if you have the money, Hunterdon county is really nice. It has the lowest crime rate of any NJ county by a pretty large amount. It has one of the highest average incomes of any county in the US. take a look. good time to buy a house.

 

Eh, stay the hell out of NJ. The cost of living is going up leaps and bounds and its not going to come down. Propery prices are outrageous because of the population, last estimate is 60% of people in NJ rent. My brother is looking at renting a 1 bedroom apartment in Neptune for $1600 a month!

If you want a great area to live, go to the Baltimore/DC area. Lots of trains to get you all over DC, and Baltimore is a great city with lots of stuff without all the BS of NYC.

To everyone who lives near Redbank, Yo. I live 5 minutes from RB.

 

Ha, no homebuyer here. I'm not looking to settle, just changing pace for a few years and seeing what happens.

 

Dude, in NJ it's always "down the shore"

 

K, stupid question, every non-NJ person I tell that I think I might want to move to NJ tells me it's the "dumpster state of the nation". Is this somewhat true? It almost seems like LA where its either really rich or really poor. IS there no middle class? Sorry if this sounds dumb. I guess I am looking for opinions from people who actually live there(you guys).

 

Everybody is giving pros and cons but nobody asks "why do you have to move?" or "what is your business/profession?"

Like it was said, Jersey is not the cheapest state to live in and it's good to live in Central if you need options. However, depending on what you want to do, it might make more reason to live in the north, or the south.

And for the hating people, NJ is far from great. Govmnt here is playing catch-up with MA, one of the most corrupt state in the US probably competing only with CA and NY with CA being the worst by far.
CA has among the highest rate of uninsured drivers because they love illegals. Same people also help the hospitals close down since they cannot cope with increased costs to pay for free service for them anymore. That's why the Terminator is trying to make a general (social) medical insurance because they want to f*** the taxpayers even more. I believe MA wants to do the same, not sure about NY but I wouldn't be surprized if they did too.
I love Cali because it's a beautiful state but its politics sucks.

 

Dude if you hit the jackpot and can live in an ivory tower, CA is the place to be, otherwise I'd recommend to stay away.

If you're young and want to party, NJ is generally not the place to be, northern maybe since that's were we get the highest density of people/sq ft in the USA. Central definitely not (unless you're close to rutgers and want a STD ).
There's nothing in the south except for farms.

NYC is the party town but you better bring some $$$.

 

Clinton, Flemington, Hunterdon County Area check it out

 

I'm trying to find a place of my own in nj. Sooner or later I have to move out. ^_^ But the cost of living in nj rent/house, it's like you gotta be a nurse or doctor to afford it. Blah

 

dead thread but my 2¢. my brother moved to minnesota, where i see you are, and we grew up in NJ. he had much to say about MN driving haha.
NJ is sometimes seen as the trash can of the states but i guess its really nice in certain areas too. btw i'm in real estate sales good luck and ill be around if youre coming to the east coast LOL.

 

i'm living in Bergen county, park ridge. i like it. close to the city 2 minutes drive to 87 -GSP -Palasides park way. 20 minutes from George Washington Bridge 15 to Tappan Zee bridge . It is a nice area. Train and bus stations all around here to get in to the city. takes about 50 minutes.
/And 2 minutes drive to Spring Valley/route 59 /

 

hoboken

 

why all the hate on newark, lol no one bothers me out here

 

and your minutes from the city, reasonable costs even in luxury condos but watch the north ward lol, and if you wanna go ground up work in northern jersey i do GC work

 

Ironically, that is the EXACT same thing I tell people considering a move to Pennsyltucky. Friggin' hillbillies.