Nestled along Lake Gleneida, Carmel is a rural southern Putnam County town of more than 34,000 residents that includes the hamlets of Carmel and Mahopac. Settled in the 18th century, Carmel is home to the historic Putnam County Courthouse, as well as a statue commemorating Sybil Ludington, Carmel’s version of Paul Revere, who is famous...

Putnam Valley is just about 50 miles north of New York City, but town’s quiet, rustic aesthetic couldn’t be farther from the hustle and bustle of the city that never sleeps. With more than one-third of the 41 square mile town in southwest Putnam County protected against development, residents and visitors can rest assured that...

The Town of Bedford in Westchester County is comprised of three charming and historic hamlets: Bedford Village, Bedford Hills and Katonah. While Bedford Hills is the town’s center of business and commerce, much of the area’s cultural activity happens in Katonah, including at the Katonah Museum of Art. Bedford Village, meanwhile, is the town’s historic...

Just over the George Washington Bridge from Manhattan, the New Jersey borough of Leonia is a quiet, tree-lined haven for metro New York’s leading thinkers. Its roughly 9,000 residents have long included many academics from Columbia University, not to mention five Nobel Prize winners. The town’s centerpiece is a 60,000-volume library, which also serves as...

Just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, the City of Englewood is home to more than 27,000 residents in New Jersey’s Bergen County. Like much of the area, the land on which Englewood sits was originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Lenape tribe. It became the first primarily English speaking settlement in what is...

With a charming downtown district and handsome turn of the century homes, Katonah is an unincorporated hamlet whose small town aesthetic attracts visitors and new residents looking for a quiet and more affordable alternative to the hustle and bustle of nearby Manhattan. Located within the Town of Bedford in New York’s Westchester County, Katonah is...

Nestled along the banks of the Hudson River in New York’s Dutchess County, the Town of Hyde Park is probably best known as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s hometown, but has been attracting residents and visitors since it was settled more than 250 years ago. Originally called “Stoutenburgh,” the town takes its current name from a local...

Named by the Native Americans who originally inhabited the land, Chappaqua is a quaint hamlet within the town of New Castle in the northern end of New York’s Westchester County. The area was settled by Quakers in the early 18th century and their meeting house is still a centerpiece of present day Chappaqua. Once a...

Incorporated in 1922, the Borough of Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey is one of the nation’s top retail zip codes, thanks to a plethora of malls and shopping centers. Originally settled by Lenni Lenape Native Americans, the borough’s name comes from the Lenape word “peramsepuss,” which translates to “land of the wild turkeys.” A...

Croton-on-Hudson is a quaint village within the town of Cortlandt in New York’s Westchester County. Named for its location at the intersection of the Croton and Hudson rivers, the village is home to more than 8,000 residents. It’s idyllic shorefront locale makes the village a popular destination for outdoor activities such as fishing, kayaking and...

Located along the banks of the Passaic River in New Jersey’s Bergen County, the borough of Fair Lawn is home to more than 32,000 residents. Named Slooterdam by 18th Century Dutch settlers who lived in the area, Fair Lawn was first inhabited by Native Americans of the Lenni-Lenapi tribes who later moved west. The borough’s...

Wappingers Falls is a Dutchess County village straddling the towns of Wappinger and Poughkeepsie just east of the Hudson River. Originally inhabited by Native Americans of the Wappinger tribe, the village was incorporated in 1871 and is now home to more than 5,000 residents. The Wappingers Falls Historic District, which includes Meiser Park as well...

Just 20 miles northwest of Manhattan, the Village of Ridgewood in New Jersey’s Bergen County is home to nearly 25,000 residents. The first home built in the area was constructed in 1700, but the Village was not created until 1894. Ridgewood spans roughly six square miles and includes a walkable historic downtown area that features...

Nestled on the banks of Long Island Sound’s north shore, Larchmont is a village within the Town of Mamaroneck in New York’s Westchester County. The village was originally inhabited by Native American Algonquians and later settled by the Dutch in the early 17th Century. Thanks to its idyllic waterfront location and close proximity (18 miles)...