[Tubulus]

There are plenty of trains and busses from Northern NJ into Manhattan. In fact you might be surprised to know that hundreds of thousands of people commute from NJ into Manhattan every day! However, if watching "The Real Housewives of NJ" turned you off to Bergen County - that I can understand.

[stewart77]

Thank you for the suggestions on NJ.

[hsw]

Greenwich for CT's 5% income tax rate (vs NYC ~13% and NJ ~10%) and cheap land (much of why houses in Greenwich are often on multiple acres of land is it offers some of cheapest land of any upscale suburb of any US city; and Greenwich land is far cheaper than land in Scarsdale NY or ShortHills NJ)

Realize public schools in Greenwich or nearby CT suburbs are some of weakest in US (% of Natl Merit Finalists; % of kids entering top 5 colleges); most opt for private schools (income and property tax savings easily pay for pvt schools); have educational value of many high-achieving parents who are themselves alums of top 5 colleges, so actually less of a "pressure cooker" as kids are legacy admits and parents can write a check if need be

Commute (via driving) from Greenwich into Midtown is not particularly difficult; ~60 non-eventful mins each-way; many senior financial execs arrive at office ~6AM and leave ~6PM; commute from Greenwich to Englewood is unlikely to be any worse (esp as driving against flow of worker bee traffic from NJ/Rockland to Greenwich's hedge fund office corridors)

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by hsw

Greenwich for CT's 5% income tax rate (vs NYC ~13% and NJ ~10%) and cheap land (much of why houses in Greenwich are often on multiple acres of land is it offers some of cheapest land of any upscale suburb of any US city; and Greenwich land is far cheaper than land in Scarsdale NY or ShortHills NJ)

Realize public schools in Greenwich or nearby CT suburbs are some of weakest in US (% of Natl Merit Finalists; % of kids entering top 5 colleges); most opt for private schools (income and property tax savings easily pay for pvt schools); have educational value of many high-achieving parents who are themselves alums of top 5 colleges, so actually less of a "pressure cooker" as kids are legacy admits and parents can write a check if need be

Commute (via driving) from Greenwich into Midtown is not particularly difficult; ~60 non-eventful mins each-way; many senior financial execs arrive at office ~6AM and leave ~6PM; commute from Greenwich to Englewood is unlikely to be any worse (esp as driving against flow of worker bee traffic from NJ/Rockland to Greenwich's hedge fund office corridors)

All of your posts say the same thing, and most of it is not close to true. SW CT's public schools are consistently ranked among the best in the country.

[nowita]

Access to Metro North + relatively painless commute to Englewood + budget no issue = Westchester. Unless you are allergic to property taxes, you should consider: Bronxville, Scarsdale, Irvington and Chappaqua. All are top-tier schools and much easier commute to Jersey. Rye is also lovely (but not much commuting difference than Greenwich).

I have a friend who commutes from Westport to Ft. Lee and it is 1hr 30 min daily, unless he leaves home at 6am and leaves the office at 8pm or later when it can be 1hr 10 min. Your husband will live in the car.

[stewart77]

Thank you for all of the commuter information. It's all very helpful.

[Stratford, Ct. Resident]

Originally Posted by hsw

most opt for private schools (income and property tax savings easily pay for pvt schools)

That statement is not even remotely close to being accurate in any way, shape or form. Where do you live again?

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

That statement is not even remotely close to being accurate in any way, shape or form. Where do you live again?

It sure isn't Fairfield County or anywhere nearby. I think the user lives in the Silicon Valley area, or maybe they live in smalltown American and is just obsessed with wealth. Who knows? Either way, I hate to feed the troll, but their statements are just asinine.

[Jaggy001]

I would look at Westchester again. Places like Somers and Yorktown heights are very convenient for Metro North and the prices may be more reasonable than south western Connecticut. Take a drive up the Taconic and check out some of the communities.

[bellalunatic]

Originally Posted by hsw

Greenwich for CT's 5% income tax rate (vs NYC ~13% and NJ ~10%) and cheap land (much of why houses in Greenwich are often on multiple acres of land is it offers some of cheapest land of any upscale suburb of any US city; and Greenwich land is far cheaper than land in Scarsdale NY or ShortHills NJ)

no the reason the homes are on lots of acreage is due to the zoning laws of the past...most towns in Fairfield County, including Greenwich of course, had a minimum 2 acre REQUIREMENT for building a house.

Originally Posted by hsw

Realize public schools in Greenwich or nearby CT suburbs are some of weakest in US (% of Natl Merit Finalists; % of kids entering top 5 colleges); most opt for private schools (income and property tax savings easily pay for pvt schools); have educational value of many high-achieving parents who are themselves alums of top 5 colleges, so actually less of a "pressure cooker" as kids are legacy admits and parents can write a check if need be

So terribly wrong, I am shocked at your poor research skills since clearly that's all you've got in terms of info here.
I grew up in Fairfield County, the public schools are actually SO GOOD that when kids got kicked out of my local High School, for instance, they were shipped off to private schools, but then usually got kicked back to our High School and then they were one grade BEHIND from where they started. Also, we had about a 97% average of kids going to a 4 year upper echelon or Ivy League University or college after graduation.

Originally Posted by hsw

Commute (via driving) from Greenwich into Midtown is not particularly difficult; ~60 non-eventful mins each-way; many senior financial execs arrive at office ~6AM and leave ~6PM; commute from Greenwich to Englewood is unlikely to be any worse (esp as driving against flow of worker bee traffic from NJ/Rockland to Greenwich's hedge fund office corridors)

no one really drives into Manhattan from Fairfield County...silly, that's what Metro North is for...a commuter train with a BAR CAR no less, I mean come on! Seriously, quit it with the posting out of your arse already.