Karen Lampiasi

For those of us who live, work or play in Mahwah, we were so thrilled to be acknowledged as one of the Top 10 places to live in NJ. New Jersey Monthly Magazine (based on research from the Monmouth University Polling Institute) ranked 566 municipalities in NJ and Mahwah was the only Bergen County town to make the cut and came in at #9!

OK, what's so great about Mahwah you might be wondering... Towns were rated on property taxes, home values, population growth, land development, employment, crime rate, school performance & proximity to services. Household income was not considered, and home prices were measured based on their rate of increase over the last five years instead of their current prices.

Low crime, low unemployment, proximity to hospitals, more open land and slow growth were all rated favorably... which leads us to Mahwah! Situated right near the Ramapo Mountains, Mahwah has many county & state parks, the Campgaw Ski area which has skiing & snowboarding, golf courses, hiking, archery, swimming, fishing and plenty of open roads for biking. Mahwah has also been re-known for it's low taxes because of the large commercial companies who are located in the more industrial areas.

Mahwah is also unique because it has so many townhouse & condo developments, offering first time home buyers an opportunity to become homeowners, as well as providing people looking for a low maintenance lifestyle plenty of developments to choose from. Condo & townhouse have a large price range. Right now a one bedroom, one bath Townhouse in Society Hill starts at about $269,000 with townhouses ranging up to 3 Bedroom, 2.5 bath units with garages in Apple Ridge going for $700,000+. I'll be blogging more about what each of the townhouse developments have to offer later in the month.

Home prices for single family homes range from just under $400,000 up to $10,000,000 (yes you read that right... $10,000,000). Not many other towns offer the kind of diversity that Mahwah offers. It's no wonder Mahwah was voted in the Top 10 in NJ! Click here for more information on Mahwah Real Estate or Schools, or other Bergen County information

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Karen Lampiasi, Broker-Sales Associate & Manager,

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, 818 Wyckoff Ave, Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-891-7800 Ext 162 Karen.Lampiasi@cbmoves.com