10 Pros and Cons of living in Erie

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10 Pros and Cons of living in Erie

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Joe Herbert | Erie, Pennsylvania Real Estate Agent

Күн бұрын

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@itsartofnate Жыл бұрын

I live a little bit south of Erie, this is mostly accurate. I stay here because it is probably one of the cheapest places to live. 27K a year and Im technically considered poverty level. But i can still afford a one bedroom apartment and have a car. Winters can be a bit rough but climate change feels like they are getting more bareable. Overall if you want economic stability and can stand the winters, would recommend

@mayavenuemisfit814 11 ай бұрын

I would personally tell any newcomer to this part of the country to look at Youngstown, Ohio instead of Erie. Gas is cheaper, housing is more affordable, the locals are far friendlier, there is no mandatory state vehicle inspection every year, winters down there aren't as bad, and the job market in Youngstown is very similar to what it is in Erie. Probably the only thing Erie has over Youngstown is that crime is lower here. YO itself has a lot of bad neighborhoods, but if you wanted to rent a decent, reasonable apartment in a relatively safe place like Austintown or Boardman, you would pay about the same as you would for a place somewhere on the west side of Erie.

@kitsnow5307 Жыл бұрын

Sure is pretty there.

@CherieSafiyyah Жыл бұрын

One of the best pros about Erie, that you forgot to mention is that we are a very diverse city with quite a few restaurants and stores that feature food and products from all over the world.

@CowWithBeef Жыл бұрын

Diversity is a mixed bag and the lack of it is becoming more and more precious as diversity spreads.

@user-fo3jd6lb4n 21 күн бұрын

Those jobs don't pay tho

@user-fo3jd6lb4n 21 күн бұрын

House unlocked You Crazy

@BigBobEddie 3 ай бұрын

I moved here from NJ in 2019... So much more affordable here. I've traveled to Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburg, Detroit, Toledo and several cities in Canada fro the first time in my life all by car. I'm is a very safe area of the east side.... Best thing I ever did.

@michaelsmith9590 2 ай бұрын

If anybody noticed from one year on, the detail about "no earthquakes" may be true for Erie County, PA but 65 miles west, near Madison, OH there was a 2.3 tremor today (02 JUN, 2024)!

@kitsnow5307 Жыл бұрын

Perfect the pros and cons are both good.

@FupaKing69 Жыл бұрын

I've lived here and in Girard most of my life. Traffic can get pretty bad and the healthy food options are getting better. Local produce is dirt cheap and there are indeed a lot of older people. Winters will literally make you want to leave.

@cpu554 11 ай бұрын

Nothing like a white out on I90 to make ones day. 40 or 50 crashes is no bog deal.

@kutlumzrak2689 Жыл бұрын

It's the city with highest alcohol consumption per Capita, I was told. Make of that what you will.

@jeffsterrett2123 Жыл бұрын

Lotta alcoholics for sure

@mayavenuemisfit814 11 ай бұрын

Erie's public consumption laws are more relaxed than most places. It's not uncommon to see someone walking down the street inside the Erie city limits drinking a tall boy or a 40, and a cop cruises right past them without giving them a second look. On the other hand, try that in Millcreek, Wesleyville or Lawrence Park. Lol.

@WAL_DC-6B 2 ай бұрын

Don't overlook Syd's restaurant for great lake perch! Erie may not be as big as Cleveland or Pittsburgh, but it's still a good-sized city for the area that measures up to those two cities. Also, nearby northeast PA has beautiful scenery and small towns well worth visiting all year round.

@ttttggggg636 Жыл бұрын

Can you wait until after I buy a house to promote Erie

@luzellegomez7564 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video!

@joeherbertrealty Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luzelle.

@wacvader 9 ай бұрын

Nice video and just about everything seems to be correct except you forgot to add two more cons. 1. We have only one gas company and one electric company. 2. Not many choices in your internet provider. I lived in Cleveland and there you have many choices in which utility company you want to deal with because they have more than just one. But all and all I wouldn't trade this city for all the tea in China. Thank you. Very well done.

@Camping814 Жыл бұрын

ERI airport doesn't fly to Detroit anymore after Delta pulled out. BUT! The airport is VERY easy to get to, parking is cheap, and security only takes two minutes (or less). I fly very often and I love flying out of ERI, it's quick and easy. United flies to O'Hare and occasionally Dulles, American flies to Charlotte.

@joeherbertrealty Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this update! Hopefully our airport will expand a bit more, but for now it's definitely an easy airport to get in and out of!

@barryschneider1199 Жыл бұрын

I disagree with your perception of our distance from the three major metropolitan areas, especially for retired people. We go to all three regularly with an emphasis on Cleveland. We probably average once every 5 weeks. Granted, it’s not around the corner, but if you come from another US major metro area like NYC, Boston, Chicago etc., the travel distance may be greater, but the travel time is just a bit longer, on average. Lack of stupid traffic is a great offset.

@mayavenuemisfit814 Жыл бұрын

Buffalo is 97 miles from Erie, straight shot on the New York State Thruway but you have to pay toll. Cleveland is 102 miles in the other direction along I-90, and Pittsburgh is 128 miles south along I-79.

@Rigoletta53 6 ай бұрын

Ive seen neighborhoods that were beautiful in the 60s & 70s become slums.

@deborahbovee9468 Ай бұрын

We don’t want growth. We like it the way it is.

@mayavenuemisfit814 11 ай бұрын

Pros: fishing, the outdoors, and the sports teams. Cons: high crime, bad schools, rude, cliquish locals. Middle of the road: fairly inexpensive to live in, but not as cheap as other nearby cities such as Youngstown.

@JeffyG Жыл бұрын

No idea why I ended up here, but everything you say makes sense 🎉 I live in the Toronto area where avg price of homes >$1 million, whereas Erie is

@mayavenuemisfit814 Жыл бұрын

Ohio is even cheaper than PA.

@joedoe-sedoe7977 Жыл бұрын

Because you cant get blood out of a stone

@rosethaturtl_2812 Жыл бұрын

Cause it sucks here

@stephaniepersin4222 5 ай бұрын

Outside of longer winters all the others aren’t con to me. I’ve been going to Erie for day trips for years now.

@marshalljimduncan Жыл бұрын

do they have a home depot and microtel?

@mayavenuemisfit814 11 ай бұрын

There is a Home Depot. I think Microtel is gone now. They were located about half a mile from one another on upper Peach Street.

@DSLethal1 17 күн бұрын

I was born and raised in Erie Pa, left after High School and NEVER WENT BACK! 1. Weather is absolutely brutal and miserable. 2. Salaries are GROSSLY low, I cannot hold my currently lifestyle I hold today if I lived in Erie. 3. Population decline for over 60 years. Typical Blue City If you like countless weeks with no sunshine, then Erie is your city. Lets be 100% honest Joe. My ENTIRE family left Erie because the weather is horrible, pay is horrible, zero economic growth, etc..

@JosephHerbert-bx8io 17 күн бұрын

I was born and raised here too. I went to school in Rochester NY and worked outside of Boston but I came back for many good reasons.You are way over stating the negative aspects of Erie. Erie is on its way back in great ways. I am so sick of this bullshit mentality about how all the manufacturing jobs left Erie. You can make any amount of money you desire and experience any level of prosperity no matter where you live. If you are still looking for a job today, there is something seriously wrong with you. It is not the fact that you live in Erie. BTW, we have easily the best summers anywhere in the Country. The fishing here is world class and the number of festivals, free concerts, and state parks rivals any city in the United States. You are way off my friend about Erie. Stay where you are. We don't need your kind of thinning here.

@teresatestrake4639 Жыл бұрын

Joe don't forget to talk about the thriving music and theater scenes in Erie. Did you know Erie has one of biggest and most active community theater scenes in the US!

@joeherbertrealty Жыл бұрын

Thanks Teresa! We will definitely be exploring Erie's performing arts scene in a coming episode! I appreciate the input.

@Seschal Жыл бұрын

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@SOCORROGM 5 ай бұрын

11) snow snow an more snow

@kevinalspaugh6641 Жыл бұрын

Why are so many properties on a pending status. Why do they sell quickly

@joeherbertrealty Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin. Right now if you are a seller, it is a good time to list your home. Homes are still selling quickly because there are more buyers than sellers right now. Supply and demand is favoring sellers right now. I hope that helps.

@adamrogowski2748 10 ай бұрын

Black Rock, Blackstone, and vanguard are buying them all up.

@MadDog_Barks 6 ай бұрын

Hey Joe, What are the safe middle class neighborhoods? Do we have a little Italy in Erie?

@BigBaller-he1dz 3 ай бұрын

Erie is a ghetto slum. Little Italy is now Little Beirut.

@mayavenuemisfit814 Ай бұрын

Erie more or less has no "Little Italy" anymore. But the area that locals used to refer to as that was generally the area of West 18th Street between Sassafras and Liberty streets. And I'll be completely blunt with you: unless you live in the neighborhood, there is really no reason to go there except for International Bakery during daylight hours. Outside of that, there isn't much to see, and it is not a very safe neighborhood.

@PsychologyxSpirituality Жыл бұрын

I am moving to Erie in a few days for a 12 month internship, any advice or underrated spots?

@jeffsterrett2123 Жыл бұрын

Be more vigilant on the East Side , gyms and Ymca , churches great places to make friends. Have in home, self care in place for the winter months. Bowling, ice skating and cross country skiing 🎿. The public dock on the water is a great place to clear ur head. People are kind there.

@BigBaller-he1dz Жыл бұрын

Yea here is some advice...don't stay here, it sucks

@adamrogowski2748 10 ай бұрын

Hike winter green gorge

@stephaniepersin4222 5 ай бұрын

Go to North East, especially in summer to drive Route 20 and see thousands of acres of grape vines and wineries.

@buddmannable 5 ай бұрын

The Cons FAR outweigh the PROS Bro...............

@eriepandji7791 Жыл бұрын

Erie Iskandar Aria Pandji 💞 July Rachmila

@mattallen5335 Жыл бұрын

The city is trash there's absolutely nothing to do. Then there's the entertainment tax that they put in of course this is after they pulled almost every bar out of downtown. The restaurants close early

@mayavenuemisfit814 Жыл бұрын

You're not lying. Whenever I go downtown for Otters games, I usually just go home after the game, drink my beer, and order Doordash. The few places left downtown are usually overrun with college kids mostly every Friday and Saturday night, and it's nearly impossible to sit down and actually enjoy yourself.

@user-ul2hk7gk7k Жыл бұрын

5-6 months of snow and cold ,lower Eastside is dirty and crime is high ,property taxes are to high and going up ,no plane service to Detroit or Chicago .

@pleroma5924 Жыл бұрын

Yeah Im moving to Dublin, Ohio soon. Erie population is constantly declining

@mayavenuemisfit814 Жыл бұрын

@@pleroma5924I used to live in Columbus years ago and I worked in Dublin for a short time. It is a very nice place. Good luck to you and congratulations on your escape from Erie! I'm hoping to get out very, very soon myself. I've got my heart set on South Carolina. Nice weather, friendly people, and beaches you can actually swim at that aren't constantly closed due to algae or bacteria like the ones at Presque Isle.

@adamrogowski2748 10 ай бұрын

Nothing to do? Gyms, rock climbing walls, nature spaces, etc....

@bobbyarnette1911 Жыл бұрын

Dont let them shit you ! Hud owns most of the houses in erie!

@jamesinbaltimore5487 9 ай бұрын

If Erie plays its cards right, it could be a beautiful resort in the next century, after global climate change makes a lot of the rest of the US uninhabitable.

@pranksterDoug Жыл бұрын

You forgot edinboro University

@cpu554 11 ай бұрын

Now called Penwest because it had to combine with the other state schools(I went to Cal) because of the population crash

@Rigoletta53 6 ай бұрын

That isnt Erie

@franklinbrown8710 Жыл бұрын

Occupational Priviledge Tax!

@gson7288 Жыл бұрын

No way we have the one of the cleanest water. As for number 3 lol all seasons in one day bt he’s rite. Haha safe town…no sir ware u live ur able to leave ur door unlocked, barely in mine. Nothing to do in Erie unless u got money n aren’t struggling(which is mentioned) n have a high paying job which is hard to find unless u kno people. Low traffic bt dumb drivers. Cost of living is stupid high. Population decreases bc people r leaving bc how Ridiculous It is. Landlords eat u alive.

@jeffsterrett2123 Жыл бұрын

Disagree. Grew up In Erie. Left 1989 for Florida. Cost of living way higher here. 1k/month for a studio w pool ❤

@mayavenuemisfit814 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffsterrett2123okay, that's fair. But I've heard it said that many people who look to buy or rent real estate want the best, not the best BUY. That said, I would pay more to live somewhere nice like South Carolina or Florida as opposed to paying less to live in "dreary Erie". 😂