Tell me about Pittsburgh

**SonofaBish** · 01-06-2011, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by wick

Bish, if he lives in wash county and works in greentree, he wont be anywhere near the ft pitt tunnels. 79 to carnegie and up nobelstown road. No traffic at all. 25 min commute tops.

no, but the Ft. Pitt Tunnels regularly back up to Green Tree / Carnegie if you come into work at rush hour... and traffic sometimes backs up comign down the hill to Carnegie on teh outbound commute..... that's why i said if he learns his way around, he could probably get around it.....

**somethingclever** · 01-06-2011, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by wick

Why? My house is paid for...no mortgage. Just taxes.

LOL...sell your house and spend the same amt in wash county....then you have the same house, no payment, but with cheaper taxes.

**TooFast98Cobra** · 01-06-2011, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by somethingclever

LOL...sell your house and spend the same amt in wash county....then you have the same house, no payment, but with cheaper taxes.

until they do a reassessment and million dollar homes that are said to be worth half of that will be back at their million dollar value. Washington county is still using 1986 assesment rates.

**u1arunit** · 01-06-2011, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by EricS197

I would also recommend living in the Robinson Township / Oakdale / McDonald area if you like that small-town feeling....

+1 I agree. ;)

**wick** · 01-06-2011, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

until they do a reassessment and million dollar homes that are said to be worth half of that will be back at their million dollar value. Washington county is still using 1986 assesment rates.

Yup. They need to get with everybody else and re assess.

**wick** · 01-06-2011, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

don't get me started on property taxes, huh wick? lol

Hahah. That's about the one thing you really know well!!!!!

**TooFast98Cobra** · 01-06-2011, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by wick

Hahah. That's about the one thing you really know well!!!!!

x2!!!! and I can find a part on a thread like no other!!!!!

**somethingclever** · 01-06-2011, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

until they do a reassessment and million dollar homes that are said to be worth half of that will be back at their million dollar value. Washington county is still using 1986 assesment rates.

So until the reassesment is done I will save money. Yay!

**TooFast98Cobra** · 01-06-2011, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by somethingclever

So until the reassesment is done I will save money. Yay!

you are correct my friend, Washington county just does not have the money to drive around and investigate all the homes in the county. My taxes are the same as a home worth double the price of mine. lol

**AdamantiumSilvr** · 01-06-2011, 02:55 PM

I've travel'd alot between vacationing every year, goin on cruises, and touring with my bands for a few years! Their is really no place like home here in and around the Burgh! Its that luv/hate relationship with it, lol! I live north up route 28 right pass'd the newly built Pittsburgh Mills Mall. Near the Brackenridge, Natrona, Tarentum, Sarver, Freeport, East/West Deer, Saxonburg, Lower Burrell, New Kensington areaz. Its been growin a little bit out this way too but not to much. There's nice rollin hills/country land towns up towards the Slate Lick, Kittanning, Ford City areas too.

**racefan** · 01-06-2011, 04:57 PM

If you are a "Sports Freak", You will fit right in!!!

**95V6** · 01-06-2011, 04:59 PM

I like the South Hills, USC, Peters, Canonsburg area. Only a 15-20 minute drive to Pittsburgh or Robinson.

**AltoonaRacer** · 01-06-2011, 07:17 PM

Breakers billiard on potomac ave! spent many long nights there! fun times!

**stieny** · 01-06-2011, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by SonofaBish

Here's my personal opinion - i've lived on Neville Island for 7 years now (all of college and the 3.5 years since i've graduated) ....

I would live North of the city if possbile... nieghborhoods are nice, some of the best schools in the state are north (North Allegheny, Pine Richland, Hampton, Fox Chapel) and the commute from the North is BY FAR the best, i don't care what anyone says... You couldn't pay me $1M a year to commute from the south hills ... I have a very easy commute coming from the West, but the number of communities coming into the city via Rt. 65 is limited i think... I also think that North of the city has the nicest housing.... I serached for 2 years before deciding to build my home, and that was my observations... There's an upscale community in each direction, but in general, i think the North is better..... As a living decision, I don't care much for the South Hills (unless you go really far south).. I think its too busy, too congested, and i despise driving that direction anytime around the normal rush hours....

However, to my ultimate suggestion - if you are willing to commute a little bit, STAY OUT OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. taxes are FAR cheaper in all of the surrounding counties... Westmoreland county (to the EAST) is where i'm building my home and taxes are OK, but some of the communties close to allgeheny county are starting to get closer and closer to Allegheny county taxes... Butler adn Washington counties are very reasonable on taxes, and Beaver county is dirt cheap.... If you're looking at a job in Green Tree, i suppose i'd probably choose Washington county, that way you wont' have to contest with the vast majority of the traffic... you'll still deal with some of the backup from teh Fort Pitt Tunnels, but if you learn your way around, you might be able to avoid it altogether

One last thought - even thought i think that the North is the nicest area in Allegheny county, if you are looking at a job in Green Tree i think North Fayette Twp would be nice... there's some nice homes there and i think it'd be a decent transition between urban and suburban life...

I chose to built my place East of the city, but mostly because taht's where i found a piece of property in "the sticks" that suited me best.... If you're not working downtown, then i'd try to stay on the side of teh city that you're working on... in your case, South/West of the city would be a good choice....

Incorrect.

My Allegheny property taxes are far cheaper then my parents that live in Butler County.

**wick** · 01-06-2011, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by stieny

Incorrect.

My Allegheny property taxes are far cheaper then my parents that live in Butler County.

That very well could be...and your house is probably assessed far cheraper than your parents also...

On a side note though, my county taxes aint shit and everybody blows it outta proportion. A couple dollars isnt anything.

**jaa55** · 01-06-2011, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by AdamantiumSilvr

I've travel'd alot between vacationing every year, goin on cruises, and touring with my bands for a few years! Their is really no place like home here in and around the Burgh! Its that luv/hate relationship with it, lol! I live north up route 28 right pass'd the newly built Pittsburgh Mills Mall. Near the Brackenridge, Natrona, Tarentum, Sarver, Freeport, East/West Deer, Saxonburg, Lower Burrell, New Kensington areaz. Its been growin a little bit out this way too but not to much. There's nice rollin hills/country land towns up towards the Slate Lick, Kittanning, Ford City areas too.

I work in Ford City....theres some nice places outside kittaning and FC and plus your on the Allegheny River!

**thedak** · 01-06-2011, 08:08 PM

Speak of the Devil.

I just got my county taxes in the mail today.

**stieny** · 01-06-2011, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by wick

That very well could be...and your house is probably assessed far cheraper than your parents also...

On a side note though, my county taxes aint shit and everybody blows it outta proportion. A couple dollars isnt anything.

As far as I know, it is not.

**thedak** · 01-06-2011, 08:33 PM

Butler vs Allegheny

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pitt...b/s_63191.html

Washington County's rate is 24.9

Butler County's rate is 23.62

Steiny,

I dunno if your parents live in Mars Boro but there & Slippery Rock Boro have very high local taxes.

http://www.co.butler.pa.us/butler/cw...=1489&q=607673