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Hello - new to the area and would like to find a nice suburban town (good schools) that is west of NYC (northern NJ) accessible to Manhattan by train, so the commute is no more than an hour. I've found some nice towns like Kenilworth, South Plainfield, etc. - but I would like to find something more north. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Hello - new to the area and would like to find a nice suburban town (good schools) that is west of NYC (northern NJ) accessible to Manhattan by train, so the commute is no more than an hour. I've found some nice towns like Kenilworth, South Plainfield, etc. - but I would like to find something more north. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
There's a sticky at the top of the page with questions for people looking to move to New Jersey. One of the most important of those questions is your budget.
Okay, here's some more info, I'm moving from CT for a new position that's near Bound Brook, however my GF works in Manhattan so it needs to be under an hour for both of us to commute. I would prefer to be closer to Manhattan (more north in NJ) than Bound Brook.
My budget is $up to $350,000, single family house. Specifically what's important to me about the town I would like to live in; nice suburban town, good people, low crime.
I'm really looking for feedback and recommendations on towns more north in the state. But if it's accessible to the train station, I'll likely look at it.
PS - anyone know why there are 100+ foreclosures in South Plainfield - what the hell happened there? Thanks again for taking the time to respond to my post. It helps tremendously when you're unfamiliar with the area.
You may want to look at some neighborhoods or Morris Township or Morris Plains. Both have easy access to NJ Transit. Be aware you will have a lot of competition from other buyers in that price range. Any further east along the train line is much more expensive. You could look even a little further west such as Denville.
You may want to look at some neighborhoods or Morris Township or Morris Plains. Both have easy access to NJ Transit. Be aware you will have a lot of competition from other buyers in that price range. Any further east along the train line is much more expensive. You could look even a little further west such as Denville.
These are nice towns. But be aware that the train ride is 60-70 minutes. Depending on Manhattan location, can easily add 10-15 minutes to the commute. And also depending on how close you are to train, that can add at least 10 minutes. So total commute quickly climbs closer to 90+ minutes. Lots of people do it, but just need to be realistic of expectations.
Thanks again. This town is more south but at first glance it seemed to have some potential. If anyone has any general feedback on Kenilworth, let me know. Taxes seemed reasonable and seemed like a pretty nice town when we were there this weekend.
Somerset has plenty of housing options & is 10 mins to the New Brunswick train station. For you it's 10 mins to Bound Brook. Schools are just OK but you didn't mention schools.
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