Population:
1,540
Nearby large city:
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Pittsburgh
What $300,000 will buy:
3-bedroom, 3-bath renovated cottage on 2 acres near the state park and golf course
Paul Fry, 63, a lifelong resident and secretary-treasurer of Ligonier Borough, says friends who return for reunions are surprised at how little the town has changed since their high school days. “People who had to move away to earn a living want to move back to town,” he says. “They just love the charm and the atmosphere.”
If you need specialized health care or want to see a Broadway show, Pittsburgh is about an hour and 10 minutes away. Can’t get tickets to see the Steelers play? You can watch the six-time Super Bowl champions practice at their summer training camp at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, just 20 minutes away. Admission to the training camp is free.
The nearby Laurel Mountain Ski Resort is nestled in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, where you can bike, hike and go whitewater rafting. Fallingwater, the historic home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Pittsburgh’s Kaufmann family, is about 45 minutes away.
A regular influx of tourists means that Ligonier has an unusually large number of retail establishments for a town of its size, with more than 60 restaurants and shops. Need to entertain the grandkids? Idlewild park, featuring more than 35 rides and attractions, including Story Book Forest, is five minutes from downtown.
Homes in Ligonier include close-to-town colonials for less than $200,000 and mountain homes with lots of land for $300,000 and up. The median property tax in Westmoreland County, where Ligonier is located, is $2,010.
Pennsylvania doesn’t tax Social Security benefits or distributions from 401(k)s, IRAs and other retirement plans. The state has an inheritance tax ranging from 4.5% to 12%, depending on the relationship of the heirs to the decedent.
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