 | Daily Real Estate News | May 1, 2007 |
Most Affordable Cities in the Northeast
Living in the suburbs of the largest cities in the Northeast doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive, finds BusinessWeek.com and Sperling’s Best Places. They’ve identified suburbs that offer better-than-average schools and lower-than-average crime rates, a manageable commute, and a price tag that isn’t shocking.
Here are the top 10, along with their median home prices and proximity to the nearest big city:
- Arden-Brandywine, Del. (Philadelphia, 26.9 miles): $355,500
- Chelmsford, Mass. (Boston, 27.1 miles): $412,100
- Columbia, Md. (Baltimore, 18 miles): $350,800
- Coraopolis–Moon Township, Pa. (Pittsburgh, 13.7 miles): $165,500
- East Islip, N.Y. (New York, 50.4 miles): $496,400
- Fruitville, Pa. (Baltimore, about 55 miles): $139,200
- Gaithersburg, Md. (Washington, D.C., 21 miles): $353,400
- Getzville, N.Y. (Buffalo, 9 miles): $207,000
- Kendall Park, N.J. (New York, 48.6 miles): $433,000
- Livingston, N.J. (New York, 28.3 miles): $552,300
Source: BusinessWeek Online, Maya Roney (04/30/07)
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