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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the comments are bizarre. Won't live on the Main Line because of Philadelphia crime? That's akin to saying you won't live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase because of DC crime. Main Line is further away from the dangerous parts of Philadelphia than Chevy Chase is from Anacostia. Even West Philadelphia is pretty far from much of the Main Line. Taxes also aren't outrageous. I looked at a few listings and for the typical 800-1.2 M property they average around 12k a year, which is reasonable. It's nothing like the 30k tax bills you find for a 1M house in NYC suburbs. Main Line taxes are actually a lot more affordable than a bunch of other townships around Philadelphia, which have [/b]higher taxes and poorer schools,[b] like Cheltenham township or Glenside or Swarthmore, although the latter has good schools. Main Line offers excellent public and private schools and is rich in resources. Not all the Main Line is affluent. There are more modest parts. But it is still the premier residential area around Philadelphia. And it's also not subject the vagaries of Philadelphia politics or Philadelphia schools, especially with DEI policies hammering at even Masterman in the name of equity, similar to what happened to Thomas Jefferson. People committed to the city are definitely worried about it. But it's not an issue on the Main Line whose schools are strictly zoned.

The reason we aren't moving to the Main Line is because jobs aren't in Philadelphia. Sure, it's not the city it was 100 years ago, but it still offers a great lifestyle for people who want to live there and can make it happen. [/quote]

FYI there was just a years-long state lawsuit in PA over that. The verdict was (by a conservative judge) basically that the school funding structure in the state is inequitable. I’m not sure if it will lead to anything for the poorer schools in Chester, Upper Darby, Cheltenham, Norristown, etc. [/quote]

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