What's it like to retire in the suburbs of Philly

[Anonymous]

I grew up in the Philly burbs. It’s almost exactly the same as here. No noticeable difference, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Philly burbs. It’s almost exactly the same as here. No noticeable difference, IMO.

+1. Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been to the Philly suburbs for summer lacrosse tournaments and it's hotter than shit. Every bit as bad as here.

+1.
My ILs live there and I won't set foot there in the summer.

[Anonymous]

We lived in Albany NY for awhile and the summers sucked there, too. If you go further north it's better, but then your winters are bad, too.

Buffalo NY is great in the summer but the winters are a drawback. I never minded the snow, but the gray skies were depressing.

Where have you looked out west? I can't wait to move out of DC's heat and humidity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We lived in Albany NY for awhile and the summers sucked there, too. If you go further north it's better, but then your winters are bad, too.

Buffalo NY is great in the summer but the winters are a drawback. I never minded the snow, but the gray skies were depressing.

Where have you looked out west? I can't wait to move out of DC's heat and humidity.

I have looked at CO, Reno, NV, suburbs of Portland, OR. I don't think I want to go up as far north as Seattle, though.

I also looked at DE, but based on what someone posted about elevation impacting humidity (never thought of it that way), DE would also be humid, I'm assuming. And I don't mean the beach areas, but more like Wilmington.

Honestly, I am at a loss.

Maybe the humidity won't be a big deal when I'm like 75 and not as mobile since I'll be stuck indoors.

[Anonymous]

New Hampshire

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Philly burbs. It’s almost exactly the same as here. No noticeable difference, IMO.

+1. Same.

I grew up there too and disagree. It’s a bit cooler and a bit less humid. But not much. OP you really need to get up to New York or further north if you wan to escape swampiness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just an FYI since this came up in another thread, there is no area in the US that is simultaneously liberal, diverse, affordable, and temperate.

It’s true!

I was going to say Vermont, but lose on the diverse.

[Anonymous]

How about Providence RI? I love that little city, and it's 40 percent minority at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:It is hot in philly. I grew up there and we went "down the shore" every August.

hotter than DC area? or as hot?

To me, just as hot. Sorry!

philly summer is worse than DC summer. I don't know why. others must agree, because the suburbs are a ghost town from Memorial Day to Labor Day. I think people must live at the beach in NJ and commute the 60 miles to work?

OP here.... how the heck are the suburbs in Philly so hot. Isn't it up north enough for it not to be as humid as DC.

I am seriously running out of places to look at to retire.

I want to live near an airport, and lots of diversity (I am not white). I cannot handle the humidity. I can handle cold, just not humidity.

I also perfer coastal areas, and not because of politics.

Sorry, OP, it's super humid. Great place but I don't think the weather is a selling point. In addition to humid summers we also have gray icy winters

Philly person here, sorry OP, if you can’t handle DC humidity, Philly is no better. I was going to recommend the Poconos as its in the mountains and probably less humid. Lots of NYC workers live there and commute.But I don’t know if the airports are close enough for you.

[Anonymous]

Look at a climate map. The entire eastern seaboard is either humid subtropical or humid continental. You have to go west if you want cool and dry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look at a climate map. The entire eastern seaboard is either humid subtropical or humid continental. You have to go west if you want cool and dry.

Am west. Smoky and expensive. Snow.