nice part of Somerset? (New Brunswick, Cedar Grove: appointed, neighborhood, public school)

[dfab86]

I know the closer you get to New Brunswick, the uglier Somerset gets...I was just wondering if there is a "line" or street that separates the good from the bad?

[NJexpat]

I can't answer your exact question as to any dividing line, but I can tell you that my brother lives in the Wildflower Subdivision, and it is beautiful there. Truly a great neighborhood.

Go to Google Maps, and look at the area North of Blackwells Mills Road, South of Amwell Road, and West of Van Cleef Road.

You won't be disappointed!

[TonyStarksNJ]

I live in Somerset, i think the consensus is anywhere WEST of JFK Blvd and anything SOUTH of Claremont if your traveling on Rt 27 is ideal.

[Tyler77]

Stay away from the Hamilton Street area that crosses Hamilton Boulevard. The more you go in the opposite direction, the nicer it gets--all the way down to Cedar Grove Lane. Franklin Township is really one of those communities that has a "good" side and a "bad" side. They're almost total opposites of one another. So Hamilton Boulevard is essentially the dividing line. If you plan on raising kids there, do not--DO NOT send them through the public school system.

[TonyStarksNJ]

Originally Posted by Tyler77

Stay away from the Hamilton Street area that crosses Hamilton Boulevard. The more you go in the opposite direction, the nicer it gets--all the way down to Cedar Grove Lane. Franklin Township is really one of those communities that has a "good" side and a "bad" side. They're almost total opposites of one another. So Hamilton Boulevard is essentially the dividing line. If you plan on raising kids there, do not--DO NOT send them through the public school system.

Did you send your kids to Franklin Schools? Or do you have a friend of a friend of a neighbor who said they read NJ Monthly rankings and its not top 5 so its a bad school system???