Anonymous wrote:My guess is the average household income in many of the popular NJ towns listed above is north of $500k ($1 mil in the fancier ones), with housing prices to match.
Anonymous wrote:Consider Rockland County.
Anonymous wrote:I have quite a few friends who recently moved to North Salem, South Salem, and Ketonah areas of northeast Westchester County, NY. Housing is definitely more affordable there, your money stretches a lot further. It's also on the commuter rail lines into the city. Excellent Westchester public schools.
I strongly agree with the poster who said you have A LOT more in-state college options in NY. The tuition is CHEAP too. Like $4K per year in tuition for 4-year college. NY state highly funds the colleges. CUNY, FIT, Stonybrook, Baruch, Brooklyn College, John Jay, Hunter, landgrant schools at Cornell, SUNY colleges (Albany is the best), Maritime college, etc.
It blows NJ and CT public university systems out of the water.
Anonymous wrote:I have quite a few friends who recently moved to North Salem, South Salem, and Ketonah areas of northeast Westchester County, NY. Housing is definitely more affordable there, your money stretches a lot further. It's also on the commuter rail lines into the city. Excellent Westchester public schools.
I strongly agree with the poster who said you have A LOT more in-state college options in NY. The tuition is CHEAP too. Like $4K per year in tuition for 4-year college. NY state highly funds the colleges. CUNY, FIT, Stonybrook, Baruch, Brooklyn College, John Jay, Hunter, landgrant schools at Cornell, SUNY colleges (Albany is the best), Maritime college, etc.
It blows NJ and CT public university systems out of the water.
Anonymous wrote:Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus
Anonymous wrote:Millburn, Summit, Chatham
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus
PP above, sorry I didn't notice this one. Just think about your high school options on that budget for Ho-Ho-Kus. Ho-Ho-Kus is a very small town (with very small town vibe if you live there, for better or worse), and it doesn't have its own high school. Historically many residents have paid not small sums to send their kids to Ridgewood High School.
Anonymous wrote:Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus