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jduff180 t1_j1xhsse wrote

Are you looking to buy or rent? The Glennbrook And Springdale neighborhoods are good for kids, and have their own train stations with express trains to grand central in the morning. Express trains are usually about 58 mins from Springdale. As far as affordability, the price of housing has gone up significantly since the pandemic. So for a mid sized house (between 1500-2500 sq ft, about 3 bed 2 bath), could cost between $600k and $750k. I haven’t looked at the rental market so I can’t speak to that. What you can afford all depends on your down payment, how what your salary is, spending habits, etc.

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martinisk OP t1_j1yj3l7 wrote

we go for renting... with zero credit history and no knowledge of local market whatsoever I would be worried to go for straight buying.
Thank you for Glennbrook location, will have a look. I assume there is some convenient train connection to Stamford main station where I can change for the train to NYC, right?

We will have a car for sure, but just one, so don't want to take it for whole day from my wife just to park it in front of Stamford train station. Thus looking for something doable for commute where I can avoid using car and still get to NYC.

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existingisstrange t1_j1z4fd4 wrote

Just want to second the Springdale/Glenbrook area. You can just get on that train and it will take you straight to NYC so you don't need to transfer. It's more of a family area as well.

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