CENTURY 21 Sylvia Geist Agency 
                                              

The township of Monroe in Middlesex County New Jersey has become a top choice of home buyers seeking a location that combines an excellent quality of life environment with reasonable home values and lower taxes.  Through smart growth planning Monroe has been able to expand its tax base, keep its rural look and feel, without stressing the services the township needs to provide to its residents, thus keeping taxes lower than most of the surrounding towns.

In the 1970s Monroe was the first town in the central New Jersey area to approve large scale senior housing.  This brought in tax revenue without putting a stain of the school system.  Through the years Monroe has continued to be a accommodating place for developers seeking approval to built 55 year of age and over housing.  The surrounding towns of East Brunswick, South Brunswick, Old Bridge, Manalapan and Marlboro have all tried to follow in Monroes footsteps in this regard but without as much success.   The reason for this is that Monroe has never approved a townhouse or condominium development that was not age restricted!  As of August 2007 you can not buy a townhome or condominium in Monroe that is not age restricted!  This has helped keep enrollment in the public school at a reasonable pace which in turn helps keep property taxes relatively low.