Rural NJ? (Salem, Sussex: counties)

[timneh5]

Originally Posted by OysterCatcher

And most of those places aren't rural. All of them (except Pt Pleasant Beach) are Philly suburbs.

Pt Pleasant is a busy shore town.

Unfortunately in South Jersey, rural means poor (like it does in much of our country).

Not true, however, in Hunterdon, Morris and Somerset Counties. But as the old saying goes you get what you pay for.

Where did you get that from?

[HubCityMadMan]

Since no one mentioned Sussex County, I guess I might as well. Their slogan has always been "people and nature together". It is very rural and mountainous, with some of the most beautiful views in the state. That said the "rural" of it is mainly woods and lakes, but there is enough farmland up there too. It is certainly cheaper to live there than Morris, Somerset or Hunterdon Counties too, but it is not a poor area either. A lot of good respectable people live there, much like Upstate NY.

And to the person that said Gloucester County is like the Bergen County of South Jersey, are you on something? They could not be more different. I mean, portions of Camden County have that "boroughitis" thing going on with the Haddons, the Audubons, Collingswood, Bellmawr etc all those little towns, but that is really the only similarity I see. And in my experience, once you get south of Camden County it is like redneckville. In Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland Counties you could swear you are in Alabama.

[OysterCatcher]

Originally Posted by timneh5

Where did you get that from?

Demographics, numbers don't lie. Sorry but it's the facts.

[timneh5]

Originally Posted by OysterCatcher

Demographics, numbers don't lie. Sorry but it's the facts.

What are the numbers? Where can I see the facts? Thanks~

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by OysterCatcher

If schools are important then it's easy to narrow down in South Jersey. According to greatschools.net and NJ Monthly Mag, very few ranked in the top third south of RT I 95.

Out of 322 high schools, only 5 places in the top 99 in South Jersey;

Moorestown (Burlington County) - 39
Cherry Hill (Camden County) - 57
Voorhees (Camden County) - 86
Haddonfield (Camden County) - 11
Point Pleasant Beach (Ocean County) - 58

Not very good

There are perfectly good school districts in South Jersey beyond the Philly 'burbs. The OP should ask in the subforum.

[OysterCatcher]

Originally Posted by timneh5

What are the numbers? Where can I see the facts? Thanks~

This website is called "city-data". Data means numbers. If you want to find facts it's full of them.

Look at percentages of high school graduation rates, look at household income, median house value, crime.

It's all there for you.

[lentzr]

What about Salem County?

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by lentzr

What about Salem County?

You'd want to look around Woodstown in Salem County. Welcome to Woodstown, NJ

Please check the subforum. //www.city-data.com/forum/new-j...-philadelphia/

[Smartone]

Try Vernon, NJ and Newton, NJ in the northwestern corner of the state. South Jersey is too boring and plain.

[manderly6]

Originally Posted by Smartone

Try Vernon, NJ and Newton, NJ in the northwestern corner of the state. South Jersey is too boring and plain.