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We're looking for some affordable, decent communities, with 1 bedrooms under $1000. My family has suggested towns such as Clifton, West New York, & Elmwood Park, which are affordable and mostly safe. We'd prefer to be in Bergen/Passaic/Hudson counties, due to transportation.
I have fair credit (I'm 19, that's pretty good at my age). So, apartment complexes are an option.
It's going to be tough to find a place under $1000 anywhere. A quick search on Craigslist shows the only 1 bedrooms renting for under $1000 are in Newark, East Orange, and Irvington.
It's going to be tough to find a place under $1000 anywhere. A quick search on Craigslist shows the only 1 bedrooms renting for under $1000 are in Newark, East Orange, and Irvington.
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The OP's rental budget is unrealistic in any North Jersey area that is not a hard-core ghetto neighborhood.
this is what I would do, Hit up your families to help out to pay part of rent, they might be willing to help
out on a temporary basis, or move in with them until you get enough money to rent a better place or last resort
if you have low income is to apply for rental assistance from gov't.
$1000 is not enough unless you go to extremely undesirable area's, you could add North Arlington to your list
there are a lot of garden apts there and it's a safe town.
You might be better off staying in PA for the time being. Your location says Philly which I'm sure isn't too cheap, though I don't know that area well. I do know that parts of PA are much cheaper than northern NJ so you may be better off there, if you leave the city.
Like others have said, $1000 is not a lot, and one bedroom will be okay while your baby is young, but it's not good beyond a couple to a few years at the most, I would say. Once your baby is a toddler and pre-school age, it would be best to have a bigger place with a separate bedroom for the child. You're going to want to ensure you guys will be making enough money to be able to provide that for him or her. You may have better luck in western NJ than you would in the Bergen/Passaic/Hudson areas, but at that point, you may as well stay in PA.
Expenses are also higher in NJ. You guys each have a car? I assume you have at least one car between the two of you. Car insurance in NJ is expensive, worse than most other states. Planning to maybe work in the city? Transportation costs are high. General COL is high around here. Childcare is another cost, but that will be a cost no matter where you live. Just stuff to keep in mind.
I did search Craigslist. I found apartments in Clifton, Bloomfield, Hackensack, etc.
I know my budget is a stretch, honestly, but my mom is basically begging us to come here. She's low-income, so no long-term help there.
I think you can do it if you look hard enough. Stretch 100-150 more and you definitely can find something reasonable. You are looking in the right towns, should be looking at two familys, above businesses, etc rather then in apartment complexes at your price range.
Keep searching, something will eventually come up.
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