When embarking on a home search, what do you consider? The property, of course—how many bedrooms and bathrooms, size of the backyard and whether the house has a finished basement. Price range, sure. Town, definitely. But wait a minute—are you really sure the town matters? If you’re looking in the “Tri-Town area,” it might not.
Teaneck, Bergenfied and New Milford—this is Tri-Town. Think about it. People who live in these towns often send their children to the same private schools, eat in the same restaurants, shop in the same local supermarkets, pray in the same shuls, cross invisible town lines to have meals on Shabbat. We support the same charities, spend holidays together and even share information on Facebook about our favorite doctors and plumbers.
We eat, pray and live together. So when looking for a home, does the town really matter?