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If you can afford between $1400 and $1800 you would be better off looking downtown. The area considered "downtown" is basically the areas east of 78 and south of the Holland Tunnel if you were looking at a map. The closer you are to the water the nicer it is.
Journal Square is not the worst area of town but its not the greatest either. In my opinion the area around JSQ is not a very visually appealing area. That doesn't mean it is extremely dangerous though.
I used to walk the mile from Journal Square to the Heights (about 15 minutes) everyday to work. I even walked it in earlier morning hours drunk. I was OK. However, I would never recommend this to a single woman.
I agree with the others. It's not unsafe, but it's kind of grimey and ugly in appearance. It's an older area that just hasn't been well-maintained.
Downtown Jersey City is doable on your budget, but you'd be getting a very bare bones apartment for that price (you'd probably have to give up some of the comforts such as in-unit laundry and central air). Downtown JC has more to offer in terms of nightlife/social scene, and has more appealing neighborhoods, IMO.
Either way, be careful when browsing ads on craigslist and other sources. Many ads claim that a place is downtown, when in reality it's in Bergen-Lafayette, and many ads claim that a place is in Journal Square, when in reality it's in Greenville. B-L and Greenville are not places I'd recommend living at all.
The area north of the JSQ path is actually good, it's safe and has a little indian town next to it, a lot of young professionals live there. Look at rentals at st johns condo (10 huron, 201/225 st pauls). It fits your budget and building is ok.
There is also a rental building directly across the jsq path.
I would not go more than 3 blocks south of jsq path.
Also as other suggested, look around the downtown jersey city area in zipcode 07302 and 07310.
Hi for a budget like 1400-1500 you will get good apartments behind the Newport Mall , its nice and very safe . You will apartments in Grove Street for 1200 , very nice apartments just near the Path station . If you are ready to shell out money close to 1500 and if you are sharing with others then Newport or Grove will be the best . Journal square as said by others is safe only near the station . The Indian street area is very safe but again i dont see any non asian living there. so its only a good option for indian communities . Any stretch far from that block is unsafe even if u go to church its like 10-15 people in a sunday mass . And you will get a lot of friends in Newport due to the apartments and the mall . Girls are pretty in Newport , JSQ is all Old
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