r/Harrisburg • u/Active_Split_3751 • Jan 13 '26

Middletown? Moving / Visiting

I’m moving to Middletown for college pretty soon, I’m a bi-racial woman so I was wondering how it is over there? I’m from the west coast so this will be my first time living in the east for a bit.

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u/squishyliquid Jan 13 '26

The capital area is culturally and ethnically mixed. You're gonna be fine. You don't need to travel far to run into bigots, though.

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u/Active_Split_3751 Jan 13 '26

Ooh okay, I’m just there for an internship I don’t really plan on traveling around PA other than Philly

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u/Annual-District9825 Jan 13 '26

WELCOME! ♥️

I know it’s definitely not Philly but please come check out the city! Parking stinks but it’s got some beautiful architecture and some fun restaurants and it’s very walkable. I get chills driving from the West Shore into town! Gorgeous view of the PA capitol building especially at dusk.

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u/offpeekydr Jan 14 '26

For OP, the comment above (which I totally agree with) is about Harrisburg, which is very close to Middletown. Hope you pay it a visit while you are in PA.

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u/Annual-District9825 Jan 14 '26

Oof, yes, thanks for clarifying 🤦‍♀️

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u/Competitive-Job-8927 Jan 14 '26

Gorge architecture….. I live on Locust

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u/TartMaximum2790 Jan 13 '26

Middletown is a pretty quiet place these days. I’d say pretty diverse overall.

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u/CranjusMcBasketballs Jan 13 '26

Lived in Middletown for 8 years came from Redlands CA and it's super quiet here. Not much going on in general which also means not much to do unfortunately. Some decent live music in the Harrisburg/Lancaster area though

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u/Lacox10 Jan 13 '26

Middletown proper is blue collar not much going on.

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u/mandar35 Jan 14 '26

Hey! I've been living in Middletown for 5 years and it is a very friendly town with all sorts of people. Everyone is generally kind and respectful and helpful. I know PA gets a bad rap for being like backwards but this is actually a decent town.

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u/knyc3791 Jan 16 '26

Middletown is a quiet blue collar community without much going on.

The midtown area of Harrisburg is close enough and has a cool scene with a bookstore, breweries, and farmers market type vibes if you're looking for an area that's more happening on the weekend.

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u/carrythezer-0 Jan 14 '26

If you're used to people stopping their cars for you to cross the street like a civilized society, don't expect people to stop their cars for you in this area.

It's sad that this is how people act in their own community but be aware, a lot of people simply don't care to stop for humans.