Where are good places to live in New Jersey, just outside of NYC?
Hi. I am looking for a place to live with three friends of mine. We all want to work in the city but don't want to pay the price to live in Manhattan since we are just starting out. Does anyone know of safe and reasonably priced places to live in New Jersey? I was looking at Jersey City and Bayonne, but I am not familiar with these areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Renting & Real Estate - 4 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Don't move to Jersey City its kind of crowded. I think Bayonne seems like a better place to live, my sister is moving there next month she currently lives in jersey city.
Answer 2 :
Jersey city and Hoboken if you want to be really close to New York. (Commute costs is much cheaper, but rent is high. I don't really like there since it is too crowd. Jersey city have many areas, and I will consider the safety issue for some of its area.) If you don't mind your daily commute to about 2.5 ~ 3 hours (door to door) and cost around 220 per month for the train ticket. I will suggest you to think about the Middle Jersey. You get much bigger an better area for the same price. Areas around Metropark or Wookbridge train station. There are many people lives there and work in NY (including me.) You can get some idea about the area with http://www.bestplaces.net/ I was research the areas around NJ transit's train line and NJ path's line to find the place that fits myself.
Answer 3 :
Hi, My first choice of places to live outside of NYC would probably be Hoboken. However, it can still be really expensive even when you are splitting the rent. But it is a great little town with some fun bars. You could easily hang out there with a good crowd on the weekends without having to go into nyc to clubs and stuff. I would avoid Jersey City because there are a lot of unsafe areas. Bayonne is okay...I know the transportation is very good to the city. It has become a really wide variety of ethnicities.....Arabs, Indians, Pakistanees, Hindues, and some other Asians. I would also check out towns like Weehawken, Montclair, or Paramus. But also remember since you will be working in NYC ...you will be taxed by NY and NJ on your income.
Answer 4 :
Much of the area just outside on New York City is priced almost as high as New York is. There are still some rent controlled buildings and apartments in Hoboken and Jersey City, but I feel Jersey City may not be the best area due to the crime in the area. If I were to choose, I would look in northern Hudson County, in towns like Weehawken, Gutenberg and North Bergen. All of these towns and townships are within easy commuting distance to the PATH trains in Jersey City through the LITERAIL system, and are, at most, 25-30 from the Port Authority Bus Terminal via several bus routes
Hi. I am looking for a place to live with three friends of mine. We all want to work in the city but don't want to pay the price to live in Manhattan since we are just starting out. Does anyone know of safe and reasonably priced places to live in New Jersey? I was looking at Jersey City and Bayonne, but I am not familiar with these areas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Renting & Real Estate - 4 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Don't move to Jersey City its kind of crowded. I think Bayonne seems like a better place to live, my sister is moving there next month she currently lives in jersey city.
Answer 2 :
Jersey city and Hoboken if you want to be really close to New York. (Commute costs is much cheaper, but rent is high. I don't really like there since it is too crowd. Jersey city have many areas, and I will consider the safety issue for some of its area.) If you don't mind your daily commute to about 2.5 ~ 3 hours (door to door) and cost around 220 per month for the train ticket. I will suggest you to think about the Middle Jersey. You get much bigger an better area for the same price. Areas around Metropark or Wookbridge train station. There are many people lives there and work in NY (including me.) You can get some idea about the area with http://www.bestplaces.net/ I was research the areas around NJ transit's train line and NJ path's line to find the place that fits myself.
Answer 3 :
Hi, My first choice of places to live outside of NYC would probably be Hoboken. However, it can still be really expensive even when you are splitting the rent. But it is a great little town with some fun bars. You could easily hang out there with a good crowd on the weekends without having to go into nyc to clubs and stuff. I would avoid Jersey City because there are a lot of unsafe areas. Bayonne is okay...I know the transportation is very good to the city. It has become a really wide variety of ethnicities.....Arabs, Indians, Pakistanees, Hindues, and some other Asians. I would also check out towns like Weehawken, Montclair, or Paramus. But also remember since you will be working in NYC ...you will be taxed by NY and NJ on your income.
Answer 4 :
Much of the area just outside on New York City is priced almost as high as New York is. There are still some rent controlled buildings and apartments in Hoboken and Jersey City, but I feel Jersey City may not be the best area due to the crime in the area. If I were to choose, I would look in northern Hudson County, in towns like Weehawken, Gutenberg and North Bergen. All of these towns and townships are within easy commuting distance to the PATH trains in Jersey City through the LITERAIL system, and are, at most, 25-30 from the Port Authority Bus Terminal via several bus routes
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