Another vote for Maplewood- lived here for several years. The express trains into the city are wonderful. Like most, we moved out of the city with a growing family and are very happy. Love the people in our town. It’s definitely diverse (relative to Millburn for example). Another big plus is it’s extremely accessible by car too. Close to 287, GSP and Turnpike. South Orange had a slightly different flavor to it but shares a lot of similarities.

Montclair is also great, can’t go wrong with any of those choices really.