did i convince you to move to bayonne?
as others said, just search newjersey.craigslist.org for "bayonne 2br" and put 1500 as the max price. For example this is a good one(slightly more expensive for the area but brand new nicer rental):
*****New Construction Condo/Apt*****
the commute for your husband will be to drive to the 22nd or 34th street lightrail station, then take the lightrail to exchange place or essex street. Door to door is around 30 mins. Monthly lightrail pass + parking is $100. Not bad at all, that's my morning commute. Also i know a couple guys who work in goldman, they offer very discounted parking for employees, so he can just skip the lightrail and drive directly to work.