Tell me about living in the NYC burbs? NJ or Westchester?

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Anonymous wrote:Let me throw a few other towns out there. There are several nice towns in Westchester along the Hudson River that can also be reached from Grand Central on the Hudson Line: Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington, Croton - May be a bit less expensive and schools (I think) are okay. Anything further than Croton will have an ugly commute

Riverdale in the Bronx is also very nice and very close to Manhattan. Frankly if my family went back to NYC we’d look here - also close to several very good private schools

My sister has lived in Briarcliff Manor along the Hudson line for 20 years and loves it. They moved out of Tarrytown because of the schools, but the schools for her town (Briarcliff, not Ossining) and all of those other towns PP listed are great. Much more down to earth than a lot of other areas listed here. If it was me, though, I would do Chatham/Madison/Millburn in NJ, though.

Another area that hasn’t been mentioned at all is over toward the shore in NJ - Rumson and Fairhaven. There are high-speed ferries in Highlands and Atlantic Highlands that go to midtown. Beautiful towns and worth checking out if you are beach/boat people.

Check out the real estate in Rumson and Fairhaven. All stereotypes have a kernel of truth. And I don't think most DC ppl would be so happy with the double-foyer, grand staircase type McMansion people that inhabit Rumson. Also, it's got some serious flooding issues. (Thank Boomers!) Ground Zero for global warming. The river towns have a 1-hour commute and are super, super tiny. Lots of ex-Brooklyn types. Good schools.

Are you familiar with Rumson? Mostly old money and older homes. (Yes there are some mc mansions as there are in Chevy Chase, but it is not the majority of homes.)