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Hello,
I am interested in any information on Morris County NJ, more specifically Parsippany-Troy Hills Township and Morristown. My husband and I will be relocating from Florida in about a year. I have been receiving great information from posters when I posted on the NYC forum, but as we have been narrowing our search for neighborhoods and realize northern NJ might be what we need and still stay within an hour to NYC; I thought I should post on the NJ Forum instead. From what we have seen so far, Morristown seems like a great area but Parsippany-Troy Hills seems a little more affordable and has more housing options. Parsippany-Troy Hills also seems like a great area for families. We really would like a neighborhood with tree lined streets and character and above all safe area with great schools. What is the shopping, outdoor recreation, amenities like?Any information is greatly appreciated.
Parsippany/Morristown are just about as far as you can go and still commute to NYC. I wouldn't want to do it, but people do. That said, its still an easy ride into NYC off peak either via car or train. Morris county in general has few bad areas. Property taxes are relatively low for NJ due to a lot of businesses being located within the county. Parsippany in particular is home to a ton of office buildings which keep the costs down. There is a large Indian population in Parsippany. Lots of shopping, lots of parks, lots of things to do in the area
Hello,
I am interested in any information on Morris County NJ, more specifically Parsippany-Troy Hills Township and Morristown. My husband and I will be relocating from Florida in about a year. I have been receiving great information from posters when I posted on the NYC forum, but as we have been narrowing our search for neighborhoods and realize northern NJ might be what we need and still stay within an hour to NYC; I thought I should post on the NJ Forum instead. From what we have seen so far, Morristown seems like a great area but Parsippany-Troy Hills seems a little more affordable and has more housing options. Parsippany-Troy Hills also seems like a great area for families. We really would like a neighborhood with tree lined streets and character and above all safe area with great schools. What is the shopping, outdoor recreation, amenities like?Any information is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for the information and the links. Yes, that is our budget and we really liked the Madison/Chatham area, but we are in need of a 4-5 bedroom 2.5-3 bath home and I haven't been able to find houses like this in our price range so far. I really liked the houses on the links posted but they wouldn't be big enough as we have a large family. Is it possible to find this type of house in our budget in the Madison/Chatham area? We are definitely interested in those areas and if you can please point me in the right direction to some sites if this is possible that would be great. Thanks again.
Other areas you might consider are Whippany aka Hanover, Florham Park and Morris Plains. We used to live in Whippany and there are some options for commuting to NYC. There are buses, Lakeland for one. There are Park & Rides, where you leave your car and catch the bus into the city. I used to catch it at the corner of Route 46 and Beverwyck Rd. in Parsippany. About a 45 minute ride. Or the train station in Morristown.
Thank you for the information and the links. Yes, that is our budget and we really liked the Madison/Chatham area, but we are in need of a 4-5 bedroom 2.5-3 bath home and I haven't been able to find houses like this in our price range so far. I really liked the houses on the links posted but they wouldn't be big enough as we have a large family. Is it possible to find this type of house in our budget in the Madison/Chatham area? We are definitely interested in those areas and if you can please point me in the right direction to some sites if this is possible that would be great. Thanks again.
Floridacanes you have alot of options but will have to decide a bit on trade-off between home size and school ratings. You can get the home you are looking for in plenty of towns with "good" schools - Parsippany, Whippany/Cedar Knolls, Morristown, etc. Or you can get a smaller/less nice home in the "elite school" towns like Madison, Chatham, Summit. I think you'll be fine either way, all are good family places. Personally on a slightly higher budget i've given up on Madison/Chatham/Summit as i'm just not willing to compromise that much on the house itself, but there's no right or wrong answer.
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