Where to move around Lancaster? Coming from the Philly area

Submitted by greg281 t3_z62s46 in Pennsylvania

My girlfriend and I are looking to move to an area that’s a little more quiet, less traffic, less crime and less expensive. I’ve spent a lot of time in the Lancaster area and have a good feel for it but I’ve never lived there so I need help narrowing down an area. She has a 7 year old daughter so we’d ideally like to live somewhere with a good school district. We’d like to live close enough to the city or an area with things to do but not be right in the middle of it. I’m an electrician and she works from home. Anything with close proximity to the outdoors would be preferable. I’d like to live north of Lancaster since it’s closer to family but I’m open to other suggestions.

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No-Professional-1884 t1_ixz4x54 wrote

Lititz, my dude. Or Manheim, though it’s a bit farther.

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greg281 OP t1_ixz5tkj wrote

I’ve considered Lititz. What do you like about it?

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No-Professional-1884 t1_ixzbzci wrote

I moved out of that area about 8 years ago, but it has a great small town feel. Lots to do, lots of small businesses.

It’s like what you see in the movies.

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SchoolAcceptable8670 t1_ixz5zht wrote

Warwick district, will get the variety of environments, relative nearness to “stuff” and great district. It’s north of 30. Plus, downtown Lititz is freaking adorable. (Disclosure:I live in Lititz, but don’t do downtown much because people, but the parks are lovely!)

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dherrmann t1_ixz2ryy wrote

I live in western Chester County and know Lanco pretty well. I also prefer north of US30.

Do you want rural/semi-rural/forested/farmland?

From the areas I know, New Holland might work. There are some nice areas up north of PA23 between Morgantown and New Holland. Another beautiful area is around Money Rocks State Park.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ixz338l wrote

Warwick Township. Surrounds Lititz. School District includes a couple of townships to the north. West Hempfield might also fit the bill but it is to the west. Manheim Township will be more expensive housing. Manheim Boro will have more affordable housing but the schools are not as good. The Lampeters are nothing but traffic but the school district is decent. If the daughter likes athletics, all of these districts have robust girls sports teams.

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spicynuggies t1_ixzy8ti wrote

PA really needs to simplify their municipal government system. It's so convoluted.

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BramDeccapod t1_ixz53hc wrote

Chester County is very nice and has a lot to offer. Kennett Square is great, lots of Families and great schools.

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Early_Ad_4268 t1_iy03la2 wrote

Honeybrook is nice, Downingtown as well.

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nashuanuke t1_iy1k579 wrote

Repost to r/Lancaster

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feudalle t1_ixz33ds wrote

Well Iived in fairmount/art museum for about a decade. I'd recommend manheim. It's a cute town, nice town square with tons of little shops. It's only about 20 or so minutes to lancaster and 10 minutes or so to 76 so easy highway access for travel.

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Middle_Aged_Mayhem t1_ixz40wh wrote

They said they needed a good school district which Manheim is definitely not.

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Middle_Aged_Mayhem t1_ixzm1y2 wrote

Manheim School District is one of the lowest ranked school districts in Lancaster County.

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Middle_Aged_Mayhem t1_ixzncmq wrote

Nah, there's no diversity in Manheim. Redneck central. If you like lifted trucks and Confederate flags then that's the town for you.

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Middle_Aged_Mayhem t1_ixzpk7q wrote

Diversity is most certainly a statistic.

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Middle_Aged_Mayhem t1_ixzr2q4 wrote

I've lived in Lancaster County my whole life, Manheim is the second worst place to live in the county behind Columbia. You can't find a lifetime worth of knowledge in the numbers and metrics. Manheim is a shithole of a town.

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_KnightsDelight_ t1_iy1h05c wrote

It’s a bullshit statistic and should not be included when grading schools. If a town demographic is 97% white how the hell is it the schools fault that there is no diversity.

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astrolomeria t1_iy0ilwj wrote

Just keep in mind that Lancaster has the very worst pollution in the state (and that’s saying something) mostly because of its topology. It IS beautiful though.

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Assumption-Flashy t1_iy1d945 wrote

I have been living in Lititz for 26 years (1 mile north of the town). Lititz is a very nice place to live. Quaint town. Lots of nice shops, restaurants, bars. Close to all the major highways, Lancaster airport. New neighborhood starting behind my neighborhood called, Santuary at Lititz Grove, 69 brand new homes, a bit pricey. Overall very nice place to live

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Smokey_Katt t1_iy1fsdg wrote

Check out internet access early, before you decide on where to move to. Frontier is the suck but is sometimes all that’s available - the Amish don’t buy a lot of internet service and there’s not a lot of competition.

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GmcMotorhome76 t1_iy1sb3l wrote

How about Intercourse? Just had to say it! 😂

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Atrocious_1 t1_iy26l6v wrote

Not Lancaster City at least. Friends lived in Lancaster for years. Left because of the all the crime and drugs. Moved out to Reinholds.

Something the Republicans in this state never seem to bring up.

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dmriggs t1_iy2nilj wrote

Less traffic? It’s completely nuts here!

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greg281 OP t1_iy3c3zt wrote

Have you ever lived in Philadelphia? There’s over 6 million people in the Philly metro area. It takes me over an hour to get 20 miles. I do this twice a day

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dmriggs t1_iy4dfxp wrote

Yes I have! I grew up around there and lived in the Northeast for about five years. I do know. I drove delivery there too. Just letting you know that they’ve built up shopping centers and more developments without adding roads.

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MrFacebreaker t1_iy5yyxl wrote

Lititz is going to get votes because it is that good. If you need to commute to Philly regularly then Ephrata or Denver/Adamstown would work. They are smaller areas but very close to the turnpike.

The city itself does have Amtrak if that would be needed.

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W0lfyb0y08 t1_iy100u0 wrote

Definitely le tits. I'm pretty sure I read that it was voted in the top 5 cities to live in the entire country! I currently live in Lancaster and am saving to move there. 👍

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WafflesTheMoose t1_iy12iem wrote

Another vote here for Le Tits. Both my mother and sister/bro-in-law/nephew live there(Mom closer to downtown, sister right in Rothsville). Love it there.

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