Family home withing 60m of NYC (Yonkers, New Rochelle: apartment, to rent, neighborhood)
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Hi all,
Will be working at The Equitable Center on 7th Avenue. I am not familiar with NYC but having lived in HK and Tokyo I assume its similar pros and cons of mega-cities. So not too fussed about that.
Can anyone recommend a suburb within 60 minutes commute of 7th avenue? Prefer train+walk to bus but so long as its about 60m I am not too fussed. I have 4 kids (7y to 4m in age). Schooling isn't relevant as we currently home school.
Looking to rent initially but with an eye to buying once I find an area we like. Budget is 500 to 750k USD (lower end the better of course). In terms of rent I wouldnt want to spend more than 2.5k/month (or so). Would want 4 to 5 bedroom place depending on the room sizes. For comparison in HK I live in a 1300sqft, 3 bedroom apartment and that's too small (though livable at the moment because the kids are still young).
So in terms of priority:
* Family friendly neighborhood (other families with kids for example)
* Safe.
* 60m commute max.
* Access to parks/greenery (not high priority since I am planning on a car).
Not really fussed if its town or suburbia or what the population of the place is or if it is in NY or NJ.
Staten Island is 20 minutes except during rush hour, when it's an hour (unless you take the ferry)
NJ has tons of towns and cities within 60 minutes: Hudson County including Kearny, Bergen County, parts of Essex County. My niece lives in Raritan and it takes her about an hour most days IF the trains are on time. Jersey shore area has a couple different high speed ferries - think Middletown or Atlantic Highlands - there's also the trains but then you're beyond the hour.
I understand there are some really nice areas in Brooklyn and Queens but if you go further out on long island into Nassau County, you're over an hour.
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