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We are relocating to New Jersey this summer and are just lost about where to live.
1. I will be commuting to NYC my Wife is a stay at home mom
2. Minimizing commute time is important..and I think I prefer the train
3. We are moving from. A 7 year old very modern 4 br 3.5 bath house plus a finished basement....we don't want to step down in house may further than we have to
4. We have 3 young kids and schools are important .....smaller the better as well
5. Our budget is about 750k
We are looking online t Princeton junction (west Windsor) and new providence but are flexible...
What do others think?
Florham Park. Morris County is a great area of NJ to raise a family. Your commute will be over an hour, but most of it will be on an express train from Convent Station. I just think given what you want in terms of a house you're going to have to give up a little on the commute. The areas that offer the best commute are probably out of your price range. You will be disappointed in what is in your price range. If you go further west to an area like Florham Park you will be happier with the homes, yards and the surrounding communities. The commute will be NJ Transist from Convent Station to Penn Station and then the 1, 2, or 3 train one stop to Times Square. I bet you could do it door to door in 1 hour 15 minutes.
cut to the chase, I do not think for that price you will be able to find 4 bdrm house newer than 15 year old. If you are after newer house ( and i can understand, once you live in modern house it is not easy to downscale) you have to compromise little on school and commute. IMHO, you have to do soul searching and re-prioritize good school system, price and commute otherwise you will be disappointed. And do not forget property tax ( it is easy to overlook if you are not from here) for $750k house you are looking at 20k in good school district.
Move to Monmouth County, close to beaches and great towns. Little Silver, Shrewsbury, Tinton Falls, maybe Fairhaven and parts of Rumson too.... I take the Seastreak in and its way better than any train or bus....
great point, NJ Taxes will kill ya................................................
Thats why I am outta here in 4 years back to North Carolina.....
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cut to the chase, I do not think for that price you will be able to find 4 bdrm house newer than 15 year old. If you are after newer house ( and i can understand, once you live in modern house it is not easy to downscale) you have to compromise little on school and commute. IMHO, you have to do soul searching and re-prioritize good school system, price and commute otherwise you will be disappointed. And do not forget property tax ( it is easy to overlook if you are not from here) for $750k house you are looking at 20k in good school district.
You can get a lot for that in Springfield. Thet have a jitney from the town pool (lots of parking) to the Short Hills train station, which will be a fairly easy commute into Penn Station. They are creating a walkable downtown, and its minutes from Millburn, Westfield and Summit. I live closer to downtown Summit than many of my friends IN Summit. Lots of older people retiring with young families moving in. We really like living here. Schools are good by rep, our daughter is entering K in Sept and have been happy with the registration process so far.
Princeton junction is far. Miss the direct train and you're screwed.
I eneded up renting in berkeley heights and will get back to the market this spring....budget is now like 1m....
Anybody have thought on younger neighborhoods?
Do you mean younger homes? Shorter commute = older homes by definition. You may find new homes that were teardowns or rehabbed ranches in Millburn and Westfield, but again, tend to be a little far from the train station as a lot of the towns here developed around the train lines. We have even fewer here in Montclair/ Glen Ridge, though some of my favorite houses in town are the 1970's exposed post and beam "deck houses" up on Highland Ave.
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