
If you're cross-shopping western Berks County, the Conrad Weiser Area School District comes up a lot — and for good reason. It covers a wide swath of rolling farmland and small-town boroughs west of Reading, with home prices that still undercut much of Lancaster and Chester County. But buying here comes with a few decisions that don't apply everywhere: whether you'll be on public water and sewer or a private well and septic system, how your township's tax rate compares to the borough next door, and how far you're really willing to drive. Here's a straight answer to each.

Intercourse has one of the most-searched names of any small town in America, but the reason people actually move here has nothing to do with that. It's the buggy traffic on Route 340, the produce stands that run on the honor system, and a downtown you can walk end to end in ten minutes. If you're weighing a move to eastern Lancaster County and Intercourse keeps coming up, here's an honest look at what daily life is like, what homes cost, and what you need to know about the Eastern Lancaster County (ELANCO) School District before you start touring.
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If you're cross-shopping southern Lancaster County, Quarryville deserves a real look. It's a small borough surrounded by farmland and a handful of quiet townships, with a housing market that's tighter and faster-moving than a lot of buyers expect. Here's what's actually going on with prices, neighborhoods, and schools right now.
As of August 2026, the median sale price in Quarryville is $424,719, up 3.6% from a year earlier, according to Redfin. Homes here are also moving fast — a median of just 5 days on market, down from 8 days last year.
That speed shows up in the numbers: the average home sells for about 8% above list price, more than h...

Every so often a listing crosses my desk that doesn't look like anything else on the market, and 231 Park Avenue is one of those. It's a genuine log home tucked into a quiet corner of Elizabeth Township just outside Lititz, and it's been rebuilt from the studs out over the last few years without losing the character that made it worth saving in the first place. For buyers watching the Warwick School District market this fall, it's worth a second look.
231 Park Avenue is listed at $439,900 and offers 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms across 1,452 square feet, all on a 0.70-acre lot in the Lititz-Brickerville area. Built in 1944, this is a true log home, and the current owners have spent real...

Gap doesn't show up on many "best places to live" lists, and that's kind of the point. This small Salisbury Township community sits right where Route 30 crosses into Lancaster County's Amish farmland, offering buyers a quieter, more affordable alternative to Lititz or Manheim Township without giving up easy access to Lancaster city, Coatesville, or Philadelphia. Here's what it's actually like to live here.
Gap is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Salisbury Township, in the eastern end of Lancaster County. U.S. Route 30 (the Lincoln Highway) runs straight through town, and Gap also sits at the terminus of four state routes — PA 41, PA 741, PA 772, and PA 897...
Corporate Office - 215 S Centerville Rd. Lancaster, PA 17603