Where is a NICE area to live outside Philly and near the highway to NYC?|107199

I will be attending school in Philadelphia (Center City) but I would like to live outside the city somewhere that is accessible to Center City by train but also easy to hop on a highway and shoot up to NYC. I would like to live in a nicer area but am unfamiliar with Philly or the suburbs so I need some guidance on good locations.
Thanks!

Lower Bucks County:
Lower Bucks county has train access and highway access to I-95. I would recommend either Langhorne or Yardley, as both have train stations and both are close to I-95 and US 1. In fact, some people in Yardley actually commute to New York as opposed to Philadelphia, to the point where you can see people from Lower Bucks County on the WTC Memorial. There is a train in Trenton, NJ (Right across the river from Yardley) which takes you to NYC in about an hour and a half. It takes about 45 minutes to get to Philadelphia and two hours to get to New York.

New Jersey:
Living in New Jersey will make it easier to get to New York but harder to get to Philadelphia. The River Line is a light rail line that runs through towns right near the Delaware River, goes from Camden (right across the river from Philadelphia) to Trenton.

If getting to NYC regularly is important, you_d want to live probably in southern Bucks County (PA), or maybe southeastern Montgomery County (PA). The New Jersey side of things doesn_t offer much for direct rail to downtown, except in Camden County, which does also have good highway access. Traffic in Philly can be horrendous, and you don_t want to have to cross the city if you can avoid it. A lot of these areas are suburban or small town places, and have easy train access to the city. Check out SEPTA_s maps for specific places with stops.

roxbourough or manyunk close to th ecity ,but nice areas and close to 76 so you could hop on the turnpike. as far as suburbs wayne is nice , but not that much of a hip crowd.
You could even do the fishtown area of philly very up and coming minutes from the girard entrance on 95- close to the city great restaurants try the abbey or memphis taproom, T
here is also the northern liberties section of philly great area as well north bowl is fun , north third has great burgers , adn is close to the highway as well.
bala cynwd is close to city ave -that is near the highway and there is a great target.
conshoken is nice to . Good luck!
I hope you are going to drexel !

You can live pretty much anywhere in southern Bucks County. The train will take you right into the city. I live in Bensalem and take the train in all the time.

I_d say Cherry Hill. You can catch the train into Philly and it_s easy to get onto the NJ Turnpike to head up to New York.

Newtown or Conshohocken. (Newtowns closer to NYC, but Conshy_s closer to Philly)