Randolph commute to Cranford. Mon-Friday? (homes, to buy, good schools)

[trotter456]

Relocating, going to be working in Cranford. What are estimated commute times from Randolph to Cranford. Mon-fri. 8:30-5? Looking for a basic colonial or updated ranch for $525k or under with sub 10k taxes. Not seeing any in Morris plains cedar knolls, whippany or east Hanover. Good schools a must.

[captne76]

Well, the off the shelf evil racist censor of free speech and opinion Google Maps quotes it as about 29.8 miles in 38 minutes or 26.6 miles 43 minutes, the second way getting off the 2 by 4 (NJ24) and taking the shorter back roads. Keep in mind these are during non rush hour times.

Are you looking to buy in Randolph or find something in Cranford?

All in all it is a fairly average commute for NJ, shorter than many.

Here's one: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=R...ra=ls&t=m&z=11

And the shorter short cut: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=R...t=m&z=11&via=1

[HalfFull]

You're looking at 50 minutes best case from Randolph, and depends on which part of town (bottleneck in center of town can add 10+ minutes if you are west of that.

You can find some homes that fit your criteria, perhaps not fully updated, but taxes are more likely to be closer to 12k.