Suggestions for more affordable parts of Ny or Nj 30-45 min from manhattan (Ridge: to rent, houses)

[Viralmd]

Originally Posted by Ace09

try Jersey, Union City, Hoboken etc... you can get a Studio/1br for under 1000 and its only 5-15 min away from Manhattan.

But she's looking for a 2 BEDROOM for that price...

[Ace09]

Well it's almost impossible to find a 1br apartment for that price. so i suggested a Studio, if shes willing ot live in one.

[Viralmd]

Originally Posted by Ace09

Well it's almost impossible to find a 1br apartment for that price. so i suggested a Studio, if shes willing ot live in one.

But she's got TWO kids...

[Ace09]

I was just thinking if she REALLY wants to go to NYC she maybe even be willing to live in a studio with 2 kids, yes its small... but its something. I was just trying to help.

[SeventhFloor]

honestly, i have not seen a 2 bedroom in new york city for under $1000 since the 1990s.....

[gradstudent77]

Originally Posted by ShowYouChicago

Hi everyone,

I am trying to decide between moving to the New York area (by New York, I am also including New Jersey) or to Metro Chicago. I would like to be 30-45 minutes from manhattan if possible. I am a single parent with 2 kids. Planning on going back to school so money will be tight for a little while. I would like to pay under 1000.00 for a 2 bedroom apartment. (if that is even possible).

If anyone has any suggestions of areas I should check out. I would appreciate it. If anyone has lived in both places and could offer a comparison between New York and Chicago as places to live, I would also appreciate that as well.

Thank you

30-45 minutes away from the metro's core is still pretty heavily urban in most directions and is still VERY desirable housing in nyc. This isn't Houston or most other US metros, where 45 minutes out, you're in the sticks and the housing costs drop substantially.

[danameless]

Originally Posted by gradstudent77

30-45 minutes away from the metro's core is still pretty heavily urban in most directions and is still VERY desirable housing in nyc. This isn't Houston or most other US metros, where 45 minutes out, you're in the sticks and the housing costs drop substantially.

Y'kno, to disgress a little - my wife watches HGTV sometimes where people are looking for a new home, House Hunters I think it's called, and I find it amusing how people complain on the show that 20 minutes from the city area is too far for them to commute. They all want something that is no more than like 10 minutes! I'm like sheesh, try an hour each way!

Anyway, to the OP, i don't think you'll find anything for under $1K. Maybe a basement apartment in a house, but not sure you will want to live in a basement with 2 kids, it's not the cleanest and air quality and ventilation is horrible. The only neighborhood I can think of right now is perhaps Ridgewood, which is decent and about 40 minutes into Union Sq. area on the L train, but you will still need to increase your budget. I had a friend that used to live there a couple of years ago and a 2-bedroom was around $1,300 and up.

[seque5tra]

Originally Posted by ShowYouChicago

Hi everyone,

I am trying to decide between moving to the New York area (by New York, I am also including New Jersey) or to Metro Chicago. I would like to be 30-45 minutes from manhattan if possible. I am a single parent with 2 kids. Planning on going back to school so money will be tight for a little while. I would like to pay under 1000.00 for a 2 bedroom apartment. (if that is even possible).

If anyone has any suggestions of areas I should check out. I would appreciate it. If anyone has lived in both places and could offer a comparison between New York and Chicago as places to live, I would also appreciate that as well.

Thank you

$1,000 for a 2-bed, 30-45 minutes from Manhattan?

Maybe Newark or Harrison in NJ? The PATH train ride from these 2 locations is 20-30 minutes. HOWEVER, for $1,000, you could be FAR from the PATH station in a bad neighborhood.

Or, you can search in more northwestern or southwestern counties in NJ...Morris, Sussex, Somerset, Middlesex, Momouth...but you'll be more like a 90 minute or 2 hour PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION commute from Manhattan. The actual DRIVING distance/time from most of the towns in these counties is close to 1 hour...but that's during off peak times factoring no traffic. But it's a moot point b/c driving into Manhattan everyday is not feasible for someone on a tight budget.

I would say that the vast majority of NJ residents (unless they live within walking distance to a PATH train station) that commute to Manhattan have an average 90 minute commute.

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by seque5tra

$1,000 for a 2-bed, 30-45 minutes from Manhattan?

Maybe Newark or Harrison in NJ? The PATH train ride from these 2 locations is 20-30 minutes. HOWEVER, for $1,000, you could be FAR from the PATH station in a bad neighborhood.

Or, you can search in more northwestern or southwestern counties in NJ...Morris, Sussex, Somerset, Middlesex, Momouth...but you'll be more like a 90 minute or 2 hour PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION commute from Manhattan. The actual DRIVING distance/time from most of the towns in these counties is close to 1 hour...but that's during off peak times factoring no traffic. But it's a moot point b/c driving into Manhattan everyday is not feasible for someone on a tight budget.

I would say that the vast majority of NJ residents (unless they live within walking distance to a PATH train station) that commute to Manhattan have an average 90 minute commute.

I lived in Monmouth for 2 years. I had a pretty crappy 2BR and it was $1400.

[bmwguydc]

Realistically, I think that a 2BR around $1k/mo, give or take, is going to be in a place like Danbury, CT that's about an hour and a half from the city. In NY, on the other side of I-84, you might find somthing in the greater Newburgh or Poughkeepsie area, though some areas in that region are not the nicest, and it's an hour and a half from the city.