If Yinzer take the suggestion n’@ to move to Pittsburgh I would suggest NOT living in Allegheny County (where the city is located)...instead look for housing in Westmoreland (where I live), Washington, or Butler counties. Low property taxes and its the part of PA that James Carville calls “Alabama.” Honest—it’s a great part of the country—right now we are in the full grandeur of Fall—the leaf colors are spectacular!!!
Beaver County, PA wouldn’t be bad either. I agree with you on Allegheny County, a tax nightmare!
Lived in Pittsburgh for 13 years spanning my teens, 20s and 30s. I would never retire there. Winters are gloomy and endless. All the weather that comes off the plains gets to the Allegheny mountains and stops. It’s possible to go three weeks without seeing the sun. Even in the summer, Pittsburgh has what I called the “great white sky.” I never sweated so much in my life as I did in the Pittsburgh summer humidity. Also, it’s a town that’s 100 miles from nowhere and doesn’t know if it’s on the East Coast or the midwest.
On the other hand, it’s a good drinking and sports town. But really — if you’re a retired person, you’re probably past the bar scene and freezing at Heinz Field. Of course, a Pirates game is a good place to take a nap, but you’ll only do that once or twice, and then realize you can do that on your porch with the radio on, so...