Looking to buy a single family house in West Orange,Need advice please.

[bigjake54]

Originally Posted by ansky

The police chief, fire chief, and school superintendent all make $250k or more

NJ Employee Results
In 2012, the police chief made $178K, fire chief $165K.
West Orange, NJ - Official Website - Police
West Orange, NJ - Official Website - Fire
The Supt. of Schools made $232K, but he's gone, and the governor capped SoS salaries at $175K.
http://php.app.com/NJpublicemployees...ecordID=320783
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...earn_more.html

[bradykp]

i'm not sure what a police chief of fire chief should be paid, but neither of those salaries seem unreasonable to me. if i understand the jobs correctly, they're essentially the CEO of the police department and of the fire department, right?

Chris Christie is for salary caps? interesting. lol

[JesusJosephUS]

Originally Posted by wiljim908

Good Morning,

I was a lurker for a few years here,and decided to sign up today.Need your help/opinion.I currently reside in Elizabeth NJ. I am currently looking in West Orange NJ,and dont know nothing about the city/good areas.My price range is 300k,taxes dont matter.I have two kids, one 18months and 2months.
I would like to know which areas in West Orange are good?
How is the school system?I have looked on greatschools.com and seen the ratings,
but real life experience is better.
Anything specific I should know of West Orange?
How is the area around this property?71 Valley Way, West Orange Township, NJ 07052 (MLS# 3122086) - West Orange Township NJ Real Estate - ColdwellBankerMoves.com

Thanks for your help.

One of my friend lives there and he told the schools are very good.
But he told that the tax is also too high.
He is paying more then 12000$/year