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My husband and I are newlyweds (in our late twenties) and looking to relocate to Cherry Hill from Mercer County. As it is such a large town, we are finding it quite overwhelming to determine the best area for us! Here are some things we are considering:
1) We are planning on starting a family in the years to come, so we are looking for a section with lots of young families.
2) Along the same lines, we are interested in schools. I have read that East High is slightly better than West High, but how much truth is there to that. Should it deter us from considering a home in West? Are there certain elementary schools that have a great reputation? (all seem to rank highly on Great Schools).
3) We want to easily access 295/Turnpike, and fear that some of the farther neighborhoods in the eastern part of Cherry Hill will make it difficult during commuting hours.
Any additional insights that might help us in our decision or teach us more about what Cherry Hill has to offer is greatly appreciated!
I know CH East is supposed to be better than West; however, West still ranks pretty high and I would definitely not be deterred from purchasing a home on the western side of town. You are correct that the far eastern portions of CH are not very accessible to major highways such as 295, 70, and the Turnpike. The areas of CH with the easiest access to main roads, in my opinion, are the neighborhoods along Kings Highway, north of Route 70, or the areas along Route 70 just east of 295. I don't know anything about specific CH elementary schools or what neighborhoods have a lot of young families so hopefully someone else can chime in about that.
You can't go wrong with either school, for sure.. The area along Kings highway (rt. 41) is my favorite area of CH. Not sure where the young families are at though..
My husband and I are newlyweds (in our late twenties) and looking to relocate to Cherry Hill from Mercer County. As it is such a large town, we are finding it quite overwhelming to determine the best area for us! Here are some things we are considering:
1) We are planning on starting a family in the years to come, so we are looking for a section with lots of young families.
That is something I wouldn't even know where to begin to figure that out. One way to do it sort of sneaky is to look at the previous sold data for the houses in the neighborhood. If you have a bunch that haven't sold in 20 years, then you can rest assured the neighborhood has a lot of older couples and families. If you see a bunch of turnover then the chance of there being younger kids is higher. I don't really think you can go wrong though on that front and I would personally choose the neighborhood based on liking the location and house and then letting the rest fall where it will. These days kids playing in the neighborhood is the exception with the rule being managed "play dates" with friends from school. So, even if you live in a neighborhood with a hundred kids, chances are your kid will still want to play with Billy from his class that lives four developments away, lol.
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2) Along the same lines, we are interested in schools. I have read that East High is slightly better than West High, but how much truth is there to that. Should it deter us from considering a home in West? Are there certain elementary schools that have a great reputation? (all seem to rank highly on Great Schools).
Cherry Hill allows school choice at the high school level based on track and what you want to study. So, you can live anywhere in Cherry Hill and go to East or West based on personal preference. So, high school is basically not a factor in this. As for elementaries, they are all pretty good, so again, decide which neighborhood you want, not what school you want. The rankings can be rather variable as well, so this years "8" on great schools may be next years "6" and vice versa.
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3) We want to easily access 295/Turnpike, and fear that some of the farther neighborhoods in the eastern part of Cherry Hill will make it difficult during commuting hours.
Commuting on 70, 73 and 38 can be hell at times. If easy access to 295 and the NJTP is a priority then look for neighborhoods that will give you that acccess.
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Any additional insights that might help us in our decision or teach us more about what Cherry Hill has to offer is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!!
Cherry Hill is a large and somewhat diverse town. It's a great choice for relocating, but I wouldn't contain yourself to just there. Depending on your wants and needs, there are plenty of other towns like Haddon Township, Haddonfield, Cinnaminson, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Evesham, etc. that offer equally good or better schools, but have different vibes, offer a downtown, etc. Some of them also allow for much easier access to 295 and the NJTP. Basically, don't pigeon hole yourself into Cherry Hill unless you have a very compelling reason to do so as there are other towns (some of which I listed) which may match your needs and wants even better.
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Hi All,
My husband and I are newlyweds (in our late twenties) and looking to relocate to Cherry Hill from Mercer County. As it is such a large town, we are finding it quite overwhelming to determine the best area for us! Here are some things we are considering:
1) We are planning on starting a family in the years to come, so we are looking for a section with lots of young families.
2) Along the same lines, we are interested in schools. I have read that East High is slightly better than West High, but how much truth is there to that. Should it deter us from considering a home in West? Are there certain elementary schools that have a great reputation? (all seem to rank highly on Great Schools).
3) We want to easily access 295/Turnpike, and fear that some of the farther neighborhoods in the eastern part of Cherry Hill will make it difficult during commuting hours.
Any additional insights that might help us in our decision or teach us more about what Cherry Hill has to offer is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!!
Cherry Hill is pretty well mixed as far as ages.
My nephew & his wife are in their late 20s & just had a baby. They bought in Erlton in the section between 70 & Cooper River.
Part of CH is closer to Exit 32/31 of I-295, while the other part is closer to 34A/34B.
I don't think any area in the east side of town (08003) is really far from I-295 at all. For the Turnpike, maybe you'd want to be closer to 70 where you can take Springdale Rd. up north, but it's still not far from Woodcrest either.
It's the west side of town, like where the Wal-Mart/Courier Post/former Toyota dealership/Pathmark/Ashley Furniture is located, that is far from the I-295, but as a benefit to it, it is very close to Philly.
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I just found this... pretty cool and I think it can give you an idea of the neighborhoods in the town.
When looking at this graphic/ map, I think what is referred to as East are South and West is North (on this map).. but that is probably oversimplifying.
Exit 34 on 295 would be the Barclay Farm area and 32 would be Willowdale area (?).
Route 70 seperates Barclay Farms and Ellisburg sections.
I think.... please chime in anyone if you disagree.
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I just found this... pretty cool and I think it can give you an idea of the neighborhoods in the town.
When looking at this graphic/ map, I think what is referred to as East are South and West is North (on this map).. but that is probably oversimplifying.
Exit 34 on 295 would be the Barclay Farm area and 32 would be Willowdale area (?).
Route 70 seperates Barclay Farms and Ellisburg sections.
I think.... please chime in anyone if you disagree.
That map is OK but leaves out a lot of development names. For instance, when you cross Kresson from New Barclay it's Haddontowne. Erlton is not designated, although it is not a development.
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