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06-29-2009, 03:18 PM
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If you're commuting to Englewood, I would stay on the eastern side of Bergen County. Hillsdale, Park Ridge, Montvale, Woodcliff Lake, Washington Township, are all nice towns over there that are definitely a little more spread out than SE Bergen near Englewood. Good luck!
You could also take a look at NW Bergen, the Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, Oakland, Mahwah.
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06-29-2009, 03:28 PM
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this thread is several months old, so i doubt the OP is going to check it.
still, i'll suggest a town that hasn't been mentioned yet:
rockleigh.
it's a tiny, semi-rural town in NE bergen county that has a pastoral feel and some homes on large lots. excellent school system, too.
otherwise, i'd suggest saddle river, upper saddle river, eastern ho-ho-kus, certain parts of ramsey and mahwah, franklin lakes, etc. in general, northwestern bergen county seems like the place to go if a town like rockleigh doesn't fit the bill.
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06-29-2009, 03:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaykay06
We are coming from a very family oriented/pastoral/Stepfordish town (1 acre lots) and want something similar. We did a house hunting trip to Tenafly, Englewood, Cresskill - but it was more urban than we were used to. Are there any other towns we should look at? We are not considering Alpine because of the school system and heard that people send their kids to private school. We would prefer a good public school but not a really big one (like Tenafly). Should we look westward or further north?
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again, i know the OP isn't going to see this, but i felt i had to respond.
since when are the affluent "east hill" sections of englewood, tenafly, or cresskill "urban"? that's a new one. 
also, what's wrong with alpine's one K-8 school? i've heard that's it's quite good.
to be honest, it sounds like the OP is searching for a town along the lines of mendham or chester. problem is, the daily commute from that area to englewood would be quite long and difficult. |
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06-30-2009, 09:38 AM
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sounds like it needs to be a small town with its own hs, because op considers tenafly public school big, and their hs is about 250/class.
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06-30-2009, 10:48 AM
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LMAO at Creskill and Tenafly being called urban  May want to check out Rockleigh. Also, maybe a bit west...Kinnelon/Butler area. Actually, Mendham and Chester might be what you are looking for exactly! |
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