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Montclair (and surrounding Verona, West Orange) area might be a good option to look. There is a lively downtown, and you can certainly find a home in a green area. The train ride from Montclair to Penn Station is ~50 minutes.
Door to door commute from Montclair to midtown Manhattan office is probably anywhere from 70 to 90 minutes. Not sure if the OP is OK with that...
We are looking to buy a 4+BR and 3BA house in an area with a less than an hour of commute to NYC and a neighborhood that offers a lot of greenery. We have lived closer to the city from past 1 decade so would love to enjoy some yard space and landscape options. We don’t have kids so school district is not really an important criteria.
Our budget is capped around $1M - $1.1M.
I would highly appreciate your inputs/suggestions.
Thanks much,
Are you looking for less than an hour door to door trip to Manhattan? That would be hard to find if you want a large lot size, big back yard and greenery. You pretty much have to be close to Hudson for such a commute. On the other hand, if you are OK with 70 - 80, minutes door to door commute then you will have a lot more options.
Door to door commute from Montclair to midtown Manhattan office is probably anywhere from 70 to 90 minutes. Not sure if the OP is OK with that...
That is true, the actual train ride from Montclair is 50 minutes. Obviously there is commuting time to the train station, then once you get off the train who knows wherever you go. Any commute from NJ is really going to be a pain in the butt.
Ok, we have zeroed in on Summit area. The commute times looks like under 1 hr.
You mean the train ride is under one hour. The door to door commute will likely be more than an hour depending on how far from the train you will live and how far your office will be from NY Penn...
You mean the train ride is under one hour. The door to door commute will likely be more than an hour depending on how far from the train you will live and how far your office will be from NY Penn...
Yes. It’s over one hour. But given other advantages of the neighborhood, I believe Summit or areas around it are definitely worth a shot.
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