WV or PA for retirement?

chestnutlouie · Mar 5, 2017

Retirement location

Lookup the Jefferson Rifle Club, nice facility, great cowboy action shooting, LOW membership cost and the area between the rifle club and Hannover PA is rural and quiet.

Thanks
Francis

welder516 · Mar 5, 2017

I would retire in WVA if given a choice , better gun laws and I like it better .

sgt23preston · Mar 5, 2017

RUN I hear BANJOS.....

kgain673 · Mar 5, 2017

Kimber45 said:
We looked in Delta a couple years ago. New Home on about 1/2 acre, think it was going for around $400k. The school and property taxes were a little over 8k

Yep see. Everyone thinks PA is the promised land in retirement. It's not, my wife and I grew up there and left after we graduated college. Our families still cannot understand how we pay a set property tax to the county and noting else other then income tax. There are many cheaper places in the US to live after retirement but they are not on the east coast.

j_h_smith · Mar 5, 2017

sgt23preston said:
RUN I hear BANJOS.....

No worries. That's just my cousin/uncle/grandfather playing a little tune.

Mike · Mar 5, 2017

We're looking to possibly go farther West. There is this prior thread on retirement also

Retirement community for gun enthusiasts?
https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=200681

Biggfoot44 · Mar 5, 2017

Tastes Great ! Less Filling ! Ford ! Chevy !

davsco · Mar 5, 2017

zoostation said:
Don't forget WV also has a personal property tax, including on your cars.

fyi not all counties

sbmike · Mar 6, 2017

We just signed a contract to have a house built in Jefferson County, WV. We also weighed the pros and cons of PA vs. WV and for us, WV won. It is close enough to everything we have now (family, doctors, hospitals, specialty stores, AGC, etc.) that the extra driving time is not onerous. From all I have been able to read, it will be cheaper for us by a fair amount compared to what we are now paying in MD. WV is also far redder than PA which is probably a major factor in our decision. Portions of PA (and VA for that matter) are getting increasingly more liberal and they tend to be in high population areas which then tend to swing the whole state that way. Much like BC, PG, MC, HC, and AA dictating for the rest of the counties in MD. Good luck!

PapiBarcelona · Mar 6, 2017

If you want motorcycle routes as mentioned in your other thread, WV is the place to be.

Being up here in Harford, riding around York and Lancaster counties in PA is not bad either but the roads have a lot of patches, and pot holes compared to where I've been in WV.

TheGunnyRet · Mar 6, 2017

kgain673 said:
Schools are better in WV? You may want to do your research on that. Overall schools in MD are among the best in the nation. Even the ones in the more densely populated areas of Maryland are wayyyy better then your average schools in the nation. Much of it has to do with the schools in MD are controlled on the county level.

When my GDs moved/transferred from Frederick County to WV they were behind...so maybe its Fake News but I go by actual information.

Also WV is not nearly as Liberal as MD so I'm all for that...

And My GDs Start with the Pledge of Allegiance every School Day MD no so...

platoonDaddy · Mar 6, 2017

Born and raised in PA and no way would I retire in PA, getting to BLUE. The teacher pension system will eventually break the bank, along with their very liberal leanings.

molonlabe · Mar 6, 2017

My thoughts on Health Care , Schools, Crime since Retiring from Hopkins. PA is more expensive. Average income in this state is just above 42 a year
https://www.mdshooters.com/showpost.php?p=4720148&postcount=24

Pushrod · Mar 6, 2017

TheGunnyRet said:
When my GDs moved/transferred from Frederick County to WV they were behind...so maybe its Fake News but I go by actual information.

Also WV is not nearly as Liberal as MD so I'm all for that...

And My GDs Start with the Pledge of Allegiance every School Day MD no so...

I also heard something similar from an elementary teacher in St. Mary's County Maryland who had moved there from Elkins, WV. Said the schools in that area of WV where she used to teach were better, mainly because of the student/teacher ratio which allowed them to work more one on one with the children.

TheGunnyRet · Mar 7, 2017

Berkeley County Demographics Summary by cubit:

"With 111,901 people, Berkeley County is the 2nd most populated county in the state of West Virginia out of 55 counties.
But watch out, Berkeley County, because Cabell County with 96,844 people and Monongalia County with 104,236 people are right behind you."

TheGunnyRet · Mar 7, 2017

sgt23preston said:
RUN I hear BANJOS.....

I thought that was in Georgia...and the other was Louisiana...

You know those Southern Demorats

Neot · Mar 7, 2017

I'm still 12 years away from retirement and I'd move back to PA in a heartbeat. I love WV but not sure the wife would want to go there long term. I don't think there is a bad choice between the two of them!

cyclops · Mar 7, 2017

Looking at making the move myself, thought about Pa but the school thing put me off. I am now looking at Wv and Del.

Biggfoot44 · Mar 7, 2017

Jefferson Co also has the highest income levels in WV, primarily because so many of the resident commute to DC area/ NoVa . In many ways it is more a far outer suburb of DC, than stereotypical West Virginia .

callidus · Mar 7, 2017

I say WV. Lower taxes overall, and if you're near Morgantown (right over the state line almost, from MD) you'll have the university hospital right there.

If you don't mind a longer drive, KY (where I grew up) or TN would be even better. Lexington is a medical town, and UK has a great hospital. Both states are totally free as far as 2A, and TN is a much longer drive but you also will have no income tax.

When you're leaving MD they should change the "Welcome to West Virginia" sign to "Welcome to America".

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