Best East Coast Small Towns To Live In

If you want to live somewhere where you know your neighbors, or where you’ll be surrounded by history, these communities on the East Coast might be for you.

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Here's a compilation of the best East Coast small towns to live in.

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Kensington is a suburb of Washington D.C. and known for its Victorian homes and its Antique Row collection of antique shops.

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Searingtown, a hamlet on the North Shore of Long Island, falls within the highly regarded Herricks public school district.

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Cold Spring Harbor, also on Long Island, is a picturesque place to set off fishing or kayaking.

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Located 62 miles southwest of New York City, Robbinsville Township was called Washington Township until 2007, when its residents voted to change the name.

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A neighborhood within the larger area of Bethesda, Brookmont runs along the Potomac River, the Chesapeake, and Ohio Canal.

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Best East Coast Small Towns To Live In

If you want to live somewhere where you know your neighbors, or where you’ll be surrounded by history, these communities on the East Coast might be for you.

Here's a compilation of the best East Coast small towns to live in.

Kensington is a suburb of Washington D.C. and known for its Victorian homes and its Antique Row collection of antique shops.

Kensington, Maryland

Searingtown, a hamlet on the North Shore of Long Island, falls within the highly regarded Herricks public school district.

Searingtown, New York

Cold Spring Harbor, also on Long Island, is a picturesque place to set off fishing or kayaking.

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

Located 62 miles southwest of New York City, Robbinsville Township was called Washington Township until 2007, when its residents voted to change the name.

Robbinsville, New Jersey

A neighborhood within the larger area of Bethesda, Brookmont runs along the Potomac River, the Chesapeake, and Ohio Canal.

Brookmont, Maryland

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