Pennsylvania

As a long time resident of the Lehigh Valley, you couldn't pay me to live in Reading.

As far as Allentown and the Lehigh Vally in general, you don't want to retire here. I don't know what the population density of our little suburban township is, but the density of the Lehigh Valley, in general, is growing terribly. Developers have bullied zoning boards into allowing them to cover the once nice Lehigh Valley with warehouses and housing developments. What were once farms are now covered with macadam. Traffic is horrendous. Developers are still pushing for more warehouses. PennDOT is the worst run organization on the planet. Property taxes are astronomical.

Winters mean freezing rain, ice, and much snow to battle with. Summers are hot and humid with lots of mosquitoes and stinkbugs. We don't get much Spring or Fall anymore.

The Allentown Morning Call and WFMZ-TV are very Republican leaning.