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Originally Posted by svknies
That's great info thanks-you said there was a couple of rivertowns where state employees live- any other suggestions that you would recommend?
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There are three river towns in Hunterdon County. Keep in mind that all of them are relatively small, but the larger townships that surround them have the same mailing addresses. All have a kind of artsy vibe :
Milford - Furthest north, very small. There are a couple of good restaurants (Milford Oyster House and the Ship Inn Brewpub), but as I said before, there's not much there. Surrounding towns with Milford mailing addresses are Holland Township and Alexandria Township.
Frenchtown - A little bigger than Milford with a few more restaurants. The National Hotel is the largest/nicest restaurant but there are other smaller, less formal ones.
Stockton - Smaller than Milford and Frenchtown in the sense that they really only have one restaurant (The Stockton Inn). There's some kind of small cafe by the river, a liquor store, and a few other businesses. Surrounding towns with Stockton mailing addresses are Delaware Township and Kingwood Township
Lambertville - Lambertville is the only city in Hunterdon County and is the largest town-lots of restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, art galleries, etc...very artsy, funky, and liberal. West Amwell Township surrounds Lambertville.
What you need to know about each of them is that they are very small and so are the properties. Each of them were old mill towns and/or ferry crossings and are very historic, as is the housing stock-in other words, old, close together, and on very small lots. These towns are very popular with singles, young professionals with no kids, etc...but there are plenty of families there too. It really just depends on what you're looking for. We like to visit to access the river, go out to dinner, and do other fun things, but we'd like more property so we're not looking there.
The schools are good but small-each town has their own elementary school and I know for a fact that Milford has a few grades where there are less than ten kids. Lambertville has the largest school system. All of the towns attend regional high schools. Milford and Frenchtown go to Delaware Valley Regional, Stockton and Lambertville go to South Hunterdon Regional. I'd encourage you to browse the towns' websites to try to get a better feel for them. As for state employees living in the towns, the most live in Lambertville, and it kind of drops off as you go north, understandably. Always happy to help a potential Hunterdon/Warren resident as there aren't many here!
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