| A commuter rail boom in the New York and New | | | | find jobs here, and are able to confine their |
| Jersey has enabled many professionals in the | | | | relationship with New York and New Jersey to |
| area to live further from the big city. One | | | | weekend visits. |
| of the places they're moving is Morris | | | | |
| County, New Jersey, a group of historic small | | | | Morris County's uncrowded layout is another |
| towns 20 miles to the west. Settled more than | | | | reason for its popularity. The county has |
| 300 years ago, the area offers a | | | | less than 500,000 residents spread across |
| well-established, attractive residential | | | | more than 1,247 km and dozens of communities, |
| base, and solid property investment | | | | which compares nicely to the urban sprawl of |
| potential. Morris County includes more than | | | | millions per square mile just to the east. |
| 30 municipalities, and a wide variety of | | | | Morris County's low density has put it in |
| charming unincorporated areas. Homes here are | | | | high demand with wealthy buyers - it's the |
| often beautifully restored Victorian and | | | | sixth wealthiest county in the Nation by |
| Colonial-era buildings dating back to the | | | | median household income, and tenth by per |
| early 20th century, which add to an already | | | | capita income. |
| high quality of life in this attractive area. | | | | |
| | | | Affluence with a taste for old world charm is |
| Big City professionals also know Morris | | | | part of the reason many of Morris County's |
| County for its wide variety of Fortune 500 | | | | older homes here have been carefully |
| headquarters, offices, and major facilities. | | | | preserved. A wide variety of old mansions |
| Companies with operations here include AT&T, | | | | have also been converted into museums, art |
| Honeywell, Bayer and Wyeth, BASF, Novartis, | | | | studios, and schools. When visitors come to |
| Exxon, and Colgate-Palmolive - good news for | | | | Morris County, they make a point of checking |
| anyone who wants to avoid the daily commute | | | | out heritage buildings like Acorn Hall in |
| to their corporate office job. Many | | | | Morristown, which dates back to 1853. |
| professionals who move to Morris County also | | | | |