What's it like to retire in the suburbs of Philly
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Anonymous
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I cannot take the humidity. Would the suburbs of Philly be less humid? PA taxes seem reasonable.
What do you think? |
Anonymous
| It is hot in philly. I grew up there and we went "down the shore" every August. |
Anonymous
hotter than DC area? or as hot? |
Anonymous
To me, just as hot. Sorry! |
Anonymous
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? |
Anonymous
| Summers suck and winters are worse. Great restaurants so you’ll get fat because your indoors too much. |
Anonymous
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. |
Anonymous
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 
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Anonymous
| Portland? (Oregon or Maine). Not sure about diversity though. |
Anonymous
| 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. |
Anonymous
 It’s true!
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Anonymous
OP here.. I don't need or want uber liberal (I am an Independent), but yea, I was just saying to my spouse that anywhere pleasant and diverse is going to be expensive. I thought about Portland/Beaverton, but taxes seem a bit too high there for us to retire early. How do all these retirees deal with the FL humidity? Do older people tolerate humidity better? I'm 50, and still can't deal with the DC humidity. Would I be able to tolerate it better in my 60s/70s? |
Anonymous
| Long Island? |
Anonymous
| I've been to the Philly suburbs for summer lacrosse tournaments and it's hotter than shit. Every bit as bad as here. |
Anonymous
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Pittsburgh?
(I think Pennsylvania doesn't tax pensions, so retiring there is a good idea financially. But Philly's humidity is awful) |