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I have an opportunity for a great job in NYC. I would be working one block from Grand Central Terminal.
My wife is a stay-at-home mom. We have three kids - 6, 4, & 3. They will be attending a Catholic school (hopefully a really good one).
We have no connection to NYC whatsoever. So, we're completely wide open on where to live. I am open to the idea of commuting as much as an hour each way. Once we have a list of good alternatives, we'll weigh the pros and cons of a shorter commute versus a long one.
I plan to rent for one year (I'm too chicken to buy right away), but want to rent in the same general area as we eventually buy. This will keep us from having to change schools. My budget for rent is in the neighborhood of $3,500 or $500,000 to buy.
5 kids - definitely suburban. You can find an NYC place big enough but it will be far from work and school. Look at Hartsdale in Westchester, which has a Metro North stop to Grand Central (approx 40-45 minutes). Many families there send their kids to Immaculate Heart of Mary in Scarsdale.
OK I see. Then OP should decide whether they can make do with a 3BR apartment or if they want a house with a yard. If 3BR apartment then boroughs can suffice but if they want a house + yard, they should look to go suburban.
The villages of Hartsdale and Stewart Manor, and the neighborhood of Crestwood have many families sending kids to Catholic schools.
I went through this exercise a couple of years ago.
In terms of Catholic schools, you only have 2 options - those that follow the archdiocese curriculum (typically parochial schools) and the independent private schools (Marymount, CSH, etc.).
There's no differentiation between the curricula of the schools that follow the archdiocese guidelines but some schools do have a strong track record in placing grads in selctive Catholic HS. These would be Annunciation in Crestwood and Immacualte Heart of Mary in Scarsdale, St. Ignatius in UES and Epiphany in Gramercy, Sacred Heart in Bayside and OLQM in Forest Hills.
As for the independent schools, their tuitions have reached 30K/year.
I went through this exercise a couple of years ago.
In terms of Catholic schools, you only have 2 options - those that follow the archdiocese curriculum (typically parochial schools) and the independent private schools (Marymount, CSH, etc.).
There's no differentiation between the curricula of the schools that follow the archdiocese guidelines but some schools do have a strong track record in placing grads in selctive Catholic HS. These would be Annunciation in Crestwood and Immacualte Heart of Mary in Scarsdale, St. Ignatius in UES and Epiphany in Gramercy, Sacred Heart in Bayside and OLQM in Forest Hills.
As for the independent schools, their tuitions have reached 30K/year.
Thanks. We would definitely use a diocese school. That's what we currently use and are very happy with both the education and the price. I looked up the tuition of Immaculate Heart of Mary and they're actually slightly less than we're currently paying in South Florida. I assume all the diocese schools are relatively the same.
Thanks. We would definitely use a diocese school. That's what we currently use and are very happy with both the education and the price. I looked up the tuition of Immaculate Heart of Mary and they're actually slightly less than we're currently paying in South Florida. I assume all the diocese schools are relatively the same.
In terms of tuition, they are relatively the same. Less than 10K.
In terms of pedagogy, it's hard to put a finger on it because the curriculum is similar. I had a hard time understanding the differences betwen one school and another. However, as I mentioned previously, IHM, and some other schools have a stronger track record in sending their graduates to good high schools. For what reason they can accomplish this, I have yet to figure out.
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