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04-28-2008, 07:13 PM
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West Orange, NJ
We currently live in Boonton, NJ and have plans of moving a little closer to the City b/c of my commute. The question I have is how safe is West Orange as a town. I understand that the area around Highland/Main/Park isn't so hot but how's the rest of it? We're looking around the area south of the Essex Country Club around Ridgeway Ave and Northfield Ave...
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Val
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04-28-2008, 07:20 PM
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Because when I arrive I bring the fire...
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One of my friends lives in West Orange (very close to Livingston and Millburn) and he says that area is good. You should check there.
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04-28-2008, 07:27 PM
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make it happen
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We live in Maplewood/South Orange right around the corner from West Orange. The area is great and safe. I believe West Orange has a bus that goes into the city; or you can take a jitney to the South Orange train station and hop on right into the city.
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04-29-2008, 12:24 AM
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I *WILL* MAKE IT TO NJ!
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Safe. The east side (border of West Orange/Orange [save for the Gregory section, which is quite nice]), is less than desireable, imo, but other than that - WO is nice, and I feel safe enough to walk around the St. Cloud section late at night alone.
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04-29-2008, 12:26 AM
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I *WILL* MAKE IT TO NJ!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by veuvegirl
We live in Maplewood/South Orange right around the corner from West Orange. The area is great and safe. I believe West Orange has a bus that goes into the city; or you can take a jitney to the South Orange train station and hop on right into the city.
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Yep, the Coach stops at South Mountain Reservation/Arena. |
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04-29-2008, 10:33 AM
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Stay away from Main Street and "down the hill" and you're fine. Taxes are bad, the worst, so not sure why you're looking there though...
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04-29-2008, 10:35 AM
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I *WILL* MAKE IT TO NJ!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcjap
Stay away from Main Street and "down the hill" and you're fine. Taxes are bad, the worst, so not sure why you're looking there though...
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Agreed on taxes. Then again, a lot of Essex has bad taxes. |
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04-29-2008, 10:40 AM
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Lived in New Jersey for a while, Lived on Tremont ave which was so bad several years ago. Also lived in Montclair back then. I have no idea what it's like now? Anyone knows?
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05-02-2008, 11:37 AM
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We moved to the Gregory Section of West Orange because of the easy commute to NYC. You have the option of the bus or using the South Orange or Orange train station via jitney service. I leave my house at 6:45am, catch the Jitney to the train station, & I'm in Penn Station by 7:30am. I've never used the bus, but many of my neighbors do....
Good luck.
Last edited by Melland; 05-02-2008 at 12:12 PM..
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05-02-2008, 03:53 PM
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our daughter lives in the Pleasantdale section of West Orange, nice area
close to Livingston, Route 10, malls, bus to N.Y. City and Newark Penn Staion right
around the corner from her...She is there about 4 years now...
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