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Need some help narrowing down potential places to move.
Priorities in order: Great special ed schools, Safe & less than 1.30 hr commute to NYC, new-ish house 4000 sq ft+
Income: 500k
Budget: 1-1.5m
Short list so far:
Westfield
Scotch Plains
Montclair
Livingston
Denville
Where are you coming from?
NY
Where will you be working ? If NYC, what part of NYC?
Midtown - but WFH for foreseeable future right now
Will you buy or rent?
Buy
What is your budget ?
1-1.5m
What kind of place are you looking for ?
>4000 sq ft
1 - 1:15 hr commute to NYC
Will anyone (spouse, children, pets) be moving with you ?Do you need/want good public schools?
Good schools with special Ed. Have a kid on the spectrum.
Briefly describe the kind of neighborhood you'd like to live in
Suburbs, walkable, safe and good schools.
Only Westfield meets your criteria.
Some of these towns have no 4000+ newer houses (Montclair)
Some are longer commute that 1.15 (denville, livingston)
Need some help narrowing down potential places to move.
Priorities in order: Great special ed schools, Safe & less than 1.30 hr commute to NYC, new-ish house 4000 sq ft+
Income: 500k
Budget: 1-1.5m
Short list so far:
Westfield
Scotch Plains
Montclair
Livingston
Denville
Where are you coming from?
NY
Where will you be working ? If NYC, what part of NYC?
Midtown - but WFH for foreseeable future right now
Will you buy or rent?
Buy
What is your budget ?
1-1.5m
What kind of place are you looking for ?
>4000 sq ft
1 - 1:15 hr commute to NYC
Will anyone (spouse, children, pets) be moving with you ?Do you need/want good public schools?
Good schools with special Ed. Have a kid on the spectrum.
Briefly describe the kind of neighborhood you'd like to live in
Suburbs, walkable, safe and good schools.
although Westfield doesn't have a direct train to NYC, the commute is still nice. If you are going in early enough, you can take the bus in and the train home (the bus also leaves from the train station as well as other places). If you end up being back 5 days a week, the monthly train ticket also works on the bus. A huge number of people do this since it is 1 seat to Port Authority by bus, and train has less traffic on the way home. Even if you take the train in, they have 3 express trains in the morning that only have 1 stop before newark that are only ~23 minutes. Almost all of them now stop on track 1, so you just get off and then get on the next train on the same track to go to NYC. ~51 minutes to Penn Station
I work downtown in WTC. I can be at my desk, and be at the kitchen table in 70 minutes INCLUDING my 20 minute walk home from the train station.
you can also add summit and short hills in your range.
PM me if you have questions
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thank you so much for the suggestions again.
