Roselle/Roselle park - Comments, Compliments, Complaints?

[jy_2007]

Originally Posted by Cutter21

My husband and I are looking to move to Union, NJ. We don't have kids (and won't for awhile), but we do commute into the city everyday for work. We are coming from Hoboken and would like some thoughts on the city...

Cutter,
we don't have kids either. We know the school system is not ranked so high, but we've been driving around and have been happy with the quality of the neighborhoods. The areas north of stuyvesant, bordering maplewood and irvington, not so much.

we have, what we consider, pretty discriminating standards what it comes to safety and, (how should I say it?), "class" of a neighborhood. Overall, we're pretty satisfied so far.
How about you? have you been around, looking at houses? What are your thoughts?

[ahkeer]

Originally Posted by kcarter1913

Thanks for the information. I have looked into Kenilworth, but as you stated, it doesn't seem to be a lot of diversity there (according to greatschools.net) and I am black so I definetely prefer a more diverse area.

Originally Posted by kcarter1913

So if you are working in Kenilworth with a 13 and 7 year old, what city would you recommend. I'm looking for family friendly, (a place where my child can ride his bike outside with other children, safe, diverse and good school system.).

For easy commuting and diversity, You want to try Metuchen, Edison, Piscataway, or Scotch Plains/Fanwood. The last two being the most diverse. I live in Piscataway...but I love Scotch Plains/Fanwood. It is the nicest, closest, most diverse town to Kenilworth, but it is also expensive.

For more of a commute (still less than 30 miles), and diversity try Montclair, South Orange/Maplewood. Montclair being my favorite.

All of these towns are great choices...and family friendly, safe, clean..etc.

[strongpee]

call me property taxs this is what i need help with i found a nice house in roselle nj for 189000 my paper work said the property taxs were 6.615 but when i when too do my closing my lawyer said the taxs were 8000 dollars a year doses anybody out thier know anything about taxs in roselle

[sligogirl]

Originally Posted by kcarter1913

So if you are working in Kenilworth with a 13 and 7 year old, what city would you recommend. I'm looking for family friendly, (a place where my child can ride his bike outside with other children, safe, diverse and good school system.) I don't want to pay more then 1,900 for a 3 bd room and don't want to be more then 30 miles away from Kenilworth. I'm not familiar with the area and is looking to relocate within a month there. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance

What's wrong with Kenilworth, nice town, diverse, good schools.

[NJNJNJ]

Originally Posted by strongpee

call me property taxs this is what i need help with i found a nice house in roselle nj for 189000 my paper work said the property taxs were 6.615 but when i when too do my closing my lawyer said the taxs were 8000 dollars a year doses anybody out thier know anything about taxs in roselle

There was an article in the summer from the Star Ledger about Roselle taxes being rated one of the worse in NJ, meaning for the amount of you are spending you are recieving a huge lack of services. I tried to find it online but could not. Many complain their taxes are high, but in the article it mentioned how Cranford (bordering town) had slightly lower taxes than Roselle and had much better services for its residents.

You may want to check out the Star Ledger Tax Trauma Index, it is based on 2005 information butgives you an idea of how bad the taxes are for Roselle residents - http://www.starledger.com/str/taxes/countylist.asp

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Alan B 718

Hey everyone.
Im curious to see what people think of the roselle/roselle park are for a young family needed a short commute to nyc. There seems to be an above average amount of smaller low cost housing here, considering the short commute to nyc.
Can anyone shed some light as to why?

Thanks!

How about an update on where you decided on

Also what part of brooklyn are you from ?

[Sergio M]

Originally Posted by kcarter1913

So if you are working in Kenilworth with a 13 and 7 year old, what city would you recommend. I'm looking for family friendly, (a place where my child can ride his bike outside with other children, safe, diverse and good school system.) I don't want to pay more then 1,900 for a 3 bd room and don't want to be more then 30 miles away from Kenilworth. I'm not familiar with the area and is looking to relocate within a month there. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Thanks in advance

Towns like Garwood are often forgotten, also there are a few rentals available in Cranford in your price range.