Retiring to Lancaster City, PA

[Candi1]

Is anyone familiar with the Lancaster City, PA area? I'm thinking of retiring there in two years and need to learn a little more about the area. Is it walkable to supermarkets, pharmacies, public libraries, vets, etc? What are the good and not so-good parts of the city?

 

[Jace]

If you can...
Visit
For a few days
Stay in a 'bed&breakfast'
Owner could 'clue you in'
Go to the library.or museum
you can learn a lot talking to locals.
Of course, before all
Research
See what you can learn
Also, Chamber of Commerce ' love'
to promote..and would send info
Good Luck !

 

[OldFeller]

"1. Lancaster, PA. With a walk score of 81, Lancaster is the most walkable city in Pennsylvania."
-from Google search result.

Also the population is around 58,000

 

[Candi1]

"1. Lancaster, PA. With a walk score of 81, Lancaster is the most walkable city in Pennsylvania."
-from Google search result.

Also the population is around 58,000

Yes, but as I understand it, large supermarkets, drugstores and vets are not that walkable to downtown Lancaster. Where I currently live, all are within a couple of blocks from my apartment so I guess I'll be staying where I am for the foreseeable future.

 

[Irene]

Is anyone familiar with the Lancaster City, PA area? I'm thinking of retiring there in two years and need to learn a little more about the area. Is it walkable to supermarkets, pharmacies, public libraries, vets, etc? What are the good and not so-good parts of the city?

Remember to watch out for the horse buggies!!

 

[hollydolly]

Is anyone familiar with the Lancaster City, PA area? I'm thinking of retiring there in two years and need to learn a little more about the area. Is it walkable to supermarkets, pharmacies, public libraries, vets, etc? What are the good and not so-good parts of the city?

I don't even live in the US, but even I know there's a lot of Amish and Mennonite there...

 

[Candi1]

I don't even live in the US, but even I know there's a lot of Amish and Mennonite there...

I would consider and Amish and Mennonite a plus if I had decided to move there. I've since decided to stay where I am, though.

 

[hollydolly]

I would consider and Amish and Mennonite a plus if I had decided to move there. I've since decided to stay where I am, though.

it wasn't meant as a critique of the Amish.. just a fact...

 

[Alizerine]

We stopped for lunch once at a restaurant in Lancaster. Can't remember where we were travelling. I found the salad dressing interesting. Kind of sugary. I bought a little Amish cook book.

 

[Meanderer]

Lancaster is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States, and from 1799 to 1812, it was the capital of Pennsylvania.

 

[Jace]

The recommendation is..
before moving to where 'you think' you want to retire..
you.should rent..for a period of time...
''see" if it's the right place for you.