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Hi, looking to get a feel for what Moorestown is like. Is it a friendly town excepting to newbies? How are the sports/recreation programs for kids? Also, does anyone know how large class sizes are in the elementary and middle schools? I have a 1st, 4th and 7th grader and am concerned about class sizes/over crowded. Thought the town was beautiful. Any insight would be appreciated!
Moorestown is a great place to live and my experience from living there was that many people are friendly and it has a real nice community vibe. With that said it is also a big money town and you need to deal with the "Jones's". That may not be an issue if you fit in socio-economically, but if you are on the lower end of the scale, it can be a problem. There are houses in Moorestown that are $200k and there are ones that are $5+ million, so that is the dynamic. I've taken my kids to the playground when we lived there and of the four other groups of kids there, two were with their nannys.
The school system is excellent from top to bottom. Class sizes in elementary levels are going to average around 15 kids. At the middle and high school levels, expect around 350 kids per grade, which would make it big, but not massive. People who I know who have gone through it also say it is very cliquish, though most high schools are. This is where the money front comes in again and sort of divides the cliques. There will be girls in 4th grade with Prada bags, Coach glasses and the latest iPhone and kids in high school who drive $70k BMW M3's to school. There is also a strong party/drug culture among certain groups (money+parents skiing in Aspen=party). Hey, you wanted the truth, lol.
They have a very large rec program and it's a big sports town, particularly baseball and soccer. However, they offer EVERYTHING from rowing and tennis to ice hockey and football. They also have a very active theater company in the town as well as the schools.
I don't think it is an overly religious town these days, but the two main churches (Trinity Episcopal and RC Our Lady of Good Counsel) are MASSIVE. There is also a strong Quaker influence and Moorestown has one of the few remaining active Quaker Meeting Houses and a rather elite (Obamas kids go to an affiliated school in DC) private Friends School (tuition for high school is like $24k a year).
To sum it up, Moorestown is a great place to live, but it wouldn't be my first choice if I didn't have bank roll to play.
Yes, I think it really depends upon how much money you have, and we did find it had a very "old-town" feel when we were looking for a place. I am new here, but I think I am really happy we chose Mt. Laurel over Moorestown.
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Hi, looking to get a feel for what Moorestown is like. Is it a friendly town excepting to newbies? How are the sports/recreation programs for kids? Also, does anyone know how large class sizes are in the elementary and middle schools? I have a 1st, 4th and 7th grader and am concerned about class sizes/over crowded. Thought the town was beautiful. Any insight would be appreciated!
Are you speaking of the older part of town or the new construction areas, or both?
People who I know who have gone through it also say it is very cliquish, though most high schools are. This is where the money front comes in again and sort of divides the cliques. There will be girls in 4th grade with Prada bags, Coach glasses and the latest iPhone and kids in high school who drive $70k BMW M3's to school. There is also a strong party/drug culture among certain groups (money+parents skiing in Aspen=party). Hey, you wanted the truth, lol.
Haha you sure you're not talking about Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Marlton, etc etc etc?
OP, I do remember back in high school among Moorestown kids there was a faux-quarrel between the "town" and "country" kids. In other words, people who lived closer to main street and people who lived in the newer subdivisions that used to be farmland 10-20 years ago. We always thought it was really stupid, the battle of the haves and the have-mores. Other than that, it'll be your typical suburban lifestyle.
Haha you sure you're not talking about Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Marlton, etc etc etc?
OP, I do remember back in high school among Moorestown kids there was a faux-quarrel between the "town" and "country" kids. In other words, people who lived closer to main street and people who lived in the newer subdivisions that used to be farmland 10-20 years ago. We always thought it was really stupid, the battle of the haves and the have-mores. Other than that, it'll be your typical suburban lifestyle.
lol, very true, there is some big money in a lot of those towns, though Moorestown and Haddonfield seem to be the ones that stick out most do to the concentration of wealth. Cherry Hill, Voorhees and Marlton are far more socio-economically diverse than Moorestown or Haddonfield and you can find a lot more "average" there than you will in Moorestown or Haddonfield.
The town vs. country thing is pretty funny and I only heard it mentioned a couple times in passing. My friend was "country" and his girlfriend was "town" and there were people who looked down her for being "poor". I'd really love to know what the definition of poor is around there, because her family seemed pretty well off to me.
well, not exactly what I was hoping to hear,,,but thank you for your honest replies! I have a friend who is very sweet and down to earth who lives in mt. laurel. she loves it there. i was hoping to find a town with a "downtown" though and i was under the impression mt. laurel doesn't have one. we loved haddonfield but the lack of yards, parks, and high taxes have scared us away. it seems that most of the houses we saw for sale over a year ago are still on the market and that has cautioned us against it as well. I grew up in a "newer" town without any town center and there seemed to be a lack of community due to that. I really was looking for good schools, a nice downtown, where my kids could ride their bikes around the neighborhood and maybe into town for pizza or ice cream. I thought Moorestown fit the bill, but maybe not if it's that clique/snobby.....Are any of the surrounding towns fitting the bill for me? Downtown, good schools, nicer more down to earth types (money is okay but snobby is not for me!!)Any suggestions? Thanks
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well, not exactly what I was hoping to hear,,,but thank you for your honest replies! I have a friend who is very sweet and down to earth who lives in mt. laurel. she loves it there. i was hoping to find a town with a "downtown" though and i was under the impression mt. laurel doesn't have one. we loved haddonfield but the lack of yards, parks, and high taxes have scared us away. it seems that most of the houses we saw for sale over a year ago are still on the market and that has cautioned us against it as well. I grew up in a "newer" town without any town center and there seemed to be a lack of community due to that. I really was looking for good schools, a nice downtown, where my kids could ride their bikes around the neighborhood and maybe into town for pizza or ice cream. I thought Moorestown fit the bill, but maybe not if it's that clique/snobby.....Are any of the surrounding towns fitting the bill for me? Downtown, good schools, nicer more down to earth types (money is okay but snobby is not for me!!)Any suggestions? Thanks
Are you aware of the park along Cooper River, just across the line in Cherry Hill on Park Blvd? It's easy access from Haddonfield (sidewalk access)
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