I travel to Allentown a lot and live very near Harrisburg (10 minutes). On a good day, I can get there in 1:45; so your 2 hour requirement from Morris is very tight for the Harrisburg metro area. The Allentown/Lehigh Valley can accommodate it no problem and some parts of Reading and Lebanon can be tricky, but mostly doable. The less than 25" of snow annually means you have to be south of Blue Mountain and the forest cover is all along the ridge. You would have to do research, but if you live near a creek/river, it's likely on a flood plain (and will require flood insurance), other than that, natural disasters are rare. I deliver for FedEx Ground and all us delivery people will go wherever.

I like the idea near Blue Marsh Lake area NW of Reading (as an example). There's a bunch of rural area, but the availability of a rental for around $1k/month is going to be tough. You would be close to all the chains of the suburbs. While Reading city is so-so, outside of it, the crime drops considerably (almost non-existent). There are fun bike trails around (I run).