sherapop80 t1_j1r2tto wrote
As someone else mentioned, Montclair actually has multiple shopping/dining districts that you can walk to from multiple parts of town. And if you can’t easily walk to one of them, you can drive in less than five minutes.
One piece of advice I would give is that you should consider more where your child’s school and activities might be located once elementary school starts. There’s going to be a lot more driving or walking to those places than there will be to get coffee on weekends…
LiveAtTheShakeShack t1_j1s2kls wrote
Montclair, and now also South Orange and Maplewood, use magnet school systems, so where you live doesn’t dictate where your child will go to school. Not something you can plan ahead for in these towns.
sherapop80 t1_j1u4etv wrote
You can rank your choices and most people in Montclair get top one or two. Point is that it’s more important than being able to walk to get coffee in the suburbs.
LiveAtTheShakeShack t1_j1ulv3c wrote
Everyone has their own list of needs and wants when choosing a home. For us personally, being able to walk into town as a family and not use a car for most of our errands and leisure activities is a huge quality of life factor, and was a top priority. For others it may be less important.
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