hobomom t1_jb0gm6w wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:16 PM

I lived in that area for 30 years (1 town over) and then moved to jc, so my experiences are mostly from my town. Here’s some stuff off the top of my head.

It was a great place to raise kids in a lot of ways. Good access to parks and nature. Easy for kids to play with kids in the neighborhood. Nice community for me as a young parent. Very convenient to shopping and services. Far to get to anything like concerts or city life (although Morristown has a new music venue). Expensive, but not compared to jc. Not much ethnic or socioeconomic diversity. High pressure schools. Not walkable for errands- highly car dependent. Mediocre restaurants. Very much suburban in feel and values.

I’m happy to talk more specifics over dm if you have questions.

[deleted] OP t1_jb0h4kx wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:20 PM

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hobomom t1_jb0hxl5 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:27 PM

Good. I went to Morristown for hospital. Most of my doctors were through summit medical in Berkeley Heights. I used a pediatric group in Bedminster (Somerset pediatrics).

hobomom t1_jb0ig7c wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Great bagels!! Go to O’Bagel. They have 3 locations there. The owners lived on my street.

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hobomom t1_jb11m1b wrote on March 5, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Not like JC/NYC, no :) A lot of Italian. There are more available to you in the surrounding cities, though, like Somerville & Morristown, and of course there are a lot of options as you drive further out.