Best and Worst NJ county?

[jcjh20]

Why do people hate on Camden county? It's probably one of my favorites. It does have some ****ty areas like any other county (Pennsauken, Camden, Lindenwold), but it has a lot of really, really nice towns like Voorhees, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddonfield, and some of the other regular middle-class suburban neighborhoods that don't even feel like they are 15 minutes from a major US city.

I also like Burlington, Bergen, Hudson, and Monmouth a lot. I haven't been to a lot of counties in north Jersey but there's probably a little something I like in each. I grew up all my life in Ocean so I don't really care for it, but I do like Toms River, Brick and the shore towns. I dislike Salem (rode through there once last summer and it felt like I was suddenly in rural Kansas), and Cumberland for being useless counties unless you like being far away from everything. I probably would dislike Ocean a lot for that reason if it weren't for the northern part.

[jcjh20]

Originally Posted by mike0421

You are going to find jersgrl that this forum is slanted about 90% towards Northern NJ talk. Many threads that inquire about towns south of I-195, and especially south of Camden are often not even responded to. I think it's just a consequence of population dispersion throughout the state.

How come everyone thinks that everything in south Jersey is desolate? Even though it is a lot less populace, Camden, upper Burlington, Gloucester and those counties right outside of Philly are still part of one of the top largest metropolitan areas in the country..

[pbergen]

Originally Posted by senorspringfield

Currently i reside in Springfield, which is a pretty quaint town, although it is starting to shift like Irvington did in the 70s.

could you elaborate? not trying to be contentious - just curious.

[DailyJournalist]

The Best New Jersey counties in my opinion are Camden, Essex, and Hudson.

[VeradoDan]

Combination of southern Monmouth and northern Ocean. Very parallel areas, great beaches, tons of things to do and plenty of waterfront for boating and coastal living. Straight shot up I-195 to get "out west" and to Philly and not a terrible headache to get to NYC, either. Taxes aren't as outrageous as many other places.

Awesome restaurants as well.

(Towns: Spring Lake, Sea Girt, Spring Lake Heights, Manasquan, Wall, Pt. Pleasant, Pt. Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Lavallette, Brick, Toms River.)

[VeradoDan]

Originally Posted by DailyJournalist

The Best New Jersey counties in my opinion are Camden, Essex, and Hudson.

Only if you're a corrupt politician.

[NJphillyfan]

Worst
Essex
Bergen
Hudson

Best
Sussex
Hunterdon
Morris

Can't really comment on the South Jersey counties since I grew up in Morris county and only visited South Jersey while driving through to Philly or points further south.

[Phish Head]

Hands down, without a doubt, Hunterdon County. Why? Its the only county in NJ without a single bad town. Every town is good, every school is good. Lowest crime in NJ and a beautiful landscape to top it off.

Bad side- taxes are outrageous. You get what you pay for.

[angerinthenation]

Don't know about my favorite but my least favorites are Passiac and Bergen County. Passiac is a wasteland and Bergen is a wasteland with a bunch of rich people in it.