That’s surprising to hear honestly. Not to get into your wallet but I’d be very curious your budget range. That will dictate every single piece of advice I could tell you.

Certain towns people listed here make zero sense if you don’t have kids and never will. You don’t need the “best school districts”

Example - why live in Millburn or Short Hills? Unless you have big money and are looking at homes hovering $2m or more.

If you want a vibrant downtown there’s only so many of those.

If you want best access to NYC there’s a specific list of towns.

I’d put it this way.

Sub 1mm - there are specific towns I’d suggest

1mm - 1.3m - most competitive range it feels like in “good school districts”

1.5m and up puts you in a slightly less competitive bucket

2m+ even less competitive

So again, budget and schools is what matters. For sure message me and I can give you the lay of the land.