Is PA a good place to retire?

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Anonymous wrote:These "top 10" lists are always through a white lens.

I'm a POC who has lived in central PA and there is no way I'd return. As others have said, it is very white, conservative, Trumpy. Lots of blue-collar types. Not much to do, not a lot of culture. Food is meh. Look elsewhere.

+1 We are limited in our search to the burbs of major metro areas. That's fine. I like having diverse ethnic restaurants and being near a major airport.

Near Pittsburgh? People seem to love the city.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a popular place to retire because of the lack of taxes on pensions.

A friend of mine moved her parents to a 55 plus community that is right over the Maryland border. Her parents are retired feds and their community is FULL of other people from the DC area because of its location. Lots of the other residents and/or their families drive back and forth to the DC area on weekends.

0p, would you share the name of the area. TIA

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Anonymous wrote:The answer is no unless you're close to Philly. Interior PA is not a nice place.

And Philly is?! Seriously?

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Philadelphia is a joy. It has heart, history, art and active garden clubs, a restaurant scene, parks… easy trains to NYC and DC. Beautiful homes in the city and suburbs at a fraction of the DMV. So much there.

No denying there are areas truly in need of uplift.

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Anonymous wrote:Philadelphia is a joy. It has heart, history, art and active garden clubs, a restaurant scene, parks… easy trains to NYC and DC. Beautiful homes in the city and suburbs at a fraction of the DMV. So much there.

No denying there are areas truly in need of uplift.

Serious crime, drug problems though.

Choose carefully.

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Anonymous wrote:lmao at all the POC who are too fragile to be around Pennsylvania white people 😂😂😂

You sound dumb.

Not as dumb as people here who think rural PA is a hotbed of Klan activity or something, lmao.

I agree and these posts on here saying pa is all white it's total bs look it up there a good percentage of blacks in pa. People are so ignorant.

No one disputes that. But most minorities live in/around Philly and Pittsburgh not in the rural middle

All of the cities on this list except Harrisburg are in eastern Pennsylvania, not in the rural middle. On top of that, Reading, Allentown, and Lancaster have large Latino populations.

Allentown is 54% Hispanic and 10% Black, which is far more “diverse” than any place these snobby white people and self-proclaimed “POCs” live. But they don’t care about living in a truly diverse place. They really want to live in a place full of rich, elitist fascists and avoid working class people at all costs. They mask this class snobbery in concerns about Trump voters, when in reality they just hate working class people and working class culture, whether they be Black, Brown, or White.

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Anonymous wrote:lmao at all the POC who are too fragile to be around Pennsylvania white people 😂😂😂

You sound dumb.

Not as dumb as people here who think rural PA is a hotbed of Klan activity or something, lmao.

I agree and these posts on here saying pa is all white it's total bs look it up there a good percentage of blacks in pa. People are so ignorant.

No one disputes that. But most minorities live in/around Philly and Pittsburgh not in the rural middle

All of the cities on this list except Harrisburg are in eastern Pennsylvania, not in the rural middle. On top of that, Reading, Allentown, and Lancaster have large Latino populations.

Allentown is 54% Hispanic and 10% Black, which is far more “diverse” than any place these snobby white people and self-proclaimed “POCs” live. But they don’t care about living in a truly diverse place. They really want to live in a place full of rich, elitist fascists and avoid working class people at all costs. They mask this class snobbery in concerns about Trump voters, when in reality they just hate working class people and working class culture, whether they be Black, Brown, or White.

You sound like you have a cartoon image of those people you despise. Get to know people better and you might discover they aren’t as nasty as you believe they are.

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Its not on your list but I would add Georgia. Fairly retirement friendly, tax wise (no tax on ss or pensions/401k up to a certain amount). while there are conservative areas for sure in N. Georgia mountains, towns like athens and augusta would be welcoming and have college town amenities. I am originally from california and lived in georgia for a couple years and found most areas to be pretty diverse and welcoming. I've also heard good things about Chattanooga.

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Anonymous wrote:Its not on your list but I would add Georgia. Fairly retirement friendly, tax wise (no tax on ss or pensions/401k up to a certain amount). while there are conservative areas for sure in N. Georgia mountains, towns like athens and augusta would be welcoming and have college town amenities. I am originally from california and lived in georgia for a couple years and found most areas to be pretty diverse and welcoming. I've also heard good things about Chattanooga.

Georgia tax pensions, 457, 401k and IRA income. Social Security is not taxed.

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People have talked crap on York pa but no real explanation other than "go yourself"

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Pennsylvania is the most wretched state in the USA, or at least one of them. It's boring, lots of rednecks, people have no style or class and the cities are lame. They have crap restaurants and everything smells like cow dung. People wear a lot of jeans. They drive trucks with those balls that hang down. It's my version of hell.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious what people think about State College? It’s in central PA and is a university town.

Did not care for it, lived there 2 years. Filled with college students who seem to hang out and drink beer but that's it. No arts or culture or decent restaurants. Good if you like a rural area with lots and lots of cows. Nothing to do there on weekends if you are not a student.

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Its not on your list but I would add Georgia. Fairly retirement friendly, tax wise (no tax on ss or pensions/401k up to a certain amount). while there are conservative areas for sure in N. Georgia mountains, towns like athens and augusta would be welcoming and have college town amenities. I am originally from california and lived in georgia for a couple years and found most areas to be pretty diverse and welcoming. I've also heard good things about Chattanooga.

Georgia tax pensions, 457, 401k and IRA income. Social Security is not taxed.

The first 65k (130k per couple) from pensions etc is not taxed. After that