FTHB Where to buy under 400k (best, house, work)

[Steve1888]

Hello everyone! I’m looking to buy a SFH(min. 3BR/1.5BA) in NJ for under 400k. I’m looking for some recommendations on towns to look in. I work in Newark and I am willing to commute up to an hour(by car) but preferably less. My wife and I don’t have kids yet but schools are important. This is my first post, if there’s any more info I can provide to help, please let me know! Thank you in advance.

[HudsonCoNJ]

You should probably post in the NJ forum for the best results. There's a sticky at the top of the forum there with questions for you to answer to get better recommendations.

Newark is pretty centrally located to all of Northern and Central NJ if you're willing to commute up to an hour. It really comes down to what your expectations are of the house and the town.