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Just asking out of curiosity. I found salary and cost of living numbers for Newark but finding it kind of hard for Jersey City so I thought I would just ask.
Depends on where you are... Newark and Jersey City are two of the biggest towns in NJ. Downtown Jersey City (by the waterfront) is really expensive. The other areas are so-so. The worst areas in terms of safety and living conditions are probably cheaper than decent areas of Newark (say Ironbound). I'd say parking sucks in both cities, but Newark has more of those new cookie cutter two-family houses with a garage and driveway so you have a better chance of finding a place that has off street parking.
Newark is cheaper. There are parts of Jersey City, like Greenville, that are also very cheap, but they're still more expensive than most of Newark (except for Forest Hill). And Jersey City has pockets of very expensive housing, especially in downtown. There's nothing like that in Newark.
On the other hand, it's totally realistic to live in much of Jersey City without a car. Not so in Newark, for the most part.
Newark is cheaper. There are parts of Jersey City, like Greenville, that are also very cheap, but they're still more expensive than most of Newark (except for Forest Hill). And Jersey City has pockets of very expensive housing, especially in downtown. There's nothing like that in Newark.
On the other hand, it's totally realistic to live in much of Jersey City without a car. Not so in Newark, for the most part.
Both Newark and Jersey City have extensive 24/7 Bus and Rail service , and both cities have the highest percentage of car-less households in the US after NYC which is 48%... Newark's Bus and Rail feeds into Downtown/Newark Penn Station , its more centralized....in Jersey City it tends to go to Journal SQ then you need to transfer to access Downtown.
Newark is cheaper for most part because its more ghetto than JC. JC is more expensive because its closer to city and some parts have been fully gentrified. Whereas Newark...not as close and definitely not gentrified yet.
Big perk of living in Newark is that while you may need to transfer, you'll have a seat. By the time Path arrives to Grove, rarely are there any seats available for sit down and its pretty packed. By Newport, its quite packed and you may need to catch the next one.
Plus there is a lot of movement on grounds breaking which means more condos being built around Grove. Which adds to more commuters and Path is already having hard time supporting current population.
Newark is cheaper for most part because its more ghetto than JC. JC is more expensive because its closer to city and some parts have been fully gentrified. Whereas Newark...not as close and definitely not gentrified yet.
Big perk of living in Newark is that while you may need to transfer, you'll have a seat. By the time Path arrives to Grove, rarely are there any seats available for sit down and its pretty packed. By Newport, its quite packed and you may need to catch the next one.
Plus there is a lot of movement on grounds breaking which means more condos being built around Grove. Which adds to more commuters and Path is already having hard time supporting current population.
And PATH cutting service last week doesn't help. I'm not sure how they'll accommodate the added riders when thousands more housing units downtown and in Journal Square (all marketed toward NYC commuters) come online in the next 5-8 years.
Nice to see you drop in and add your normal trolling opinion...
this guy is from florida, he may be totally clueless of what he is asking about. he should really be asking "what is the average amount of time i can walk around in these two cities late at night before a crime against me is committed?" with jersey city, its 37 seconds. with newark, its 12 seconds.
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