Montclair, located just 12 miles from the Lincoln Tunnel, is what you can call an “urban suburb,” where a plethora of restaurants, four shopping districts, several movie theaters, public skating rinks, three town pools, numerous cultural events and 38,000 residents are found. Many creative professionals who work in New York City live in Montclair, as well as families who appreciate good schools, beautiful parks and heavenly gardens. Montclair has it all: from its distinguished art museum to its well-respected state university campus, residents enjoy everything this town has to offer. It is so fantastic, that in 2009, Forbes named it one of the “Ten Best Suburbs to Sell a Home” in the country. This 6.16 square-mile town is known not only for its recreational activities, but also for its spectacular housing inventory. Ranging from $400,000 to $4,000,000, the majority of homes were constructed between 1875 and 1940, while some neighborhoods - including Yantacaw, Fairway and Fieldstone - were built between the 1940s to the 1980s.

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Transportation
New York City and Hoboken commuters enjoy a speedy commute (approximately 35-40 minutes) from one of Montclair’s seven railway stations. Those who prefer to take the bus may take advantage of NJ Transit’s bus routes 11, 28, 29, 34, 97, 191 and 705 - all which run through town. DeCamp bus lines via routes 33 and 66 are also accessible throughout the town, which transports passengers to Port Authority Bus Terminal. A town-operated jitney service which runs in the evening from Bay Street Train Station to the south end of town is also available to Montclair residents. Air-bound travelers destined to Newark Liberty International Airport can arrive quickly by car on a 13-mile drive; JFK Airport is roughly 42 miles away while LaGuardia Airport is 31 miles from town. The Garden State Parkway, Route 3 and Route 46 are all just a short drive away.

Schools
Introduced in 1977 as a desegregation program, Montclair uses a unique “magnet system” within their school system which racially balances their classes and gives parents the opportunity to decide which school to enroll their child. Because one school puts emphasis on arts and sciences, another on technology and another on visual and performing arts, students attend the school which best meets their needs. Parents are eager to send their children to Montclair High School where nearly 90 percent of its graduates attend college. In fact, a number of Montclair High School’s seniors attend prestigious universities including Harvard, Princeton and Yale. Montclair is also home to the well-respected Montclair State University where over 250 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations are available to its students as well as graduate programs in virtually 100 fields of study. There are seven elementary schools, three middle schools and one high school in the Montclair Public School System. They are as follows:

• Elementary Schools (grades K-5): Bradford, Edgemont, Hillside, Nishuane, Rand (grades K-2), Northeast, Watchung
  
• Middle Schools (grades 6-8): Glenfield, Mount Hebron, Renaissance
  
• High School (grades 9-12): Montclair High School

Shopping/Restaurants
Montclair offers just about every cuisine imaginable, making it an epicenter for restaurant activity. The list of superb restaurants is lengthy, so here are just a few that might whet your appetite: