reasonable wage. Not being a parent I don't know about the school system.
- giantg2 5y agoI would not call it fantastic. It's better than the cities you just named, but at least average, probably a bit above average.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoThe Philadelphia school district is garbage. The other kids will be less affluent than you for the most part. Anyone who cares about their kid's future moves to a suburban school district asap. It's seriously a networking thing because socially life long friends get minted in elementary and middle school.
- giantg2 5y agoYep. I was responding to the person's comment about cost of living.
- 0x0nyandesu 5y agoYup not arguing just adding my perspective. There are some gems though like science leadership academy which is a charter magnet school. If you're stuck in Philly it's probably the best school. I personally know someone that used to work there doing IT and teaching kids programming.
- mercy_dude 5y agoWhere in Boston are you talking about affordable housing? Places even as far as Quincy are renting over 2k/mo.