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My family is considering a move to the suburbs. We would, however, like to keep my husband's commute to Wall Street to an hour or less each way. Does anyone have recommendations? We are looking for a home (no more than about $800K) to purchase.... great schools/financially sound public school system..... places where we can send our kids for after school activities..... some local restaurants/shops would be a plus but suburban is okay, too..... We do not want to move to Queens/Brooklyn/etc. since we are also looking for a decent amount of outdoor space and public schools (I know there are good publics in Brooklyn and what not, but this is not the route we want to go). Does this exist? Can it be done? :/ We like the Armonk/Chappaqua area but wonder if it's going to be too far. Also considered Montclair, NJ so far.....
Glen Ridge would be a better option that Montclair if you're looking in that area. Its one stop closer, the schools are better, and it doesn't have a huge municipal debt problem like Montclair. Also, as Montclair is right next door, you can still go there for the shops, restaurants and whathaveyou.
Have you considered Long Island? I definitely think the commute could be less than an hour since a lot of LIRR trains run express during peak hours and the 2/3 subway to Wall Street is right at penn station.
As far as $800,000 you'll be surprised how little that buys on LI along with property taxes in the 15K-20K range. I hear that the school districts on LI are some of the best in the country, but you get what you pay for (hence the high taxes) and there are a bunch of trees and outdoor space for kids. I personally like the north shore of long island. Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington.
Have you considered Long Island? I definitely think the commute could be less than an hour since a lot of LIRR trains run express during peak hours and the 2/3 subway to Wall Street is right at penn station.
As far as $800,000 you'll be surprised how little that buys on LI along with property taxes in the 15K-20K range. I hear that the school districts on LI are some of the best in the country, but you get what you pay for (hence the high taxes) and there are a bunch of trees and outdoor space for kids. I personally like the north shore of long island. Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington.
Long Island is the worst for Wall Street. You either have to deal with Penn and then take the subway downtown or go through Atlantic and take an already crowded 2/3/4/5 train another 15 minutes or so from Brooklyn to Manhattan. New Jersey's probably the best if you can do NJT to Hoboken and switch to PATH. Yes, it also involves a transfer, but not going through all of Brooklyn or Queens means that trip times are shorter and overall it's cheaper (LIRR monthlies are more expensive on the whole due to greater distances and PATH is cheaper than the subway per trip and unlimited).
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