SperlingViews - Pittston, Pennsylvania
96.64% of people are white, 1.64% are black, 0.46% are asian, 0.16% are native american, and 1.11% claim 'Other'. 2.56% of the people in Pittston, PA, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 97.44% are non-hispanic).
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Time to get out - 9/21/2009
This area is really going to the dogs - corrupt politicians, a run-down building being destroyed by fire every week, etc. Sure there are some new businesses moving in, but everything is so expensive and the wages they are offering are low. Housing is very expensive - a home that costs $350K here would cost $200K somewhere else. And forget the taxes - you'd pay $3K per year in taxes on that new house. All in a place that the coal barons made their money on, destroyed, and ran. If you haven't guessed, we're moving away - far away shortly.[read more...] |
