Suburbs of NYC? (White Plains, Scarsdale, Hudson: homes, quality of life, living)

[wanna_get_out_of_NM]

Could anybody tell me the suburbs or what would be the suburbs or NYC? I am clueless about the area.

Any suburban type areas that you could live in and commute to NYC for work?

...Besides the Bronx, Brooklyn etc...(Long Island, Staten Island...)

[Sgoldie]

If you drew a circle out 100 miles from Manhattan you would roughly have the commuting distance. Now how long it would take to get to work could be hours depending on where you are and where you're going to, and the schedule or availability of public transportation (which most people do use).

I wouldn't say so much that this area would encompass what you would call suburbs. You're talking all the boroughs of NYC (Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island) each one of which is a huge city in itself. Then you've got most of the state of New Jersey which entails a myriad of communities from high density urban to high density communities of individual homes. Pennsylvania, the lower NYS counties, Long Island, and Connecticut may be considered less uber urban than those closer in in that they are largely single family homes, albeit very expensive ones. Even they can be high density.

All in all you're talking hundreds of communities, and communities within those communities, each with it's own flavor and conditions from one end of the spectrum to the other, all within the Metropolitan area commuting distance.

[sliver203]

You didn't specify a price range, but considering price isn't an issue, the suburban areas in the NY metro area are incredibly diverse. You have north Jersey, Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island.

What I've noticed in Jersey is that the towns are either very affluent and expensive or incredibly run down. I don't know north Jersey well but I do know the suburbs have easy access to Manhattan and good public transportation.

Long Island is very, very expensive and honestly, I don't think the quality of life is high enough for the cost of living. Traffic on the LIE is insane.

Westchester and Connecticut are pretty similar. They are very suburban in nature, more lush than western Long Island, a bit more scenic, IMO, and the cost of living is more reasonable.

If you want to live an urban life in the suburbs, consider White Plains and Stamford. If you like the residential suburbs, Greenwich and Scarsdale are two of the most desirable suburbs in the area, but you will pay a LOT to live there.

[geos]

If you're talking middle class look along the I95 corridor in CT. Places like Stamford, Norwalk are an hour or less to Manhattan and cheaper than Westchester, NY. If you want to go out 2 hours, Milford or E. Stroudsburg in PA are very nice, cheaper and rural.

[CONNOR'SMAMA]

We Just Moved From Nyc To South Ulster County, Is About 1:20 Hr Commute To Work In Nyc But The Area Is Absolutely Beautiful, Still Rural But Close Enough To The Big City And A Bit Cheaper Than The Closer Suburbs, The Only Down Side For Me Is That The Hudson Valley Area Is Also Developing Fast I Guess We Weren't The Only People To Decide To Relocate Here So I Assume Prices Will Soon Go Up Too.

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by sliver203

You didn't specify a price range, but considering price isn't an issue, the suburban areas in the NY metro area are incredibly diverse. You have north Jersey, Westchester County, Connecticut and Long Island.

What I've noticed in Jersey is that the towns are either very affluent and expensive or incredibly run down. I don't know north Jersey well but I do know the suburbs have easy access to Manhattan and good public transportation.

Long Island is very, very expensive and honestly, I don't think the quality of life is high enough for the cost of living. Traffic on the LIE is insane.

Westchester and Connecticut are pretty similar. They are very suburban in nature, more lush than western Long Island, a bit more scenic, IMO, and the cost of living is more reasonable.

If you want to live an urban life in the suburbs, consider White Plains and Stamford. If you like the residential suburbs, Greenwich and Scarsdale are two of the most desirable suburbs in the area, but you will pay a LOT to live there.

IMO opinion, you get what you pay for on LI. It's absolutely amazing here!