Anyone retired to Mahoning County from Delaware? (Cleveland, Youngstown: neighborhood, university)

[franklinb]

Hi folks -


I was curious to know if anyone has retired in Mahoning County originally from Delaware.


If so, what part of Delaware did you come from, and where did you end up in Mahoning County?


Are you happy, happier, or ready for a change with your decision?


In comparison to Delaware -- how's it better or worse


I'm thinking about Mahoning County for retirement - doing a snowbird routing


between Ohio in the Spring, Summer, and Fall and Florida for the cold winters -

[thinkalot]

Originally Posted by franklinb

Hi folks -


I was curious to know if anyone has retired in Mahoning County originally from Delaware.


If so, what part of Delaware did you come from, and where did you end up in Mahoning County?


Are you happy, happier, or ready for a change with your decision?


In comparison to Delaware -- how's it better or worse


I'm thinking about Mahoning County for retirement - doing a snowbird routing


between Ohio in the Spring, Summer, and Fall and Florida for the cold winters -

Mahoning County population has been dropping for the last 50 years so I don't think it's on anyone's list as a retirement location. I hope you find someone but will be shocked if you do.

[JR_C]

Not what you asked for, but I had a neighbor who retired to Youngstown from Florida. He moved to the neighborhood in the early-mid 2000s, and lived there until his death, a couple years ago.

[franklinb]

Originally Posted by thinkalot

Mahoning County population has been dropping for the last 50 years so I don't think it's on anyone's list as a retirement location. I hope you find someone but will be shocked if you do.

Would you say the same thing for Pittsburgh?


looking for a cooler state for the summer months and again -- doing winters in Florida

[thinkalot]

Originally Posted by franklinb

Would you say the same thing for Pittsburgh?


looking for a cooler state for the summer months and again -- doing winters in Florida

Again, not a typical retirement destination. There is a Pittsburgh forum that could answer that better than I could.

[SteelCityRising]

Sometimes an area with a stagnant or a declining population can be an excellent area to retire. Such an area will likely have amenities (chain restaurants, big-box stores, cultural venues, etc.) of a larger area with less crowding, congestion, or expense to access those amenities. Whenever we visit Mahoning County we are surprised at how easy it is to get around. Even the U.S. Route 224 Boardman chain sprawl area isn't nearly as congested or stressful of an experience as the comparable suburban chain sprawl areas around Pittsburgh (much less the ones surrounding a growing Sunbelt area). Usually housing costs are lower in an area with a stagnant or declining population, too, which is good for those on fixed incomes (i.e. retirees).

Not everyone needs the stress, expense, or frenetic pace of living in an "up-and-coming" area like Austin or Nashville or Tampa.

[SlideRules99]

Not sure why the pushback on the OP. Youngstown was ranked #21 in the nation as retirement destination, and #5 on affordability (per U.S. News and World Report).

https://realestate.usnews.com/places...aces-to-retire

Not everyone wants to cook in FL during the summer months, or over-spend in trendy locales.

I think OP would get better responses if they opened up the lines of inquiry to be less “niche”, ie, people from Delaware, and asked some broader questions. Just my take.

[WRnative]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

Sometimes an area with a stagnant or a declining population can be an excellent area to retire. Such an area will likely have amenities (chain restaurants, big-box stores, cultural venues, etc.) of a larger area with less crowding, congestion, or expense to access those amenities. Whenever we visit Mahoning County we are surprised at how easy it is to get around. Even the U.S. Route 224 Boardman chain sprawl area isn't nearly as congested or stressful of an experience as the comparable suburban chain sprawl areas around Pittsburgh (much less the ones surrounding a growing Sunbelt area). Usually housing costs are lower in an area with a stagnant or declining population, too, which is good for those on fixed incomes (i.e. retirees).

Not everyone needs the stress, expense, or frenetic pace of living in an "up-and-coming" area like Austin or Nashville or Tampa.

My impression of Pittsburgh is that its streets weren't as plentiful/wide as in Cleveland. E.g., Cleveland has three major avenues -- Chester, Euclid, and Carnegie -- running between downtown and University Circle. I don't remember the same quality of avenues connecting downtown Pittsburgh with the Oakland university/museum/hospital district, but I certainly could be wrong as I've only visited Pittsburgh and never really explored it.

I'm also not as familiar with the Mahoning Valley.

However, is it possible due to the mountains/valleys/major rivers, Pittsburgh simply doesn't have the abundance of through streets as typically found in Ohio?

[WRnative]

Originally Posted by SlideRules99

Not sure why the pushback on the OP. Youngstown was ranked #21 in the nation as retirement destination, and #5 on affordability (per U.S. News and World Report).

https://realestate.usnews.com/places...aces-to-retire

Not everyone wants to cook in FL during the summer months, or over-spend in trendy locales.

I think OP would get better responses if they opened up the lines of inquiry to be less “niche”, ie, people from Delaware, and asked some broader questions. Just my take.

As typically, can't give you more rep, but excellent points!

[JR_C]

Originally Posted by WRnative

My impression of Pittsburgh is that its streets weren't as plentiful/wide as in Cleveland. E.g., Cleveland has three major avenues -- Chester, Euclid, and Carnegie -- running between downtown and University Circle. I don't remember the same quality of avenues connecting downtown Pittsburgh with the Oakland university/museum/hospital district, but I certainly could be wrong as I've only visited Pittsburgh and never really explored it.

I'm also not as familiar with the Mahoning Valley.

However, is it possible due to the mountains/valleys/major rivers, Pittsburgh simply doesn't have the abundance of through streets as typically found in Ohio?

224 is a suburban shopping corridor. I don't know what Cleveland's or Pittsburgh's equivalent would be, but they're almost certainly not within the city proper.