Swedesboro.......Is this a nice area to live in......Can u give u info on nice areas to move to..... (Harrison: apartment)

[deeds]

Considering moving to this area.......Thanks

[NJGOAT]

I posted this in your other thread on the main page. I live in Logan, so feel free to ask any questions you may have. You can also search this forum as there are a couple other threads on this as well.

On the area itself, you have to realize that Swedesboro is really sort of a collection of three seperate towns: Swedesboro Borough, Woolwich Township and Logan Township. You can also include East Greeenwich Township and South Harrison Township as being part of the area, but they aren't centered on Swedesboro itself like the other areas.

Swedesboro: An old town whose area has been settled since the 1600's. It has a quaint downtown with several historical buildings and includes a few nice restaraunts. The rest of the town is a bit of a mix. You have older homes that have been rehabbed and are nice, multi-family apartment houses, homes in need of repair and new construction. The town itself is also diverse both racially and socio-economically. In general the nicer sections are outside of the physical downtown and the few blocks that make it up. Homes in Swedesboro range from the mid-100's to 400+ and taxes average around 5,500 or so.

Woolwich: A relatively new town that has grown tremendously over the past 10 years. The town mainly consists of new constuction developments and some small mixed retail. There are still new developments going up. Homes in Woolwich range from the low-200's to over 1 million. Taxes average around 7,000.

Logan: Sort of an older Woolwich. The township is huge, but mainly concentrated in the Beckett development. All the main shopping (grocery store) and chain dining is in Logan. The developments are older ranging from the late 70's to early 90's, with a couple newer ones thrown in. Home values range from the upper-100's to 400+. Taxes are where Logan makes out big time. The township contains several large industrial parks, though they are seperate from the actual town. This gives them a large ratable base. Taxes in Logan average between 4,000 and 5,000, with some older homes as low as 3,000.

School wise, the area has good school systems. The high school is Kingsway Regional and is shared by all the towns I mentioned above. However, each town operates it's own local elemenatary schools. Swedesboro and Woolwich share schools, while Logan is it's own district. All three towns have incredibly active youth sports programs with a lot of variety.

I live in the area and the only detriment that I can find is the lack of shopping beyond the local Acme and drug stores. If you want Target, Sam's Club, Best Buy, etc. you need to drive. You can be at the Deptford Mall in about 25 minutes and it is about 30 minutes to either Christiana or Concord Malls in Delaware and all their tax free shopping goodness.

Overall I love the area and am very happy we chose to raise our family here. There is a decent amount of diversity both racially and socio-economically and a great school system. The area has a bit of an image as being blue collar and farm centric, but that belies reality. Sure, my kid is in class with a farmers kid and a mechancis kid, but there is also a doctors kid and an accountants kid, etc. The area has really changed over the past 10 years and is still growing while remaining a solid value proposition, especially in Logan.

[dancemomnj2]

This was helpful for me. Thank you!