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My wife and I , currently living in Jersey City, are looking to move to the suburbs. We both work in Manhattan (mid-town area) and love our short commute to work (30 mins door to door). As our kid gets older (he is almost 3 years now), we have to start thinking about schools. A good private school is very expensive in our area, so we want to move to an area of the suburbs with top-notch public schools and want to keep our door to door commute to an hour. So far , based on short commute times and good school districts, we have narrowed down to: Millburn/Shorthills and Great Neck. Any other towns we should be considering ?
I have filled the template with all the information below:
Where are you coming from?
Jersey City, NJ
Why are you moving?
Looking to move to an area with great public school
Where will you be working ? If NYC, what part of NYC?
Mid-town . Wife works near hudson yards and I work near grand central
Will you buy or rent? Buy
What is your budget ? $1 million
What kind of place are you looking for ? Nothing fancy. 3 bed , 2bed condo or townhouse. My wife and I don't want to own a big house (its too much of a hassle to maintain).
Will anyone (spouse, children, pets) be moving with you ? wife and 3 year old son.
Do you need/want good public schools? Absolutely
Briefly describe the kind of neighborhood you'd like to live in
(examples: families with young children, young, mature, artsy, diverse, safe, close-knit, block parties, etc)
A diverse neighborhood (with mixed ethnic backgrounds), should have families with young children and it should have a nice dowtown.
List three things that are important to you in order of importance.(examples: nightlife, outdoor activities, rural/urban, safety, downtown area, charming, new construction, proximity to XYZ, family oriented, easy parking, short commute, etc)
short commute, safe neighborhood, accessible to highway.
Forget Long Island, go to Westchester County. Try posting in their forum.
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If you don't have your heart set on Great Neck, I would stay away from that town. All of the comments above are right on. I currently commute on the Port Washington Line and it's awesome, going to miss it when I move to another line.
If you can afford Manhasset, would highly recommend. Convenient location.
If you are intolerant to asians or persians, avoid Great Neck.
We love the Asians!
Bigly.
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