Is New Castle, PA a nice place?

New Castle has several Zip Codes within Lawrence County. So are you talking about the actual city of New Castle or one of its outlying townships? Geneva is not that far -- probably 60 to 90 minutes. The best way to find out is to drive there, Lawrence County is an interesting mixture of ethic groups, Amish, college students, farmers and drug dealers. There are beautiful countrysides, magnificent old homes and burned out rental properties. People generally don't hang around downtown New Castle at night. That's not the best idea. Find out where the boyfriend wnats to move - get an address - and use Mapquest's aerial view. From there, Google the phrase Lawrence County Goverment Center. Find the phone number for the essor's office. Tell them you want the essed value of the property and what city/township or borough it's located in. That will give you a good idea of what you're up against.