relocating to stratford or trumbull, ct from new rochelle ,ny 10801 (Yonkers: real estate, townhouse)

[pisceangirl38]

I am presently right now house hunting in stratford and trumbull, ct and thus relocating from new rochelle,westchester, if I find anything. I am planning to keep working at new rochelle hospital and I am wondering what is the commute like via metro north or car from stratford or trumbull, ct to new rochelle.

I am primarily looking at metro north as my main commute and driving as a last resort back-up.

thank you

[Viralmd]

Why not live in Westchester? The schlep from up in Stratford is a LONG one. Car is dreadful (you have to deal with (I-95)) and MetroNorth isn't such a great deal, either.

[pisceangirl38]

house hunting is disappointing for me in westchester especially for price range approval for 300,000 -400,000. i live in new rochelle with my famiy and the average listing price in new rochelle is 500,000 and above and even if you find a home it is either bought, in contract, or in bidding war, or in horrible state and the average tax is betweeen 9,000 to 14,000 or higher. I even tried north aspect of mount vernon(fleetwood) and shocking it's like new rochelle, pelham, larchmont, mamorneck etc all the same. For a house to even drop to 400,000 to 399,900 from starting at 500,000 takes a year. I am an rn looking to branch out on my own and l am willing to commute just like i had to from new rochelle to manhattan to go to nursing school whsich was primarily by train and buses. I also heard of other health care providers, mainly rn living in ct and commuting to work in westchester county.

[Viralmd]

What about Port Chester? Or Norwalk, Ct? It's just that Stratford is WAY far out there.

[bmwguydc]

If you don't mind a bit of a drive, I'd check into Ossining, in Westchester. Ossining is about 35-40 minutes, and parts of the area have turned around in recent years, after having a blighted downtown for many years. It's an up-and-coming area as opposed to established, and it does have a bit of that urbanity that one finds in some of the river areas such as Peekskill, Yonkers, etc. However, you might find something nice in a respectable part of town that's not terribly far, but you would not be able to commute by train easily, since you'd have to take MetroNorth to 125th St on the Hudson Line and transfer to the New Haven Line to get to New Rochelle. Either that or it would be two agonizingly long buses on the Bee Line, since there's a bus from Ossining to White Plains and then there's one to New Rochelle, both of which are local routes and would probably take two hours to get to New Rochelle from Ossining.

If you don't mind a smaller house, you can sometimes find them in your price range (close to $400k), though not many of them and some might need some cosmetic updating, in more expensive towns in Westchester. Valhalla has some, though not many at all, since the area is generally more to the $500k mark for starters. North White Plains would be another area to search, which is included in zip code 10603, which might yield a few houses. Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow is another area that might yield something, though some neighborhoods are not as nice as others, but there are sometimes neat starter homes in decent areas that would fall in your price range, again it's going to be very few in number. You might be able to find a townhouse in some of these areas as well that might work for you for a starter home that's closer to work.

Another consideration would be some of the better parts of Yonkers, where you might find a 2-3BR cape cod or tiny Tudor revival home for around $400k. If the house is too large and the price is similar to a smaller house, the neighborhood is generally not as nice in Yonkers. The school district does tend to make anyone who wants to use the public system steer clear of the city entirely, however. It can be a challenge to sift through everything in Yonkers since the city runs the gamut from inner-city areas to placid suburban, tree-lined streets, but it might be worth checking to save yourself from the hassles of a long commute.

[jdhall1]

Have you thought about looking up the Danbury area. There are many homes to choose from between $300,000 & $400,000. Property taxes average about $3,500 a year from homes in this price range, but it depends on the property.

[Viralmd]

Danbury is still a huge schlep from New Rochelle. It just doesn't make sense when there are other, closer, affordable places to live.

[Dockside]

Originally Posted by pisceangirl38

I am presently right now house hunting in stratford and trumbull, ct and thus relocating from new rochelle,westchester, if I find anything. I am planning to keep working at new rochelle hospital and I am wondering what is the commute like via metro north or car from stratford or trumbull, ct to new rochelle.

I am primarily looking at metro north as my main commute and driving as a last resort back-up.

thank you

Stratford is nice, I get it. Driving would be misery though. You'd have to squeeze by Bridgeport, then Norwalk, then Stamford...ugh. And you haven't even crossed the border into NY yet. Train is the way to go, but it's not cheap. On a nice day you can walk to the hospital from the station.

Unless you are hooked on Startford/Trumbull area, parts of Stamford are moving into your price range. Ravies.com is the easiest way of looking at real estate in CT. Good luck.