Where to live if you want to catch a train to NYC?

[Anonymous]

Bronxville village.

[Anonymous]

Agree with above!

[Anonymous]

Pearl River , Clarkstown, Nyack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bronxville village.

Yes and larchmont, mamaroneck and rye as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WESTPORT?

That is about 2 hours from Grand Central, one direction.

Ignore!

No way... According to the metro north schedule it is 1 hour and 9 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth!

When WaPo ran the story on the town they considered the Armpit of America (Battle Mountain Nevada won), Elizabeth was on the list of contenders. Housing is super reasonable!!

Elizabeth? No way!!!! I

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Anonymous wrote:Port Jefferson, Port Washington, Oyster Bay on Long Island
The Hudson Valley, CT Shore, LItchfield area, Princeton NJ

Port Jeff is a little out there. Try Cold Spring Harbor, Babylon, Huntington.

For the love of God do not live on Long Island.....it's just the worst. I'd even move to NJ before LI.

Absolutely this! Don't do it.

[Anonymous]

Sag Harbor

[Anonymous]

Maplewood, Millburn/Short Hills, Summit, Chatham, Madison are all nice towns on the train line.

[Anonymous]

I love New Jersey. But we don't know anything about you. Do you have a family? (i.e., do you need good schools?) Would you be looking for a single-family home, a condo, an apartment? Would you want to buy or rent? Do you want easy access to the Jersey shore as well as Manhattan?

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Anonymous wrote:WESTPORT?

That is about 2 hours from Grand Central, one direction.

Ignore!

the train from Westport, CT to Grand Central is 1 hour and 9 minutes. I'm not saying that is ideal or a short commute, but it is a big difference from 2 hours.

Agreed, but when you factor in driving to the station and then getting to your office from GCT it will likely be closer to 2 hours.

Lots of people who live in Westport work a few blocks from Grand Central. I grew up in Westport too and my observation is that most of those who commute to NYC worked near Grand Central. You can also live right near the train station if you want. Personally, that would be too long of a commute for me, but many people do it and there are pluses (town has a great beach, good schools, etc).



One thing to consider in any of these towns is the parking situation at the train station. if there is a long waitlist for a spot, it will be a PITA if you don't want to walk/bike to the station.

It’s a long commute to Westport. I have multiple family members doing that commute and they have been known to fall asleep and miss getting off the train after a long day working in my. I’d definitely do Greenwich or Stamford if you can do private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Pearl River , Clarkstown, Nyack.

Rockland has no train access to NYC. These people have to cross the river to Westchester or go south to NJ to get a train to NYC.

[Anonymous]

Summit, NJ

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Anonymous wrote:Elizabeth!

When WaPo ran the story on the town they considered the Armpit of America (Battle Mountain Nevada won), Elizabeth was on the list of contenders. Housing is super reasonable!!

LOL, when I was in college a friend of mine was in NJ, and people were constantly teasing him about NJ and he'd tell us it was great, heaven on Earth, etc . . . all in good fun. One day, I mentioned that my greatgrandparents were from Elizabeth and he said "You know all those stereotypes about NJ? All of them are true about Elizabeth."

[Anonymous]

Stamford, CT