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With so many choices, you'll never get anywhere unless you start to narrow things down. You can accomplish this by identifying one or a few neighborhoods that seem right for you.

Middlesex County New Jersey Real Estate

Middlesex County real estate covers the cities of Edison, Metuchen, East Brunswick, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, New Brunswick, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Monroe, Highland Park, Milltown, Old Bridge, Plainsboro, Sayreville, Woodbridge and South Amboy.

Edison Real Estate

Edison Township was named by Money Magazine as Number 28 of the '100 Best Places to Live' in 2006. Edison is the 6th largest township in New Jersey. It offers safe, family neighborhoods in suburban settings. Styles of homes range from condos and town homes to large, new homes that sell for over $1 million. And then, there's everything in between! You can find most styles of home in most price ranges in Edison. The school systems offer an excellent education and many Edison students go on to attend the top universities in the country. Add to that a direct train line to Manhattan, major highways, shopping malls, restaurants and parks and you'll find Edison a great place to live.

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Metuchen Real Estate

Small-town charm is what makes Metuchen an attractive place to live. The largely affluent residents reside in older stately homes, colonials, capecods, cottages and town homes. Metuchen has a quaint feeling and many older houses on quiet, leafy streets. There's a bustling Main Street lined with park benches, Victorian-style street lamps and an eclectic mix of restaurants, coffee bars and specialty shops. Everyone walks in Metuchen whether to the train station with a direct line into Manhattan or to Main Street. Metuchen is inhabited by those who have always lived there and also by young professionals who work in Manhattan and are looking for charm, good schools and easy transportation.

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East Brunswick Real Estate

East Brunswick is a large town in central New Jersey offering a wide range of choices for housing. There are many town house developments and also wonderful neighborhoods with large colonial homes. In fact, the township offers most styles of homes in most price ranges. East Brunswick is known for having an excellent school system. There is easy access to major highways, direct bus services to Manhattan and lots of shopping and recreational facilities.

North Brunswick Real Estate

North Brunswick is an ever-growing, culturally diverse community covering an area of 13.1 square miles. A housing boom in the 1980s, including large neighborhoods of town homes, inflated the townships' population considerably. The township boasts a mixture of housing, single family homes, condos and town homes. The balance of residential and commercial development helps North Brunswick to maintain low property taxes while offering excellent schools and local services. There's a bus service to Manhattan and nearby trains in New Brunswick. Major highways offer easy access to the City and the Jersey Shore.

South Brunswick Real Estate

South Brunswick is a fast growing town. New residential developments have sprung up all over town to accommodate the influx of people. These developments offer single family homes of all sizes, town home and condo developments. There are also rural properties with older homes. The booming population also means that the school system has doubled in size since 1991. Although the District has grown in size, it has maintained its status as having a fine school system. South Brunswick offers easy access to major highways and nearby Princeton Junction has a train line going directly to Manhattan.

New Brunswick Real Estate

New Brunswick is the County Seat and also home to Rutgers University. It's a lively town with a very diverse population. There are many hospitals, health care facilities and affiliates. New Brunswick is also the cultural hub of Central New Jersey as the home of the three theaters of the New Brunswick Cultural Center. There are also many fine restaurants in the theater district, which cater to this vibrant area. There are some new town home developments near the restaurant district and many large older homes that have been turned into multi-family dwellings. New Brunswick has a train station with a direct line into Manhattan which is also attractive to the towns surrounding it.

Piscataway Real Estate

Piscataway is a large township with Interstate Highway 287 running through it. This has resulted in the township becoming a desirable location for suburban development. Many Fortune 500 companies are located in the township, including Colgate Palmolive and Johnson & Johnson. The town's prime location, with its easy access to major highways, make it especially attractive to commuters and corporations alike. There's a mixture of homes available including single family homes and town home developments.

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South Plainfield Real Estate

South Plainfield is a busy place with a rapid population growth and mushrooming housing developments. There are many styles of single family homes and some town home developments. A new town home community has been built on the Edison border and many commuters who require a train station live in that particular area of South Plainfield. Muhlenberg Hospital and Spring Lake Park are also located in South Plainfield.

Monroe Real Estate

Monroe has grown very fast and is still continuing to grow mainly due to it being on Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike. It's known for it's many senior citizen communities and Forsgate Country Club with golfing communities surrounding it. Many of the new single-family home developments are very large and luxurious and appeal to affluent young families. While development is thriving in this township, there is a commitment to preserve more open space and farmland throughout Monroe. The Monroe school system is blue ribbon and known for excellence.

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Highland Park Real Estate

In a modern world populated by superstores, Highland Park maintains a small-town, homey feel with a number of mom-and-pop shops. There are many charming older homes situated throughout the town. Highland Park is known for its cultural diversity, its proximity to Rutgers University and its commitment to education and the arts. The township is known to have an excellent school system. Highland Park is one of the few communities in New Jersey to gain an Eruv.

Milltown Real Estate

Drive into Milltown and you've stepped back in time into a Norman Rockwell painting. While land for new building is relatively limited, growth is seen from some new housing developments, and a real estate turnover from mature families to families with school-age children. Milltown appeals as an attractive and affordable place to live in Middlesex County and real estate sales reflect this.

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Old Bridge Real Estate

The Township has a mixture of single-family homes and town home and condominium developments and is a very popular and affordable place for many young families to live. Old Bridge is a large township with access to many highways and a nearby train and bus services. The Township's public school system ranks as one of the largest suburban school districts in the State of New Jersey.

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Plainsboro Real Estate

Plainsboro Township is a community that has successfully made the transition from a rural farming enclave to a vibrant, diverse community of 21,000 people. The result of the Township's careful planning is a balance of open space and development, with over 50% of the Township permanently preserved as open space. Plainsboro is an ideal place to live with access to many major highways and a short commute to Princeton Junction train station with a direct line to Manhattan. Plainsboro has a highly-renowned school system. 96% of the students go on to college. The school system is consistently ranked as one of the best in the State of New Jersey.

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Sayreville Real Estate

Sayreville is a municipality in transition: although the borough remains an industrial town, the addition of many technology companies and a growing residential population has changed the landscape of this central New Jersey town. Sayreville has many reasonably priced town house developments and single family homes. It offers easy access to many major highways and is the gateway to the Jersey Shore.

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Woodbridge Real Estate

Many distinct and different communities exist within Woodbridge Township. Several of these communities have their own zip codes, but they are all unincorporated areas and neighborhoods within the Township that, together, form Woodbridge Township in population and area. These ten sections consist of: Avenel, Colonia, Fords, Hopelawn, Iselin, Keasbey, Menlo Park Terrace, Port Reading, Sewaren, Woodbridge Proper. Woodbridge is unique in that its residents strongly identify with the close-knit sections of the community in which they live. These communities vary widely from the beautiful homes on acre lots in Colonia Estates to the busy ethnic retail life in Iselin. Metro Park Railroad Station, located in Iselin, serves the area and offers a direct line to Manhattan.

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South Amboy Real Estate

South Amboy is experiencing a resurgence and new homes have been built along the water which command high prices. Downtown is being developed and there are new businesses and restaurants on Broadway which will soon have new streetlights, curbs, banners and decorations. As well as a train service into Manhattan, there is now a water ferry that travels from South Amboy to Manhattan's Pier 11 in Wall Street, Manhattan.

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Union County New Jersey Real Estate

Union County real estate covers the cities of Scotch Plains, Westfield, Cranford, Clark and surrounding areas.

Scotch Plains Real Estate

Scotch Plains offers a lovely suburban setting, a variety of housing styles and options and large open park lands. There are some historic homes from the Colonial era. The south side of town has mainly single-family homes on acre lots. Scotch Plains shares schools with the smaller borough of Fanwood. The district offers a comprehensive academic program, excellent pupil services, and a wide variety of extracurricular athletics and activities.

Westfield Real Estate

Westfield is an affluent small town distinguished by a rich Colonial past. Westfield offers all the classic features of a small town with tree-lined streets and single- family colonial and Victorian homes, and a New England style village green. The north side of town has many beautiful neighborhoods. It has an old-fashioned downtown shopping area, combined with contemporary sophistication and a wonderful array of high quality places to shop and dine. Westfield is known for its students scoring above average in SAT tests. The High School is usually listed among the top 10 schools in the State of New Jersey.

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Cranford Real Estate

Pretty, tree-lined streets host single- family homes, homes along the Rahway River are again popular, but Victorian homes command the most money. The shopping center has undergone a beautification program and today, with its Colonial-look gas lantern replicas, brick sidewalks, and freshly renovated storefronts, the shopping district is the pride of Cranford and a model for other aspiring downtowns. It is also one of the prime attractions for prospective homeowners. Another draw is Cranford's newly remodeled railway station with direct access to Newark where a connection can be made to Manhattan.

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Clark and and surrounding areas Real Estate

Clark offers a suburban setting with one of its main attractions being a picturesque reservoir with fishing piers and walking paths surrounding it. For recreation, there is the Oak Ridge Golf Course, a county-owned facility on the border with Edison. There is also a popular community pool. Clark is near Rahway River Park but also has its share of small parks throughout the township, including part of the Ash Brook Reservation which has been described as a haven for golfers and bird-watchers. There are many style of single family homes available in Clark and a few town home developments.

Somerset County Real Estate

Somerset County real estate covers the cities of Warren, Watchung and Bridgewater.

Warren Real Estate

Warren is still quite rural but is developing fast. Warren is known for its new developments of mammoth contemporaries, alongside older more conservative homes, all constructed on lots of at least one acre. Yet with its absence of streetlights and a number of old farmhouses scattered throughout the township, Warren still retains the feel of its rural roots. The central business district offers shopping centers, offices and restaurants.

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Watchung Real Estate

Watchung from the 1900s was a semi-rural small community of about 3,200 people. The late 1960s saw an exodus of the large upper-middle class population who moved to the Watchung Hills area, including Watchung. The town now has a reputation for wealth and large contemporary homes are to be found among the mansions and farms houses of former times.

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Bridgewater Real Estate

Bridgewater is Somerset County's second most.populous municipality, now a typical suburban town. Bridgewater comprises of six distinct neighborhoods and each offers a variety of lifestyles. Bridgewater is criss-crossed by several major highways, including Interstate 287, 78, US Route 22, 202-206 and 28. The Raritan Valley passenger rail line of NJ Transit also passes through Bridgewater. There are two stations in the Finderne area, taking commuters to Newark and New York City, as does the NJ Transit Bus Service. Bridgewater is a mixture of single family homes and town house communities.

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