Tell me about Phillipsburg, NJ/Easton, PA

We lived in College Hill in Easton (Lafayette College) and loved it... loved the area, too. There's a Lehigh Valley Holistic Moms Network in Bethlehem. We moved away b/c of work, but I'd move back there if I could!

I don't live there (I live in Bergen county,) but I have an old college freind who does. It's very hilly, and gets quite a bit more snow than the rest of NJ :. It is near a bunch of fun daytrips, like the Crayola factory, some wineries, galleriers in Allentown, etc :. It's about an hour drive down to Philly, and an hour and a half too NYC.

Yeah, basically my experience is limited to a few winter weekend .

I was born and raised in Easton and am back in the area.

I do love this area... it is close to major cities, and has a very unique feel all of it's own.

I would consider living in Easton if I worked in P-burgh... taxes can be insane in NJ. But don't live anywhere downtown in Easton! lol Not the best of neighborhoods...

Or better yet... look at houses in Wilson Borough which is a small suburb of Easton, and rated the best school district in the area. What a PP said about Bethlehem not being that great anymore is true, it is actually the worst in the area now... Easton isn't that bad and they do offer a lot of choices for extra curriculars and such. Wilson is my number one pick for school districts in this area, but Easton is not a bad second and likely where my kids will start their education as living in Wilson is more pricey and we will need to build our equity to get a house there.

There are a ton of houses on the market right now too and for very reasonable prices because of the market crash that happened a year and a half ago. If you want to check neighborhood locations definitely PM me. I know Easton, Wilson and Bethlehem very well as I have lived here all my life and know of the "stay away" from neighborhoods.

What I love most about this area is the abundance of parks. There are plenty of beautiful parks with walking trails and such. I'm currently renting a house in the good part of Southside Easton, very close to Hugh Moore Park.

Again, definitely feel free to PM me with any questions you may have about neighborhoods or anything.

I lived in Wilson for 11 years - and loved being able to walk just about everywhere! Granted, our house was only on a 0.0625 acre plot, but we lived right across the street from Meuser Park, which has a great playground, open space, the community pool and community center. The library (with the most awesome children's librarian) is 5 blocks from the park.
I know Wilson schools are generally rated higher than Easton, but honestly the elementary ratings are not great. (We homeschool, so it wasn't an issue for us.) From what I hear, Pburg schools have been going really downhill the last few years - don't really know why. My fil works in Bethlehem SD, and would have paid their tuition to go elsewhere if we were in Bethlehem - HOWEVER I know some kids who have really flourished in BSD as well.
There is a FANTASTIC charter school in Bethlehem.
The farmers market in Easton is the longest continuously run market in the country - and they have worked with the artist community in the past as well to offer children's activities. Many artists in Easton have moved from NYC, since it's cheaper. And that has contributed to the growing arts culture in Easton.
We moved away for job reasons.