moving to NY (Yonkers, White Plains, Yorktown: house prices, neighborhoods, to buy)

[the_student]

hi,

we are moving to NY to work in White Plains for Nokia. I presently work for Nokia in Finland.

can anyone suggest an affordable town within 30 min driving distance where we could buy 2000sq. house with a yard for less than 500K ?

thanks

[jdhall1]

I would say Danbury,Ct. It is about 45 minutes away from White Plains. There are several properties that fit your needs that would be about a $440,000 investment. The commute is a little bit further than what you are looking for, but property taxes on the other side of the state line would be about Double!

[seeker283]

Check out Yonkers, it's 15 minutes south, another 20 minutes south and your in Manhattan. Taxes are about 4-6 K lots of good neighborhoods, scools are not the greatest.

If you have kids go 20 minutes north to Yorktown, great scools and lots of housing.

good luck

[77t]

Originally Posted by the_student

hi,

we are moving to NY to work in White Plains for Nokia. I presently work for Nokia in Finland.

can anyone suggest an affordable town within 30 min driving distance where we could buy 2000sq. house with a yard for less than 500K ?

thanks

staten island the north shore you can walk to the ferry terminal which was just redone for the famous ride ...house prices are droping the next year will be a great time to buy.