Offered a job in Pittsburgh
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Anonymous
| Friends just moved there and love it. Housing is much less expensive. Not sure about schools--they opted for private. |
Anonymous
The job would have to be excellent. pittsburgh winters are brutal and depressing. |
Anonymous
| I am not white & thought places like Mt. Lebanon, Wexford, Squirrel Hill, Shady Side, & Friendship were diverse enough for me. There are other neighborhoods that I did not even list that are diverse. Its a charming city. |
Anonymous
Actually, this year Pittsburgh got less snow than DC did. Pittsburgh is not in the snow belt. |
Anonymous
| No. Life is short. Don't waste some of your best years in Pittsburgh. |
Anonymous
Don't know the area myself but my husband is from Mt Lebanon and he loved it. We'd move there if we could. Enjoy! |
Anonymous
| My best friend moved to Pittsburgh and she loves it. Way cheaper than DC and good culture. I really loved it when I've visited. |
Anonymous
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What kind of 'not white' are you? The universities draw a lot of east and southeast asian intellectuals, but there still isnt' a large black community in pittsburgh. And Pittsburgh is still a fairly segregated town.
That said, it's a wonderful town. Go visit. You'll absolutely be able to get a mortgage or rent something for less than $1500/month. |
Anonymous
| Pittsburgh is awesome. Amazing theater, art, etc. Food scene is up and coming. Shady side is a bit pricier but there are so many other neighborhoods with their own personalities and everything is super close in (assuming you stay on the city versus the burbs). |
Anonymous
| i'm black. i'm looking at living in shadyside or squirrel hill, possibly edgewood, regent square or point breeze. |
Anonymous
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We almost moved there. Very diverse city, and over the last 10-20 years, it has really modernized and attracted a lot of tech industry.
We looked at Cranberry and Mars area. Schools were good. But commute might be a bit much. |
Anonymous
| No, no, no. It's full of people who have never left or who went to college away and moved back. It's hard to "break into" that dynamic. Also while it might not snow as much as DC these days, it's constantly overcast/rainy. If youre're serious, get on match now and buy yourself a SAD lamp. It ain't called Sh$@?burg for nothin. |
Anonymous
OP, where will you be working and what grade is your child going into? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Squirrel Hill has some blocks that are entirely Orthodox Jewish families and they tend to be less...neighborly toward outsiders. Shadyside is nice. |