Moving to Wayne,NJ - Need help with school district (Oakland: apartments, for rent) - City-Data Forum

asheeshrastogi · 05-05-2010, 03:36 PM

Hi,

We will be moving to NJ in late June. I going to work in Wayne - office is just north of Willowbrook Mall. We have two daughters 5 & 3 months. Please suggest surrounding areas which are not too far, have a good school district and have apartments available for rent. I am looking for a reasonable commute.

Cheers

JohnMoore4u · 05-06-2010, 06:04 AM

Whether you found any good place there??

SunnyNJ · 05-06-2010, 07:26 AM

Wayne will work....

asheeshrastogi · 06-03-2010, 01:05 PM

@John - Change of plans will be moving in Early August now...

@ SunnyNJ - When you say Wayne will work, can you please elaborate? Wayne's school district is not very highly rated and is it a safe place?

NJ07035 · 06-03-2010, 03:13 PM

you can follow the 23 corridor north of Willowbrook - Wayne, Lincoln Park, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes/Riverdale - depending on where your office is, you may never need to go on the highway.

Wayne is a spread-out town, though; be careful where you are lookiing in Wayne, as your commute could be agonizingly long just to cross town.

awesam · 06-03-2010, 08:10 PM

Um, Wayne is quite highly rated, actually. Many students go on to Ivy League schools or opt for a full ride at a school the next tier down. Wayne schools are often rated among the top high schools in the country. I'm curious as to where you get your information. I get mine from U.S. News and personal experience =)

Also, it's a VERY safe town. Just watch out for flood areas near Willowbrook mall and the river.

Obrero · 06-04-2010, 12:45 AM

Agreed - Wayne has good schools. Wonder why you think otherwise?

weathercat · 06-07-2010, 10:05 AM

Wayne has great school systems! I know sine I went to middle school and high school there.
I would recommend looking at the "Hills" side. I am not too familiar with the apartments/prices but there are quite a few.

Also like above, be careful of the Willowbrook area since it does flood. I live more towards Oakland and it takes me about 20 minutes to get to the mall. Wayne is pretty spread out.

asheeshrastogi · 06-22-2010, 12:11 PM

Let me elaborate a bit more so that I can get better answers -

1. I got my information about the schools from greatschools.net. I am looking for elementary schools as my daughter is going to start Kindergarten.
2. I am going to rent, hopefully close to the school. If it will help I can post names/address of elementary schools that I am considering.
3. Any recommendations for a good secular private school?

Thank You all for your responses.

thematrixfx · 02-02-2011, 09:09 AM

We are looking at homes in the Stone Bridge development of Wayne. Does anyone have any advice on how this development is? Tx!