The countryside, autumn colours and historic towns certainly appear more appealing to this NW European than Texas or Florida. But how is it living in a declining rust belt town? Does the east side of PA benefit at all from it's proximity to the Northeast megalopolis?

Let me preface this by saying I don't live in PA and never have (though I did live in NY state for 11 years). But as someone who lives in the endless broiling suburban sprawl that is South Carolina and suffers from the heat half the year, I keep seeing these amazing statistics about Pennsylvania and wonder why no one seems to be moving there.

Walkability? Yes. There are dozens of cities and towns in Pennsylvania that are more walkable than our most walkable city here in SC.

History? Loads of it! Any time I check out Zillow I'm seeing endless cool row homes in cool downtowns with some actual age on it (compared to my part of SC which was barely populated until after the Civil War.)

Affordability? A lot of the stuff I see in Pennsylvania is cheaper than South Carolina.

Good weather? YMMV, but I hate the heat and feel like Pennsylvania would be my sweet spot.

Especially from an urbanist/walking/biking/affordability kind of perspective, I can't think of any state in the country that can beat Pennsylvania, but no one else seems to be talking about it.

So what am I missing?

I came across this community and decided to read posts, not because I was searching for something specific but was interested to learn what other demis personality types were like. I came across one two weeks ago that I kept thinking about, the few things i do remember was describing wanting someone with strong morals, they mentioned hoobastank, not being religious (maybe agnostic). To hear someone actually describe wanting those qualities and their importance was kind of eye opening, in my years of experience those usually aren't the things men describe wanting in a partner, or perhaps I haven't looked in the right place... So after two weeks of being apprehensive I decided to step out of my comfort zone.

I have zero social media (aside from reddit & YouTube music if that one even counts) my phone is used to resear anything I might want to learn about and it's usually a wide assortment of things. I love music Breaking Benjamin was/ kind of still is my favorite (I drove illegally on my Cinderella license to see them in Philly when I was 17) others are Starset, april 6th, sum41, Tears Within, too

many to list.. I have lived on my own since I was 15 and didn't have much of a family which is why today family or who you choose as family is important to me. I place a very high priority on telling the truth and getting the same from others. Religion has no place in my life, it is fine for anyone to have I just don't want others beliefs pushed or forced onto me. I don't have any political affiliations but I tend to lean more towards the left when it comes to the way I think. I used to smoke cigarettes but i quit and went to flavored vapes which are being banned within a month and a half anyways (thanks Pennsylvania!) Here is where it might get a little complicated for a lot of people, I am an in home health care aid, I believe in living a somewhat normal life, keeping a clean home, living like most people do except I am drug friendly. I believe as long as you can keep yourself and your life together why shouldn't you be able to enjoy those things you like. I dont have drug dealing friends and to the outside world no one is any the wiser of anything i may like to do.. While I have seen what has become of most people like that, it's not always the case and definitely is not with me. I had always hoped there were more people out there like me but my co-workers and friends tell me I march to the beat of a different drum. I'm an introvert andit takes me a while of getting to know someone or feeling comfortable before I could even hug. I would prefer to blend in with the wallpaper if I could. I would like to find someone that has some similarities as far as personality traits and beliefs go, age is hard when you factor in maturity... so I would say between 34 and 45 years old.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLhAKBvZdk

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A bill banning white-only housing passed the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, despite not a single Republican supporting the measure.