best towns for south-nj/north-nj long distance relationship? (Newark, Trenton: apartments, live)

[mcsuper]

My partner and I are starting new short-term jobs in Newark and Philadelphia, and we are looking to find separate apartments that are near those cities (20-30 minute commutes to work each) but that are also as close and convenient to eachother as possible. We are both in our mid-twenties and like relatively lively places with a lot of good restaurant and bar options. Any suggestions on two NJ towns that would be a decent fit?

[TonyStarksNJ]

Somewhere on the NEC

New Brunswick
Princeton Junction Area (Princeton Plainsboro West Windsor)
Hamilton Area
Trenton

Those would be the 4 areas i would look in

[HalfFull]

For you each to be 20-30 minutes commute, I'm not sure you could look much further than Mt Laural and Cranford, but that would still be pretty far apart. otherwise, some closer to the midpoint like Tony suggested above are worth considering, but with longer commutes.

[gwillyfromphilly]

Originally Posted by TonyStarksNJ

Somewhere on the NEC

New Brunswick
Princeton Junction Area (Princeton Plainsboro West Windsor)
Hamilton Area
Trenton

Those would be the 4 areas i would look in

You summed it up perfectly.