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Definitely on the right track! I second all the above districts and areas but will include Pelham, Tuckahoe and Mamaroneck. I've had clients relocate to Dobbs Ferry, Mamaroneck, Tuckahoe and Pelham, most rent first then purchase shortly thereafter. Good LUCK!
Hi are you looking for an apartment? I have to move to Chicago by the start of June and I have a two bedroom apartment I am trying to sublet - but you can start a new lease too. It is in Long Island City - one stop away from Grand Central but its such a nice area for families (I have a child). Let me know if you are interested.
As soon as you said a 45 minute commute, I thought of Westchester. But like an earlier poster said, search by school district, not town. If you'd consider an hour commute is recommend Orange County, and then give u school districts...but with your income you how,d be all right in Westchester. Just make sure you get the right school district .
So what are the "right" school districts? How do I find them?
Hi there, I'm in a similar situation, i.e. also just started house hunting in West Chester aiming at good school districts (especially for elementary/middle schools) and reasonable commute to Manhattan.
Here is the public school ranking I found, which could be a good starting point.
1.Edgemont School District
2.Scarsdale Union Free School District
3.Rye City School District
4.Chappaqua Central School District
5.Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District
6.Bronxville Union Free School District
7.Rye Neck Minority Free School District
8.Byram Hills Central School District
9.Mamaroneck Union Free School District
10.Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
My humble suggestion is that you think about what you think makes a school district "good," and give some consideration to whether it lines up with the criteria used to generate the "top 10" list above (from Business Insider). I'm certainly not going to argue that Edgemont, Scarsdale, Rye, etc., are not "good" schools. I'd note, though, that if you ranked the wealthiest places in Westchester, you'd wind up with a list that looks a lot like that list of the "best" schools. Again, that's not to say the schools aren't good. It's simply to say that those school districts educate kids who are almost uniformly wealthy, and whose parents tend to be (1) highly educated, and (2) willing to spend on tutors and other tools to help their kids academically. There's little reason I know of to think those school districts are outperforming others, when you account for those out-of-school advantages that their students have. It's also worth considering that what makes those districts the "best" according to entities like Business Insider (largely - their standardized test scores) also make them extremely competitive, which not everyone views as a clear advantage over other districts.
My humble suggestion is that you think about what you think makes a school district "good," and give some consideration to whether it lines up with the criteria used to generate the "top 10" list above (from Business Insider). I'm certainly not going to argue that Edgemont, Scarsdale, Rye, etc., are not "good" schools. I'd note, though, that if you ranked the wealthiest places in Westchester, you'd wind up with a list that looks a lot like that list of the "best" schools. Again, that's not to say the schools aren't good. It's simply to say that those school districts educate kids who are almost uniformly wealthy, and whose parents tend to be (1) highly educated, and (2) willing to spend on tutors and other tools to help their kids academically. There's little reason I know of to think those school districts are outperforming others, when you account for those out-of-school advantages that their students have. It's also worth considering that what makes those districts the "best" according to entities like Business Insider (largely - their standardized test scores) also make them extremely competitive, which not everyone views as a clear advantage over other districts.
Your points are well stated but I would argue that when people identify a school district as being excellent what they are really saying is that the schools are populated by students who are almost exclusively from families that they wish their kids to associated with - families that have both parents at home and the parents are highly educated, mature, financially secure, committed to their children time-wise and don't commit crimes, or abuse drugs or alcohol. This is what makes a school good. It's not necessarily true that the teachers are better or the facilities better.
Thus, while its correct to point out that high performing school districts owe their performance levels to the advantaged families that populate the district, it's rather irrelevant. People want their kids at high performing schools along side high performing families. I live in a district that is universally thought of as being good. Nearby is a district that is universally thought of as bad. If the governor somehow ordered that all the students from my district shall attend this nearby district and vice versa, than my district would overnight be the bad one, and the other one would be the good one. In short, it's the families that define the district more than anything else.
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