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Friends of mine who escaped Grosse Pointe were looking for the same sort of architectural diversity that they had known in their childhood. One of them settled in Pelham before moving to another county, but that's a different story. Pelham is expensive in places, but not all (by Westchester standards), it's convenient to the city and has an excellt school system.
How long really depends on where in the city you are going.
I drive, but my commute cut in half, just using a different highway when I changed jobs (though the new one is equal distance away).
When I used to take trains...I'd add 20 minutes to an estimated commute by train of 30 minutes...so 30=50 and then add walking time.
I live by the train station...the noise is not as bad as you think (street noise in Manhattan was MUCH worse).
Take a look at Rye. The taxes aren't THAT bad...take a look at the variety of properties they have...
I am just North of Yorktown Heights and I drive to 36th & 10th Ave. It is about 50-55 minutes in the morning and 60-70 minutes in the evening.
I do a very similar commute--just south/west of Yorktown Heights to 33rd street and 7th Ave--but I do it by MetroNorth train. It takes me a bit longer, door to door--70 to 75 minutes (max of 80, if I have subway problems). But I love the train ride along the Hudson and I couldn't cope with driving (although I'd love to skip the 15 minutes on the subway!).
If I have a really late night, I splurge and take Amtrak--my office is on top of Penn Station and Amtrak is a lot faster than MetroNorth.
Personally, I'd be looking across the river in NJ. Depending on where in Manhattan I'd be working, I might look at Jersey City, Kearny, southern Bergen County for midtown or lower, Fairfield and northern Bergen County for uptown.
There is NOWHERE, except an apt in Manhattan where you will find a commute of less than 30 min. Even if you worked in Port Authority and lived right across the river in Jersey, you'd still have at least 30 min if you timed it just exactly right - you'd have to get to the path train from your office and that would be at least a 10 min walk. Then, even if you got off on the first stop, that's 15 min, then you have to get out of that station and home. And that doesn't sound like the area you want to be living in.
But expect to be paying HUGE amounts in property taxes, whether it's Westchester County or NJ. And don't forget that your salary will be taxed NY State and NY City income taxes.
But expect to be paying HUGE amounts in property taxes, whether it's Westchester County or NJ. And don't forget that your salary will be taxed NY State and NY City income taxes.
Westchester residents do not pay NYC income tax. We do pay state tax and local taxes, but no city taxes.
Westchester residents do not pay NYC income tax. We do pay state tax and local taxes, but no city taxes.
Doesn't Yonkers have some kind of income tax surcharge similar to NYC?
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