Mercer County? Philly metro or NYC metro? (Trenton, Ewing: sale, home)

[rainrock]

Its about 9 miles from NE Philly to Mercer County.On the otherhand it ahs to be 60 + miles to the nearest borders of Mercer and NYC. Guys why is Mercer County included in NYC metropolitan sphere?Admittedly I have no idea what goes on in Mercer Co. but its hard for me to believe more people in Mercer commute to NYC than metro Philadlephia+ Bucks Co. office complexes.

Whats the deal here? Where is the NYC/Philly dividing line in Mercer Co? Which TV market is Mercer apart of?

[Viralmd]

This has been discussed in threads before...Mercer is halfway between the two cities, and there's no real 'dividing line.'

And you can get both Philadelphia and NY stations.

[StuckPA]

Sorry rain,not every place can be a part of wonderful Philly...

[Badfish740]

Originally Posted by rainrock

Its about 9 miles from NE Philly to Mercer County.On the otherhand it ahs to be 60 + miles to the nearest borders of Mercer and NYC. Guys why is Mercer County included in NYC metropolitan sphere?Admittedly I have no idea what goes on in Mercer Co. but its hard for me to believe more people in Mercer commute to NYC than metro Philadlephia+ Bucks Co. office complexes.

Whats the deal here? Where is the NYC/Philly dividing line in Mercer Co? Which TV market is Mercer apart of?

From the Trenton train station commuters to Philly/NYC are probably about even because you can either hop on an NJ Transit train to New York or a SEPTA train to Philadelphia. Of course there is also a train station in West Trenton which only provides service to Philadelphia. Way more people commute from the Hamilton and Princeton Junction (both located within Mercer County) train stations to New York though. TV channels are as follows:

2 New York
3 Philadelphia
4 New York
5 New York
6 Philadelphia
7 New York
10 Philadelphia

Depending on what part of the county you're in (and how good your radio is) you usually get 93.3 WMMR and 94.1 WSYP than 92.3 or Z100. AM stations are split too-you can get 770 WABC just as well as KYW 1060. There are Jets, Giants, and Eagles fans as well as Devils, Rangers, and Flyers fans interspersed all over the place. I grew up in the southeastern part of the county but was raised a Giants/Devils fan. I do retain the Philly/South Jersey accent though, but as more and more people move into Mercer County that will begin to change I guess.

The county itself is fairly diverse also. Hopewell and Pennington are nothing like Hamilton and Hightstown and Trenton and Ewing are nothing like East Windsor and Princeton. Hopewell has rolling hills and Hightstown has flat farmland. Trenton is an aging post industrial city and Princeton is a rich and vibrant college town. In short, Mercer County is a hard place to pin down. Once you move south into Burlington it becomes the Philly metro region without a doubt. East into Somerset/Monmouth County is definitely New York. North into Hunterdon/Warren is a bit iffy. Sussex is New York though.

[SweepTheLeg]

Originally Posted by Viralmd

This has been discussed in threads before...Mercer is halfway between the two cities, and there's no real 'dividing line.'

And you can get both Philadelphia and NY stations.

Yes, but you only get the Philly station in HD, which has become to bane of my existence. I almost slapped the Comcast tech when he sneered, "What difference does it make..."

[MoorestownResident]

Originally Posted by rainrock

Its about 9 miles from NE Philly to Mercer County.On the otherhand it ahs to be 60 + miles to the nearest borders of Mercer and NYC. Guys why is Mercer County included in NYC metropolitan sphere?Admittedly I have no idea what goes on in Mercer Co. but its hard for me to believe more people in Mercer commute to NYC than metro Philadlephia+ Bucks Co. office complexes.

Whats the deal here? Where is the NYC/Philly dividing line in Mercer Co? Which TV market is Mercer apart of?

Rocker, how many times must I tell you that Mercer is part of the greater Philly area? As for your not knowing what goes on in Mercer, no kidding, you have no idea about NJ in general.

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[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by Badfish740

TV channels are as follows:

2 New York
3 Philadelphia
4 New York
5 New York
6 Philadelphia
7 New York
10 Philadelphia

Depending on what part of the county you're in (and how good your radio is) you usually get 93.3 WMMR and 94.1 WSYP than 92.3 or Z100. AM stations are split too-you can get 770 WABC just as well as KYW 1060.

When I lived in Lehigh Valley and had their cable systems they sometimes had both NY & Philly stations.

As for the radio,it's not even much of an issue these days as most stations stream on the internet so you can listen to them anywhere.

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

As for your not knowing what goes on in Mercer, no kidding, you have no idea about NJ in general.

I guess he'd be considered a pioneer from his area by venturing into other forums

[rainrock]

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

Rocker, how many times must I tell you that Mercer is part of the greater Philly area? As for your not knowing what goes on in Mercer, no kidding, you have no idea about NJ in general.

MoorestownRodent I know enough about South Jersey to realize that it rounds out the bottom half of Philadelphia metro. The top half is occupied by the Pa suburban counties.

Median home sale price 2007.

Chester (PA) $310,000
Bucks(PA) $282,000
Montgomery(PA) $270,000
Burlington(NJ) $231,000

Median Household Income

Chester (PA) $83,146
Montgomery(PA) $74,000
Burlington(NJ)$73,566
Bucks(PA) $70,655

Why dont you and your little sidekicking puppet snap out of your delusional stupors and face the music. South Jersey is the slacker region of New Jersey and of metro Philadelphia.

[StuckPA]

Originally Posted by rainrock

Median home sale price 2007.

Chester (PA) $310,000
Bucks(PA) $282,000
Montgomery(PA) $270,000
Burlington(NJ) $231,000

Median Household Income

Chester (PA) $83,146
Montgomery(PA) $74,000
Burlington(NJ)$73,566
Bucks(PA) $70,655

Why dont you and your little sidekicking puppet snap out of your delusional stupors and face the music. South Jersey is the slacker region of New Jersey and of metro Philadelphia.

Being from the Philly area I'm sure you know about slackers Never heard it in NJ tho...

Btw nice stats...who made them up?