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06-22-2007, 03:12 PM
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Best Places to Live in NJ - Need to commute to NYC
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I am currently looking to buy a house in NJ, preferably in a town that is not more than an an hour commute to NYC and has good schools (we have two little ones). Our max is about $460. Any/all suggestions would be most appreciated! (Good, family neighborhoods)  |
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06-22-2007, 03:14 PM
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Hi,
I am currently looking to buy a house in NJ, preferably in a town that is not more than an an hour commute to NYC and has good schools (we have two little ones). Our max is about $460. Any/all suggestions would be most appreciated! (Good, family neighborhoods) |
well that narrows it down to about 200 towns, care to offer more specifics? |
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06-23-2007, 07:46 AM
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If you're planning on commuting by train I'd say get a NJ transit map and stay close to the train routes. Being close enough to walk to the station is a plus because parking can be expensive and a hassle. Some nice towns to consider would be Cranford, Westfield, Garwood, Fanwood, Scotch Plains.
I lived in NJ for 15 years and these are towns that I'm familiar with, maybe other posters can make more suggestions.
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06-24-2007, 12:00 PM
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Middletown, Red Bank, Matawan are nice too, near beaches
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06-24-2007, 06:27 PM
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hI, I am planning to buy a house in NJ, could anybody give me any inputs on CARTERET in middlesex county?
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06-24-2007, 08:33 PM
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hI, I am planning to buy a house in NJ, could anybody give me any inputs on CARTERET in middlesex county?
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Depends on what you're looking for in a town. Carteret is a blue-collar neighborhood with some OK areas, some so-so areas, and some areas I wouldn't send my worst enemy to. There's a lot of redevelopment work planned in the town, but so far it's been mostly industrial areas that have been getting re-done.
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06-24-2007, 09:39 PM
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hI, I am planning to buy a house in NJ, could anybody give me any inputs on CARTERET in middlesex county?
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I wouldn't invest a nickle there, it is an old depressed town surrounded by refinaries |
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06-25-2007, 07:23 AM
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Depends on what you're looking for in a town. Carteret is a blue-collar neighborhood with some OK areas, some so-so areas, and some areas I wouldn't send my worst enemy to. There's a lot of redevelopment work planned in the town, but so far it's been mostly industrial areas that have been getting re-done.
Bob
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Thanks for the info, any place you can suggest in middlesex, i work in brooklyn, so any inputs on any place thats good to raise a family. I have anewborn by the way. |
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06-25-2007, 12:39 PM
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Check out Morris and Essex county. Northern Union (limited to maybe Summit and Westfield). I would suggest living on the Midtown Direct if you work in Midtown, or on the Path if you work downtown. You will want to live in a town without a switch over (like any town on the midtown direct line up to Denville).
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06-25-2007, 12:43 PM
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Brooklyn? And you want to live in NJ? WHY???? I don't envy that commute!
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