How does Scotch Plains compare to New Providence?
Posted 06-09-2015 at 07:30 PM by van_esp
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Originally Posted by judyr908
born and raised in scotch plains and now I'm 50! Raised two kids there. Schools have excellent ratings. All the elementary schools are great. Rich side of town goes to Terrill Middle school which is much newer than Park Middle School. The high school in my opinion is like any other. If you child is a good student, they will be a good student no matter where you put them. I know many move into town for their children with Autism because of the programs schools have. I think its a great town, diversity amongst religions, races. the "rich" side of town is the south side which is over the railroad tracks on south ave. The north side is also very nice, with the best location off westfield road know at "the homestead section". The property's sit on bigger lots than most of the north side of town. I personally lived on both sides, north and south, and prefer the north.. It's much more convenient to shopping, library and walking distance to the High School. If your commuting into the city there are lots of nyc commuters in the town. Also check out Fanwood. Schools are the same since it's Scotch Plains-Fanwood Highschool. The train station is in fanwood. They have some really nice older homes. Taxes are just a bit higher. There is also the train in westfield also very close. They have buses run into the city. The homes on the south side can start at 350-2 million easy. Fanwood, the cheapest house I found was a 2 bedroom 2 bath for 275,000!! Boy, once you move out of town it's sure hard to get back in. Currently living in PA and on my way back! Can't afford Scotch Plains anymore, but I'll take anywhere in NJ compared to PA! If you want more specifics, i can even tell you how good the streets are if you find a home on it and want an opinion. Thats how well we knew the area! Hope you look into S. Plains. I think youll like it. PM me if you want!
Judy
Judy
I hope you don't mind me direct message-ing you. My husband and I are looking at some homes in Scotch Plains/Fanwood and surrounding areas (New Providence, Summit). We particularly like a house in the mountainview area although we prefer a house closer to the station. However, this house is fully renovated. From what I've researched, there is a buy in the mountainview area that goes direct to NYC (my husband works in midtown). Just not sure how the buses run/how reliable. I currently stay home with our son but eventually will go back to work (hopefully find something close to SP). We are looking for a down to earth community with good schools for our future home. The house is zoned for Evergeen Elem which I hear good things about but feel free to give me some insight, as well. What do you thing of that side of town?
Thank you so much for your thought.
-Vanessa
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Try using the Direct Message function rather than these blog pages if you want to reach your party. The blogs are for journaling only. Thanks.Posted 06-09-2015 at 08:02 PM by case44
