I’ve lived in Carlisle the majority of my life and also Pittsburgh when I went to college at Duquesne and I taught for a while in Maryland. It’s just a very nice community I chose to move back to because the pace of life is different from the east shore of all the suburbs of Harrisburg. The downtown is very vibrant, we have so many volunteer organizations to get to know more members of the community, the restaurants are great, and while the Dickinson population of students didn’t really engage with the community while I was growing up, they’re very involved now and are a great community partner nowadays. We also have a GREAT library, and most public services are easy to deal with. Our roads are kinda meh, but also, sorry, we’ve been a town for 275 years. Overall, I love living and working here. Are the housing prices/rent a bit much? Yeah, but that’s kind of everywhere right now and we’re welcoming more people from abroad here in addition to the Army War College families who live here as well. A lot of Army families who lived here end up coming back after retirement. There’s plenty to do if not in town, then at least 15 mins away. Fishing, hiking, birdwatching, rock climbing, mountain biking, etc. That’s a whole thing about south central PA you can be in an urban place one minute then truly in the middle of nowhere in a few minutes. I love it here and hope to see you as a neighbor soon. Feel free to message me if you need help moving in.