Chester Real Estate
Living in Chester, NY
The birthplace of Philadelphia-style cream cheese, Chester was formed in 1845 with an economy based on dairy products. Today, this historic, pastoral town has an active community with year-round Park & Recreation activities.
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Local Amenities
Chester has several parks, including Goose Pond Mountain State Park. These parks offer vast mountain views, plenty of hiking trails, and even year-round activities. Chester has two hamlets, both dating back to the 1700s: Sugar Loaf and East Chester. The town is also home to Camp Monroe, a private Jewish summer camp that is partially open to the public, and includes several tennis courts, ball fields, two indoor gymnasiums, and a swimming pool.
Schools
Children in Chester attend Chester Elementary School for kindergarten to fifth grade, then Chester Academy for sixth to twelfth grade.
Places of Worship
Congregation Bnai Yoel
Craigville Bible Church
New Life Worship Center
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
St. Columba Church
First Presbyterian Church
Sunrise Baptist Church
Transportation
Bus service is provided by Coach USA to The Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan.
Guides
- Alpine
- Nanuet
- Blauvelt
- New City
- Blooming Grove
- Newburgh
- Chester
- Northvale
- Chestnut Ridge
- Norwood
- Cliffside Park
- Nyack
- Closter
- Old Tappan
- Cornwall
- Orangeburg
- Cresskill
- Palisades Park
- Demarest
- Palisades
- Edgewater
- Pearl River
- Emerson
- Piermont
- Englewood
- Ridgewood
- Englewood Cliffs
- River Vale
- Fort Lee
- Rockleigh
- Goshen
- Sparkill
- Grand View
- Suffern
- Greenwood Lake
- Tappan
- Harrington Park
- Tenafly
- Haverstraw
- Tuxedo
- Haworth
- Upper Saddle River
- Highland Mills
- Valley Cottage
- Leonia
- Warwick
- Monroe
- Washingtonville
- Montgomery
- Westwood