Cathleen

Hillsdale, NJ

1. Hillsdale offers terrific public amenities i.e. DPW services, very helpful police department, beautiful library and swim club,, summer band concerts, nice playgrounds, wonderful summer camp programs and excellent k-12 public schools.
2. Small in size making it very convenient to shop locally and to always run into familiar faces
3. Its a beautiful, safe place to live
4. Not an especially transient town...there are many long-time residents

1. "Newer" residents have brought in shallow values i.e. expensive cars, build larger homes, take kids out of school to go on cruises or island vacations
2. Commuter railroad now runs through middle of town on weekends
3. Increased traffic on local roads
4. Kids don't walk to school anymore ...they are driven to school by their parents
5. Taxes are high ( but they do pay for all of our terrific public schools and services)