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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grew up in Philly suburbs and would move back in a hot minute.  Main line public schools are excellent.  Districts are small.  Try Aardmore near Suburban Square.  I believe it’s zoned for Lower Merion, which is an excellent school district.  There are other walkable areas in Narberth and Radnor.  Septa stations nearby to get you into town.  [/quote]

Lawyer Merion.
Philly suburbs every time, OP. The best. Would move in a minute. Good luck.[/quote]

It’s cold there, the state universities are absurdly expensive, less diversity, less walkability, and high inequality. No thanks.[/quote]

Compare to…Richmond? LOL. [/quote]

Yes?[/quote]

There are one or two diehard Richmond supporters here.  It’s a small city with a population of 250,000, Philly is four times as big and consequently has more to offer, if that is important to you.  I’d pick Philly suburbs for access to airport alone.[/quote]

Poor PP, stuck in time. We do offer Stats for the elderly at the community college, so please come over to educate yourself.

The population of the Richmond Metro Statistical Area (MSA) is over 1.3 million and a growing international community adds to the area’s cultural diversity and cosmopolitan character. Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico account for 79 percent of the Richmond MSA’s population, with the population growth rate slightly higher than the Richmond MSA’s growth rate. The Richmond MSA is the nation’s 45th largest metro area."

What Philly has and we don't is violent crime. Even in the city, the violent crime rate is 24.6. In Philly it is 50.8. [/quote]

You’ve got to compare apples to apples.   The numbers I gave were the populations of each city,, not metro area (if you want to look at that, Philadelphia remains 4x the size as Richmond, as its greater metro population is in excess of 5 million). Having lived in both Philadelphia and DC, Richmond felt comparatively sleepy especially given the early closing times of many restaurants [b]when I visited.[/b] The city essentially closes down at 10 pm.[/quote]

The OP is asking about suburbs, so you need to look at the area, not only the city. You were a visitor, so you don't know the area at all.  
There are lots to do in the city in the evening. There are great fancy restaurants opened until almost midnight, like L'Opossum. The Jaster, which was voted one of the best bars in the South by Southern Living, is open and serves food until 2 AM. Grandstaff & Stein Booksellers is open daily until midnight and also offers burlesque shows with brunch, if you are into that thing. If expensive and fancy are not your thing, head over to Wonderland - open until 2 AM and has live metal & punk bands. 
I personally love the HofGarden - it's a rooftop restaurant that has DJs playing trop house and electronic music; it's open until 2 AM and the food is great. It's kind of community seating, so a great place to mingle. The art community is huge in Richmond because of VCU Arts and I know they do a lot of parties and events in the evening for those who are not extremely mainstream.  [/quote]

Literally nothing was open in a three block radius of my hotel, and I was near the theaters.   I’m not surprised there are a few bars open late, but it’s far from bustling.

Whether you look at city or overall metro area, Philadelphia is four times as big, I thought that was clear from my last post.  It’s a pretty distinct choice — major metro area or slower paced secondary city.  Nothing wrong with preferring the latter, but silly to say Richmond, at 99th largest city in the country, can compete with Philadelphia in terms of what the city offers.[/quote]

But size is nothing. I adore Santa Fe - it has gorgeous nature,  beautiful architecture,  incredible art, lots of culture, and amazing food. It's also small. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson area is one of the bigger ones in the US and you go there for spiritual death.  There's nothing more boring on this earth than Indianapolis. [/quote]

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