Best Family towns in Middlesex County - New Jersey (NJ) - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

Thosepeskyfacts · 05-20-2009, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by NORMGLO

If you can accept a commute to NYC (depending on lower or midtown) of 45 min to 1 hour train ride then you should consider South Brunswick.

A 45 minute train ride from Princeton Junction or Jersey Ave. (the nearest two stations to South Brunswick) is nothing more than a fantasy. Most days so-called "express" trains to MetroPark push 45 minutes.

As long as this non-sense is put on there, I'm going to correct it. All due respect, ride the train five days a week and then give those commute times with a straight face.

rubschy · 05-20-2009, 10:21 AM

My husband and I have been living in Spotswood for a year and we love it. He commutes to lower Manhattan from the East Brunswick Transportation Center or the South Amboy train station, and I drive to work in West Windsor, so the location is ideal for us. The schools are very good here, although East Brunswick schools are better. We've lived in Plainsboro before; the NYC commute from Princeton Junction was horrible even with the express trains, although the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district is excellent. Your only option to commute from South Brunswick would be the park and ride on Rt 130. Good luck!

bdpop · 05-20-2009, 01:46 PM

Another thing to keep in mind is parking is next to impossible at the Princeton Junction train station.

DodgeViper01 · 05-20-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bdpop

Another thing to keep in mind is parking is next to impossible at the Princeton Junction train station.

Very true. They have a LONG waiting list! I think it is currently over 3 years if I am not mistaken.

Hope002 · 05-20-2009, 09:55 PM

I currently live in East Brunswick w/my 3 young children. I love it here. Commuting really depends on where in NYC you're working. There's a coach usa bus that picks you up at Tices lane. It takes about 45 min. Someone I know used to take that bus & it dropped them off right in front of their building in the wall street area. Also, the schools here are wonderful as you know. It's a very safe and comfortable town for families. You can get something decent for $350-400 here. Before I moved here, people advised me not to b/c the schools were overcrowded. Well I must have lucked out b/c my son's classes were always smaller than the average classroom compared to other towns.