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If you are looking for a home for sale in the Maplewood
area, I can help. I have years of experience in this
area of New Jersey. If you just want some information
about Maplewood you came to the right place. The following
is a small featurette of Maplewood taken from the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage® Short Hills Office Brochure "Extraordinary
PROFESSIONALS Exceeding Expectations", as well
as the Maplewood
Official Website.
 Talk
to newcomers and you oftern hear the same story: A young
couple is fed up with high rents for cramped apartments
in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Maybe they're expecting
a child. They approach the suburbs warily, unwilling
to move too far from New York, where at least one of
them works.
Maplewood's Norman Rockwell image is not just an illusion.
Nothing much has changed here in 30 years. Sure, there
is an art gallery and a bagel shop in town, but there
is also an old-fashioned luncheonette, where neighbors
sit and talk. The four-square mile township is a vision
of sidewalks, parks and tranquil streets lined with
tall trees and Colonial and Tudor homes. It's four-block
downtown, affectionatelly known as "the village,"
is filled with quaint, family owned shops. Even the
downtown Kings - the smallest of the sixteen store chain
is more like a country store than a supermarket.
This small town atmosphere is what attracts people to
Maplewood, along with the town's natrual beauty and
amenities. Maplewood abuts the South Mountain Reservation
- a 2,020-acre recreational preserve that includes picnic
grounds and hiking trails. The town also has six parks
and an award-winning outdoor pool.
Another attraction, especially for first-time home buyers,
is affordability. Many couples are drawn to the socioeconomic
mix of the community's 23,000 residents, which some
say, gives it a down to earth feel.
The scenery in Maplewood attracts people to this 4-square
mile township, but a strong sense of community keeps
tradition strong and neighbors close. A collection of
Tudors, Victorians, and Colonials predominate most of
the single family housing. Beautiful established landscaping
is a common thread throughout.
A home in Maplewood may sell for $150,000 to over $700,000
and there are larger homes on larger properties available
for $350,000 and up. Also available in more modest,
but very appealing neighborhoods are homes ranging from
$125,000 and up.
Maplewood is 18 miles from Manhattan and many residents
commute daily by train (about 30 minutes at rush hour).
 The
Township shares a quality school system with South Orange.
There are six elementary schools, two middle schools,
and one high school with a reputation for academic excellence.
Columbia High School offers advanced placement, college
prep and vocational courses as well as classes in film
making and journalism. Columbia offers 25 clubs from
astronomy to chess and 23 varsity sports.
Maplewood is governed by a Township committee, made
up of 5 men and women and a mayor.
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