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I'm considering moving to this area next summer with my wife and we know jack squat about it. I work in mid-town and she might be working in Cortland. I'd prefer to keep us near the Hudson Line (easier for her) but I would consider the Harlem Line as well. I don't really want to pay more than $1250-$1300 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath. We have no kids so don't care about schools. On the Hudson Line we'd consider anywhere from Riverdale, Greystone, Yonkers, Ludlow, Glenwood, Hastings on the Hudson or Dobbs Ferry. Don't want to go further North than that or White Plains on the Harlem Line. Just want an area that I don't have to worry about getting mugged or making sure my car is safe. Would appreciate a grocery store and a gym.
Definitely in your case would look for Hudson Line over Harlem Line. Ideal would be someplace "halfway" which conveniently is a couple of the nicer towns you mentioned, Hastings and Dobbs Ferry (Hastings is the "better" of the two but people in this area nitpick about towns like anything, especially when it comes to schools). Good luck!
Since schools are not a factor, you can consider parts of Yonkers, but other towns/villages may not have a significant number of rentals, especially at your preferred range. Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow would be areas to consider as well, since there are a few more apartments, but that's probably as far out as you want to go, using White Plains as a guide.
For Riverdale, you have to pay city resident income tax, but then you don't have two MNRR train tickets, either, as you can take an express bus or subway to Manhattan. You can find 1BRs in Riverdale in your preferred range, just be flexible as to the type of unit, i.e., full amenities and luxury will come at a higher price.
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I'm considering moving to this area next summer with my wife and we know jack squat about it. I work in mid-town and she might be working in Cortland. I'd prefer to keep us near the Hudson Line (easier for her) but I would consider the Harlem Line as well. I don't really want to pay more than $1250-$1300 for a 1 bedroom 1 bath. We have no kids so don't care about schools. On the Hudson Line we'd consider anywhere from Riverdale, Greystone, Yonkers, Ludlow, Glenwood, Hastings on the Hudson or Dobbs Ferry. Don't want to go further North than that or White Plains on the Harlem Line. Just want an area that I don't have to worry about getting mugged or making sure my car is safe. Would appreciate a grocery store and a gym.
Any ideas of where I should really look?
You DO NOT want to live near the LUDLOW station in Yonkers. Horrible area with lots of crime. its equivalent to PURGATORY ON EARTH. So knock that one off your list.
Libertarian thanks for the heads up. Guys what areas would I have to pay city income tax? Just the towns in the Bronx or Westchester too? I do not want to pay city income tax and state, that is ridiculous.
Libertarian thanks for the heads up. Guys what areas would I have to pay city income tax? Just the towns in the Bronx or Westchester too? I do not want to pay city income tax and state, that is ridiculous.
I lived in Yonkers for some time. I think they're the only municipality that has that income tax in westchester. In the Bronx, you would have to pay NYC taxes which I understand are very high. I know many people who live in Woodlawn but use their parents address in Westchester so that they don't have to pay the tax. Thats how much they go out of their way to not have to pay the city tax.
Yonkers, however, has an income tax surcharge, 10% of your state tax liability, so it's an additional tax, but much more reasonable than NYC's resident income tax, which you have to pay on both incomes, regardless of place of employment. You would be able to avoid that in Westchester, and your car insurance would also be significantly lower then The Bronx, offsetting the increased cost of commuting via Metro-North.
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All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
~William Shakespeare (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII)
If she is going to take public transportation as well then Hudson line is your best bet.
I would suggest Hastings and north, preferably Tarrytown for that price range.
Riverdale might have a few options but it still isn't as safe as H-o-H, Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown
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