Hi guys. Currently I live in Brooklyn, Ny, but im looking to finally buy a house either in NJ or Connecticut.

Can you guys recommend areas in CT that are safe, affordable, close to metro north, and are within 1 hour away from the NYC ? Im looking at $350k house.

thx

mark

 

Woodbridge is a great place to live and is maybe 90 minutes (with traffic) outside of NY. You could find a nice house for around 350k there and it is very safe.

 

Not sure as I am from northern CT...but one of my roomies in college was from New Canaan ....real nice town...not sure if there are houses in ur price range though....good luck on ur search...

 

North Haven / Hamden area is nice... Darien is as well...

 

thx guys for your help. I really appreciate. I need a new home for myself and my Evo lolz.

 

you mentioned NJ, I live in Montville, NJ
One of the best public school system if you have kids (i have 3) the reason I moved here.
voted #13 in the US says alot.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...neymag/13.html

youll find 350k houses but on the smaller side

GL

also the insurance rate is cheap because of the area

 

I'm right up 287N from Montville in Kinnelon and concur it's a great place to live. Wayne off 23 has a huge train station and driving into the city is 35m without traffic and usually an hour with traffic. Plenty of homes in the 300-400k range. Taxes are lower in Morris County than surrounding. In NJ, insurance is the downside. BYOB nearly everywhere will offset the higher ins costs

CT's nice for income tax laws but cost of living is high and construction is taxed to offset lack of income tax. CT puts you in the middle of nowhere - NJ puts you between NYC, Philly, Pocono (raceway) many tuners and the shore which is sand in NJ and rocks in CT, RI. NJ has etown, NJMP and can get you to most major highway systems in short time.

I was raised as a NY'er with an NJ stigma. Married a Jersey girl who moved me out here and I doubt I'll move eastbound.

 

thx guys for your inputs. I really appreciate.

Yeh. I was just approved for a mortgage. The Credit Union I went with, only has license for NY, NJ, PA, so it looks like CT is out , and NJ is in !

I will look in those areas you guys mentioned. Thx

 

try watertown waterbury danbury just not bport ! lol

 

new haven and the shoreline like branford east haven guilford clinton madison etc...all about an hour away all nice

 

deff not Bridgeport haha

 

Mark dont listen to anyone who has the time to waste by posting stupidity. If i were you i would look at the fairfield county area. good luck

 

white plains, ny
Purchase, ny
Greenwich, ct
Stamford, ct

all nice areas and right on the metro north line and within 45min from nyc

 

im currently checking secaucus NJ... 350k you can get a decent place unless you have older kids, then expect to pay 400+ for the room. commute by train or bus into manhattan is 20 minutes or less. tax isnt too bad for NJ either

 

nah don't have any kids yet.. Its just me and my Evo for now lolz