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Thank you to everyone on this board who was honest about what it is really like to live in NJ. We were excited to be offered a job in the Garden State but after research and being on these boards we have decided we will stay in So. Cal for awhile. I have always had a love affair with the East Coast but I think I will look at PA or maybe somewhere in the South. Although we want to leave Orange Coutny to get away from the high cost of living at least we have great weather to make it seem worth it. It seems that a lot of people want out of NJ and it is just as expensive out there. I don't want to deal with high property tax and corruption and not have anything to offset that. (i.e good weather, people who love where they live). Most people I have talked to out here won't trade our high cost of living and traffic for the terrible weather of the East Coast, that scares me. Why don't they want to ever go back? And after seeing so that so many of you are trying to get out why would we want to move there. I think we will settle for visitng family and enjoying it while we are there. I would love to live close to NYC and I absolutly love the landscape of NJ but I don't think it will be worth it if our life will be more costly. Thank you for your honesty and helping us to not make a big mistake!
If you ever do decide to investigate Northeastern Pennsylvania as an alternative to NJ, as many Garden Staters themselves are now doing, then feel free to consult me for advice!
Your first mistake you made was listening to all those Jersey haters
There are a lot more people like me that love jersey than there are those that hate it, take a look at the people that have moved away and are now moving back
Sure we have our problems but so does every other state
I love Ca but i would not want to miss the change of seasons , the first snowfall ect ect ect...I would not trade it for anythng
I would miss heading to the mountains for skiing in the winter, heading down to the shore in the summer for the beaches ,heading into NYC anytime i wanted for a broadway show or just for the heck of it
Your second mistake will be not taking a chance to judge for yourself...Life is all about taking chances and you will never know how it would have turned out for you..
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