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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Husband is seriously debating whether to accept a job in NYC. I want him to take it because it comes with a huge raise. It would substantially raise our standard of living (high six figures, low seven depending on bonus).

I am willing to try living in Manhattan but he says no way on that and that is our biggest hang up on whether he wants to take this job: where would we live and what would the commute be like for him? We have 3 kids, he strongly prefers suburban living (the extra space, he loves mowing the lawn and grilling out, that whole deal), we want to do public school, but we also want him to be able to spend time with our kids on weekday nights. We're worried about the length of the commute.

We're open to anything, NJ burbs or Westchester burbs. From my preliminary research, it seems like NJ burbs are closer with shorter commute but Westchester is considered nicer for some reason? Any opinions on that?

Budget around 1.5.

Where would you choose to live where the commute is doable? He might be able to negotiate some WFH days to cut down on the commute.

Like if it's a 90 min commute, that is tough but if he's only doing it 4 days a week maybe not so bad? Plus if you're commuting by train, I feel like that is less exhausting than driving?

I mostly SAH with a hobby job I do on the side at home so I am portable, lol.[/quote]

I grew up in Scarsdale. The commute from Scarsdale Station to Grand Central is 36 minutes. Bronxville is 20 minutes to Grand Central. Both areas are lovely. What makes Westchester special are the towns and villages. Scarsdale Village is very quaint. Bronxville is as well. Another area to consider is Edgemont. It has wonderful schools as well, but it’s smaller. Edgemont has a Scarsdale post office address. The Northern part of New Rochelle has a Scarsdale PO, as well. New Rochelle is very diverse and quite large. The schools are good but not as highly rated as Scarsdale. From the northern part New Rochelle you would commute from Scarsdale train station. White Plains is also quite large and diverse and is on the same train line. The areas I would recommend on the that line are Bronxville, Scarsdale, Edgemont. As others have mentioned, Larchmont is a good option, also. It’s on a different train line similar commute time into Grand Central. If your husband wants a commute 60 minutes or less, I would recommend Scarsdale, Edgemont and Bronxville. Depending on which part of Scarsdale you live in you can also commute from Hartsdale train station. I don’t believe Hartsdale schools are as highly ranked as Scarsdale and Bronxville. 
I concur that Metro North is more reliable than New Jersey transit. I’ve commuted using both. Best of luck!

As a post script not sure if you posted about the Zillow listing for the large home on Morris Lane in Scarsdale or if someone else did, but that home is actually on the northern side of New Rochelle with a Scarsdale post office. The schools for that area are Davis, Albert Leonard, and New Rochelle HS. [/quote]

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