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Someone I know is looking to move to somewhere within a 2-3 radius of New York (Brooklyn area). Can anyone tell me where there is a place that housing prices are not too high (maybe less than $300,000 for a 3-4 bedroom house) and cost of living is reasonable?
You can get a house in Lakewood for under $300,000.
Waterbury, Connecticut. Two hours twenty minutes via Metro North train to Grand Central. Nice people. Big, beautiful houses for under $300,000. And the non-Jews appreciate what the frum community has done for the city.
The cost of a house is not the only consideration one should take into account when buying a house. Property taxes is a major issue that has just as big of of impact on s/o’s pocket as the cost of the house itself.
In addition to the current tax rate, it’s important to look at how much the rates increased in the last few years in the erea one is looking to by a house because it may be an indication of what will happen with the taxes in that area in the coming years.
I’m talking with 20/20 hindsight here.
Outoftownjew – You would have to send your boys to Deal for that.
Scranton, PA: 2.5 hours to Boro Park (no traffic).
Dr. Hall’s suggestion is also valid.
outoftown, its not far to Deal and there are people who send their kids there.
You can also check out Cherry Hill – I know there is a small community there but I don’t know what houses cost.
All things being equal, if I needed to move within the parameter you set, Waterbury would be my choice. The rail commute alone makes it worthwhile. I can tell you, a 2.5 hour car commute can easily become a 4 hour trip. And what if you’re wiped out after a hard day? You can’t catch a nap while driving yourself.
Philadelphia has several frum communities: Yeshiva area, Northeast, Bala Cynwyd. Don’t know exact cost of housing there, but I think it’s less than Lakewood and more than Waterbury.
It’s about a 2-hour drive from Brooklyn, but can be less with good timing.
waterbury is a very small town.
Lakewood has schools especially day school with a good secular department but overall lakewood is very yeshivish.
Baltimore!!
Most housing in Philly is expensive. But beautiful. Bala Cynwyd has the most amazing old homes on nice size plots of land.
Baltimore!!
To the best of my recollection, Baltimore is not within a 2-3 hour radius of New York as specified by the OP. Of course, since I’m completely ignorant, it’s possible that I’m wrong, but I don’t believe that I am in this instance.
The Wolf
We know a family who bought a smallish house in Northeast Philly for under 200K, so I figured a slightly larger one could be about 300K. Maybe I figured wrongly, but I’m pretty certain that taxes are less than NJ’s.
i know its far from a 2-3 hour drive (close to a weeks drive) and quite expensive but – LA is GORGEOUS and has a lovely community.
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