Haledon, NJ

I love my new town. This part of the world is wonderful because these towns are hybrids containing both small town and urban elements at the same time. On the one hand, we're half an hour from Downtown Manhattan and can see the skyline from our hill. On the other hand, we're only 8000 people and have one zip code. The mayor comes by your house to talk to you to get reelected for a job he doesn't even get paid for. We have our own police department, and you prefer getting pulled over by one of your own rather than the cops from the next town over (I won't say which one). You are walking distance from the hardware store, Dunkin Donuts, the grocery, the bank, the post office, the school, the church, the gas station, the bakery, the bagel shop, the hotdog stand, and a city park. You know your neighbors by name and you actually give a crap when the lady next door gets robbed. Haledon is great.