Madison is in the heart of historic Morris County, a quaint community of about 4 square miles. Madison has a thriving downtown district that inlcudes restaurants, retail shopping and easy access to transportation. The Historic district is adjacent to the NJ Transit rail station and bus line.The historic district is on the NJ State and National Register of Historic Places. This area also includes the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts. It is a town that celebrates both "May Day" (first day of May) and the "Bottle Hill Day" (first Saturday in October) each year with street fairs. Drew University presents the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival each summer in its newly renovated theater, which continues to provide an excellent theater experience outside of New York City.
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The community offers excellent schools both public and private, abundant shopping along with some of New Jersey's finest restaurants and its own movie theatre. The renowned "Mall at Short Hills" offers extraordinary shopping just minutes away. Madison enjoys many parades including Halloween, Veteran's Day and a holiday parade welcoming Santa to town. There is a popular YMCA, the Madison Public Library, hsitoric Borough Hall and a recently restored (historic) train station. A short train or bus ride will have you in Manhattan in approximately 45 minutes. This, combined with the excellent school system keeps Madison an extremely sought after place to live. A charming American town with a real "downtown" that residents love to be part of. Madison is also home to students of both Fairleigh Dickinson and Drew Universities giving it that "college town" charm. Madison is tucked between Chatham and Morristown, both of these towns have so much to offer also.
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Madison real estate includes a few townhome communites where prices begin in the $400,00's. Two family homes also start in the $400,000's and single family homes start in the $500,000 range and can go up to almost $5 million dollars. There are many real estate options in Madison; whether you are a first time homebuyer, considering retirement and want to be near convenient transportation or are looking for a much larger home. It's a wonderful community with tremendous pride and a great "downtown" area. For help finding a home in Madison, just call me at (201) 259-4449.
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