Eight Great Reasons to Move

1. Affordable Housing

A little buys you a lot here. Average sales prices of single-family homes in Northeastern Pennsylvania range from 40% to 52% of those in many parts of New Jersey. The property taxes on your home in Northeastern PA will be very reasonable too. Expect them to be 48% to 54% of what you would pay for a comparable home in New Jersey.

2. Competitive Wages

Great workers at great prices. Northeastern Pennsylvania’s low cost of living translates into labor savings for your business. Overall, average wage rates in NEPA are about 84% of those in New Jersey.

3. Easy Commutes

In Northeastern Pennsylvania, our daily commute averages 21.3 minutes, with no tolls, no traffic and no stress.  When you add it up, on average, you’ll spend 4,559 minutes less per year commuting here than you will in New Jersey. That’s more than three days of your very valuable time that you can spend with your family.

4. Affordable Space

Are you paying $13 to $24 per SF NNN to lease industrial space?  Just two hours to your west in NEPA, you’ll pay $6.95 to $7.95 per SF, NNN and you’ll get immediate highway access, high ceilings, great loading, affordable utilities, and more room on-site to park your trailers.

And real estate taxes? Here you’ll pay $0.75 to $0.95 per square foot compared to the $2.00 to $2.50 per square foot you’ll likely pay in New Jersey. We even have special “LERTA” tax abatement zones where you’ll pay next to nothing.

5. Reliable Utilities

Northeastern Pennsylvania is “utility strong.” All of the utilities your business needs to be successful are readily available at very competitive rates.

6. Great Access

NEPA is just 128 miles from Manhattan and 113 miles from Philadelphia. Five interstate highways meet here and 51 million people live within 200 miles.

7. Lower Taxes

The communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania want your business and will go out of their way to accommodate your move to our area.  From fast-tracking building permits to holding special meetings, to approving tax abatement programs, our local municipalities will make you feel welcome here. Local and state taxes are much lower here than they are in New Jersey.

8. Fast Occupancy

Mericle has a wide variety of industrial, flex, and office space available in Northeastern Pennsylvania at all times.  That’s because we’re always constructing new buildings on speculation, usually on tax-free sites.  Our buildings and sites can accommodate companies needing from 5,000 square feet to more than 1,000,000 square feet.