Another where to move in NY/NJ question

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for great schools, Princeton (outer limits of commuting to NYC, but worth it for some people)

Menlo Park/Metuchen

Highland Park (very safe and clean)

Red Bank

Alpine

[Anonymous]

Another vote for Greenwich here! The property taxes are insane but the town is so lovely and there’s so much to do. It definitely has the most “amenities” of all the towns. Central Greenwich has all your shopping, Old Greenwich has all your beach needs, the schools (especially Riverside Elementary and Eastern Middle) are fantastic. It’s actually way more diverse than people think and you can find any type of housing there - ginormous estates to luxury apartment buildings. 45 minutes to Grand Central on the express train and a 45 minute to hour drive to upper Manhattan.

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Anonymous wrote:DH grew up in Larchmont NY, walking distance to the little downtown. Very good schools and a lovely town.

Larchmont is so lovely but SO VERY RICH.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel like prices in NJ are really low; you will get a lot for your budget. I used to live in NJ 20 years ago, and the current prices in my small town hardly seem like they’ve gone up. Really strange.

That's because property taxes will be $20k a year for an $800k house.

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Sea Girt

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like prices in NJ are really low; you will get a lot for your budget. I used to live in NJ 20 years ago, and the current prices in my small town hardly seem like they’ve gone up. Really strange.

That's because property taxes will be $20k a year for an $800k house.

But that 800k house could be on a big gorgeous lot with excellent schools and a charming little downtown.

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Anonymous wrote:Maplewood and South Orange NJ are lovely but the taxes are high. Maybe look down the shore and take the ferry from Atlantic Highlands when you need to go into the city?

Yes - definitely consider the bay shore towns in NJ. But schools are not great in Highlands/Atlantic Highlands - you might need to go further inland. The ferry is awesome, though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like prices in NJ are really low; you will get a lot for your budget. I used to live in NJ 20 years ago, and the current prices in my small town hardly seem like they’ve gone up. Really strange.

That's because property taxes will be $20k a year for an $800k house.

But that 800k house could be on a big gorgeous lot with excellent schools and a charming little downtown.

+1

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If one of you doesn’t commute at all and the other does only twice a week, I’d look in rock land county too. You’ll get a lot more for your money. And towns like Pearl River are very nice.

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Or Nyack

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Greenwich here! The property taxes are insane but the town is so lovely and there’s so much to do. It definitely has the most “amenities” of all the towns. Central Greenwich has all your shopping, Old Greenwich has all your beach needs, the schools (especially Riverside Elementary and Eastern Middle) are fantastic. It’s actually way more diverse than people think and you can find any type of housing there - ginormous estates to luxury apartment buildings. 45 minutes to Grand Central on the express train and a 45 minute to hour drive to upper Manhattan.

Ironically Greenwich school system is more diverse than surrounding schools like Darien and New Canaan. Also schools tend to be smaller due to local school systems. There are diverse and high achieving school districts if you know where to look.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Greenwich here! The property taxes are insane but the town is so lovely and there’s so much to do. It definitely has the most “amenities” of all the towns. Central Greenwich has all your shopping, Old Greenwich has all your beach needs, the schools (especially Riverside Elementary and Eastern Middle) are fantastic. It’s actually way more diverse than people think and you can find any type of housing there - ginormous estates to luxury apartment buildings. 45 minutes to Grand Central on the express train and a 45 minute to hour drive to upper Manhattan.

Ironically Greenwich school system is more diverse than surrounding schools like Darien and New Canaan. Also schools tend to be smaller due to local school systems. There are diverse and high achieving school districts if you know where to look.

Yes! I am so impressed with the schools. Julian Curtiss has 60 countries and 30 languages represented. They're all great but also have advanced learning tracks and the high school offers an array of AP classes and sports/academic programs. People can be turned off because of how large the school is but they separate the kids into different "houses" and they know what they're doing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Greenwich here! The property taxes are insane but the town is so lovely and there’s so much to do. It definitely has the most “amenities” of all the towns. Central Greenwich has all your shopping, Old Greenwich has all your beach needs, the schools (especially Riverside Elementary and Eastern Middle) are fantastic. It’s actually way more diverse than people think and you can find any type of housing there - ginormous estates to luxury apartment buildings. 45 minutes to Grand Central on the express train and a 45 minute to hour drive to upper Manhattan.

Ironically Greenwich school system is more diverse than surrounding schools like Darien and New Canaan. Also schools tend to be smaller due to local school systems. There are diverse and high achieving school districts if you know where to look.

OP here. This is very useful to use as I think I forgot to mention that we aren't white, so having diverse surroundings is very important to us. Thanks!

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Larchmont is a great town. Entire village is walkable, you can walk to train station, restaurants, schools, library, etc. There is a beach and great town activities for the kids.