Worst towns in NJ (Hoboken, Livingston: colleges, moving to, beaches)

[Debra]

Hi everyone,
After reading all of your collective comments I'd like to say this...I can only form my views and opinions of NJ from my own little corner--the one that I inhabit 24/7. Of course I can go and find a dozen other spots in NJ that I like better--but it would still be cold, still have pretty high property taxes and I probably wouldn't be able to afford the size home that we need to live with my mother. Meaning, we would need a four bedroom home.

My comments about not likeing NJ should have been directed at the area that I am no longer fond of for some of the reasons I'd stated above. But what bothers me the most is that every square inch here has become over-developed leaving a trail of displaced animals and road kill in it's wake. It's all very sad. It seems that everywhere we turn there are more condos or townhouses going up--and God, yet another mini-mall at the end of the blvd. being crammed in next month!

I realized I no longer liked driving here when we went to Lancaster, PA and I couldn't stop driving around those wide open beautiful Amish farms. My husband thought I was possessed . I believe part of why we feel folks around here have gotten ruder is because people are feeling more stressed and over-crowded.

I'm praying for super-sonic A/C and prehistoric sized fly swatters in SC.

But I'll always have my early NJ memories.

[66nexus]

Originally Posted by Debra

Hi everyone,
After reading all of your collective comments I'd like to say this...I can only form my views and opinions of NJ from my own little corner--the one that I inhabit 24/7. Of course I can go and find a dozen other spots in NJ that I like better--but it would still be cold, still have pretty high property taxes and I probably wouldn't be able to afford the size home that we need to live with my mother. Meaning, we would need a four bedroom home.

My comments about not likeing NJ should have been directed at the area that I am no longer fond of for some of the reasons I'd stated above. But what bothers me the most is that every square inch here has become over-developed leaving a trail of displaced animals and road kill in it's wake. It's all very sad. It seems that everywhere we turn there are more condos or townhouses going up--and God, yet another mini-mall at the end of the blvd. being crammed in next month!

I realized I no longer liked driving here when we went to Lancaster, PA and I couldn't stop driving around those wide open beautiful Amish farms. My husband thought I was possessed . I believe part of why we feel folks around here have gotten ruder is because people are feeling more stressed and over-crowded.

I'm praying for super-sonic A/C and prehistoric sized fly swatters in SC.

But I'll always have my early NJ memories.

Yeah I forgot about the developers. I hope I can stay here but with them building on top of everything there won't be anything left. I hope that will change before we become the Garden State City, the biggest small state-city in the country. Yeah, I wouldn't miss that either. When Jerze gets better, or evolves, maybe it could be better for a lot of people. But in the meantime, don't forget us. lol

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by Debra

Hi everyone,
After reading all of your collective comments I'd like to say this...I can only form my views and opinions of NJ from my own little corner--the one that I inhabit 24/7. Of course I can go and find a dozen other spots in NJ that I like better--but it would still be cold, still have pretty high property taxes and I probably wouldn't be able to afford the size home that we need to live with my mother. Meaning, we would need a four bedroom home.

My comments about not likeing NJ should have been directed at the area that I am no longer fond of for some of the reasons I'd stated above. But what bothers me the most is that every square inch here has become over-developed leaving a trail of displaced animals and road kill in it's wake. It's all very sad. It seems that everywhere we turn there are more condos or townhouses going up--and God, yet another mini-mall at the end of the blvd. being crammed in next month!

I realized I no longer liked driving here when we went to Lancaster, PA and I couldn't stop driving around those wide open beautiful Amish farms. My husband thought I was possessed . I believe part of why we feel folks around here have gotten ruder is because people are feeling more stressed and over-crowded.

I'm praying for super-sonic A/C and prehistoric sized fly swatters in SC.

But I'll always have my early NJ memories.

LOL @ "prehistoric fly swatters". I just wanted to point out there are MANY places in NJ that do not have astronomical property taxes or real estate costs, have farms and wide open spaces, nice people and no traffic. Why not there? You'd be closer to NY and family/friends to boot. Why do disgruntled Northern NJ'ers feel they need to completely flee the state? Our state tax and sales tax is lower is lower than a lot of these "shangri-la" southern states. Your auto insurance will go down too. It's just disheartening when I hear people SO CONVINCED life will be better somewhere else (my inlaws do this also), when all you really need to do is look in your backyard (backyard being other parts of this state).

[Pretender]

I will pass on New Jersey now. Everyone is leaving it seems to go to other places. The population has dwindled a bit, and the state is now number 9 on the most populated states. It is too crowded and too much urban sprawl for my taste.

[Crazy_Daisy]

I have been all over New Jersey, and northern New Jersey is even worse than South Jersey. I can't stand any part of it: Jersey City, Edison, Paterson, Newark....don't make me upchuck here...

[Crazy_Daisy]

Yes, that is true that more people are leaving Jersey. It has lost a lot of people. You can have all the illegals and the crime.

[BrianH1970]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Daisy

Yes, that is true that more people are leaving Jersey. It has lost a lot of people. You can have all the illegals and the crime.

And move right on down to the state with the fastest growin population of illegal immigrants, the south's very own North Carolina.

[66nexus]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Daisy

I have been all over New Jersey, and northern New Jersey is even worse than South Jersey. I can't stand any part of it: Jersey City, Edison, Paterson, Newark....don't make me upchuck here...

I'm still convinced that you hate to love Jersey. I mean c'mon, you're still on this thread. Oh and BTW: Jersey City is coming up, and Edison isn't that bad. You probably don't like urban settings. Those cities you named are part of Jersey's largest. Geographically north Jersey isn't huge, but it's WAY more than those few cities. I bet you've never seen Livingston or Caldwell...

[Crazy_Daisy]

Originally Posted by BrianH1970

And move right on down to the state with the fastest growin population of illegal immigrants, the south's very own North Carolina.

It is prettier and nicer than New Jersey, and it is has more to offer. Nice beaches, mountains, and wide open spaces. We are getting all the retirees and a lot of migrant workers to work on the farms. Great colleges too. I went to the University of North Carolina. Duke..

[Crazy_Daisy]

Originally Posted by 66nexus

I'm still convinced that you hate to love Jersey. I mean c'mon, you're still on this thread. Oh and BTW: Jersey City is coming up, and Edison isn't that bad. You probably don't like urban settings. Those cities you named are part of Jersey's largest. Geographically north Jersey isn't huge, but it's WAY more than those few cities. I bet you've never seen Livingston or Caldwell...

You are corrrect. I hate the cities, and I also loathe Philadelphia. My brother went to Stephens Institue of Technology, and he couldn't stand Hoboken. It could be my upbringing also, since both of my parents were born and raised in Colorado. My brother was born in Boulder, so maybe we just do not care for "urban life". No, I have never been to Caldwell or Livingston.