Park Slope Versus The Burbs
New York has a reputation for being an expensive town, which of course it is. But the high housing prices and rents don’t tell the whole story. You see, New Yorkers don’t necessarily need cars. And our property taxes are pretty low. Which is why a Times story this weekend comparing the cost of living…
New York has a reputation for being an expensive town, which of course it is. But the high housing prices and rents don’t tell the whole story. You see, New Yorkers don’t necessarily need cars. And our property taxes are pretty low. Which is why a Times story this weekend comparing the cost of living in Park Slope versus Orange, NJ found that a family of four with a household income of $170,000 could actually live more inexpensively in Brooklyn than Jersey. In fact, monthly expenses were $1,285 cheaper in the County of Kings. “Specifically, each month, the suburban family needs to lay out about $5,668 to run their home and commute to work in Manhattan, compared with $3,852 for the urban family,” said The Times. “That includes most relatively static expenses — from the mortgage, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance, to transportation, utility bills and, for the house, landscaping. ” The major caveat: If you want to send your kids to private school, fuhgettaboutit. You’re better off moving to the burbs.
High-Rise, or House With Yard? [NY Times]
Photo by Betty Blade
fsrq — not to belabor the point, but 90 mins barely gets you outside of the city limits most days.
yes. i believe in tolerance.
*rob*”
NOW I’ve heard it all!
pelham, dittoburg, as 11217 so helpfully posted for us.
11217, comment fishing again? it’s pretty easy, since i don’t spend too much time commenting on here.
who is the one who was making negative comments about the choices of others? hmmm, let me re-read this whole string, as i have nothing better to do up here in the burbs…
ahh thank goodness! it wasn’t me! phew. conscience cleared.
doesnt your post sort of support the notion that urban living is more ‘interesting.’?
I never addressed which is more interesting. I was referring to what fosters creativity and the creative process. For many I know peace and quiet is what helps them be creative.
bklyndoug, where did you end up? We’re currently scoping out different suburbs.
Do you have a stick up your a$$ brokedeveloper?
Right, by pointing out that someone is being judgemental, you then become judgemental yourself. In other words: “I know you are, but what am I?”
Does this qualify as a Catch-22? Oh, no wait, that quandry actually makes logical sense. Damn, I can never use Catch-22 correctly.
I also hope that one day when I leave my huge 1800 sf skyline view condo in the Eagle Warehouse at the base of the gorgeous new Brooklyn Bridge Park for Pelham Heights, that I’m not sitting on brownstoner telling everyone who loves the city how wrong they are. 😉