Princeton is an idyllic, family friendly town filled with abundant amenities and is located within an hour of two major metropolitan areas — New York and Philadelphia.
Princeton was founded before the American Revolution and is best known as the location of Princeton University, located in the community since 1756. Although its association with the university is primarily what makes Princeton a college town, other important institutions in the area include the Institute for Advanced Study, Westminster Choir College, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton Theological Seminary, , Bristol-Myers Squibb, Siemens Corporate Research, and Dow Jones & Company.
The university and the large corporations contributes to making Princeton a very international area with people from all over the world.
In general, Princeton is an open semi-wooded community of diverse housing, including everything from small condos in town to large private estates. There is also a shopping center, several other shopping areas of smaller size, some office research and services areas and a large amount of preserved open space.
Recreation facilities are numerous in Princeton, including a large pool complex, tennis courts, athletic playing fields, golf and various parks and playgrounds.
Princeton is also known for their excellent school system which constantly scores high in the national school rankings.”
