Best Suburb area near Bridgewater, NJ with rent ranging from 800-950a (Newark: for sale, apartments)
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Hello, I have 2 kids and a wife, I've been looking for an ideal place to live and raise my kids, a suburb area with houses for rent with at least a one bedroom, and a good backyard to plant. But my budget for the rent is 800-950 as we are only moving here in NJ and don't have a stable job ye. I've already looked around warren county but the rents are so expensive. I hope someone has a suggestion. That would be of great help.
When you say Warren county, are you sure it's Warren "COUNTY" or Warren "Township" ?
Warren COUNTY is a pretty good hike to Bridgewater. Warren TOWNSHIP is much closer.
Anyway, $800-950 to rent a house is a bit on the low side but doable
You may have to look at some townhouses, instead of a detached house
Look in Bridgewater, Bridgewater is huge geographically and has a wide selection of rental houses in many price ranges
Bridgewater has excellent school system, might try in Bradley Garden, Finderne sections
Look in Raritan Borough (Borough not Township), very small town feel, Bridgewater wraps around it
Raritan is about 2 sq miles, drive around town, you will see "For rent" signs on some lawns
Raritan goes to Bridgewater school system (Bridgewater-Raritan school system)
Check out Somerville, Green Brook, almost any where in Somerset COUNTY (not Somerset Township)
maybe Manville on the low end, I would stay away from Bound Brook
Thanks for the quick reply. Which route should I take to have a better price negotiation, drive around or do the search online? I think it's warren township? It's exit 40 of route 78. This is my first time looking for a house so I'm not sure how to do it best.
Hello, I have 2 kids and a wife, I've been looking for an ideal place to live and raise my kids, a suburb area with houses for rent with at least a one bedroom, and a good backyard to plant. But my budget for the rent is 800-950 as we are only moving here in NJ and don't have a stable job ye. I've already looked around warren county but the rents are so expensive. I hope someone has a suggestion. That would be of great help.
I am not saying this to be rude, just brutally honest. It's time for a little reality check. You are not going to find a SFH for rent in the Bridgewater area for <950/mo. In fact you will not find a one bedroom apartment in a nice, safe area for that price either. Your budget is just unrealistic. For a SFH, albeit a quite small one in an ok neighborhood that does not flood and ok schools, you are looking at ~$2000 a month and up. With two kids you will not be able to rent a one bd place, you must rent a 2bd, and depending on the kid's ages and sex, you may have to rent a 3 bd. Of course the rental prices will be greater the higher the number of bds. You need to up your housing budget, or better yet, obtain a job first, then find suitable housing near where ever your new employment is located - NJ is quite large and crowded. It is much wiser to have your employment location set before seeking housing. Finding an apt in Warren Co and signing a lease, only to find employment in Hudson or Essex Counties would only add commute headaches (there is precious little in the way of public transportation, and driving to/from work will be long and arduous.) Also the schools in Warren County are not good, and the commute from Warren Co to the Bridgewater area is long, and there is almost no public transit available.
I am not saying this to be rude, just brutally honest. It's time for a little reality check. You are not going to find a SFH for rent in the Bridgewater area for <950/mo. In fact you will not find a one bedroom apartment in a nice, safe area for that price either. Your budget is just unrealistic. For a SFH, albeit a quite small one in an ok neighborhood that does not flood and ok schools, you are looking at ~$2000 a month and up. With two kids you will not be able to rent a one bd place, you must rent a 2bd, and depending on the kid's ages and sex, you may have to rent a 3 bd. Of course the rental prices will be greater the higher the number of bds. You need to up your housing budget, or better yet, obtain a job first, then find suitable housing near where ever your new employment is located - NJ is quite large and crowded. It is much wiser to have your employment location set before seeking housing. Finding an apt in Warren Co and signing a lease, only to find employment in Hudson or Essex Counties would only add commute headaches (there is precious little in the way of public transportation, and driving to/from work will be long and arduous.) Also the schools in Warren County are not good, and the commute from Warren Co to the Bridgewater area is long, and there is almost no public transit available.
KoalaNJ
Thanks for the input. I'll be working in bridgewater. Anyway, what would be other cities here in central NJ that you think I could afford with that budget? And with the consideration of a suburb set-up?
Thanks for the quick reply. Which route should I take to have a better price negotiation, drive around or do the search online? I think it's warren township? It's exit 40 of route 78. This is my first time looking for a house so I'm not sure how to do it best.
Yes, this is Warren Twp, not County.
I second KoalaNJ -- you have a small budget for NJ, and it will be very difficult for you to get a one-bedroom place with a family of four. Getting further away from NYC (in other words, west as opposed to east of Bridgewater) will help you find cheaper places, but you need a two-bedroom place and you won't really find that for less than $1000. I've even looked up where my brother used to rent in Sayreville, which I know is more affordable than other places, and two-bedrooms start at around $1100...
I was also going to suggest checking out Mobile Homes For Sale - 27,090 Available to Sell or Rent - 36,930 Communities and Parks though -- there are manufactured homes not extremely far from Bridgewater and some rents are affordable. However, I am not sure how renting one works -- if you need to pay for the land it sits on in addition to the monthly rent or if it's all included in the rent. It might be worth a look, though.
Thanks for the input. I'll be working in bridgewater. Anyway, what would be other cities here in central NJ that you think I could afford with that budget? And with the consideration of a suburb set-up?
I am afraid you are not understanding....there simply is no housing within your stated budget in NJ. Even 1 bd apartments in Newark, Plainfield, and Irvington are more then your budgeted amount. (I assume you do not want to consider those areas due to high crime, long commuting distance as well as the added cost and inconvenience of your entire family having to wear flak jackets 24/7. You need to up the housing budget and downsize your housing expectations. Being that you have a wife and 2 kids you are looking at needing a minimum of a 2 bd place, and if you have a boy and a girl you will likely need a 3br place. In the general Bridgewater area you are looking at a minimum of $1500 per month for a two bd apartment, and that will likely be in an flood zone, which of course you do not want, simply google "Bound Brook flooding" for more info. For single family housing not in a flood zone you are looking ~ $2000 a month and up. You may find some 2 bd apts in so-so neighborhoods for around 1800+ a month, but they are fairly rare to find.
I am afraid you are not understanding....there simply is no housing within your stated budget in NJ. Even 1 bd apartments in Newark, Plainfield, and Irvington are more then your budgeted amount. (I assume you do not want to consider those areas due to high crime, long commuting distance as well as the added cost and inconvenience of your entire family having to wear flak jackets 24/7. You need to up the housing budget and downsize your housing expectations. Being that you have a wife and 2 kids you are looking at needing a minimum of a 2 bd place, and if you have a boy and a girl you will likely need a 3br place. In the general Bridgewater area you are looking at a minimum of $1500 per month for a two bd apartment, and that will likely be in an flood zone, which of course you do not want, simply google "Bound Brook flooding" for more info. For single family housing not in a flood zone you are looking ~ $2000 a month and up. You may find some 2 bd apts in so-so neighborhoods for around 1800+ a month, but they are fairly rare to find.
KoalaNJ
Two bedroom apartments for $1500 aren't THAT rare within, say 1/2 hour of Bridgewater. Yes, they are hard to come by, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's in a flood zone if it's that price. I think if OP raises his max budget by 1/2, he should find somewhere to house his family.
I am afraid you are not understanding....there simply is no housing within your stated budget in NJ. Even 1 bd apartments in Newark, Plainfield, and Irvington are more then your budgeted amount. (I assume you do not want to consider those areas due to high crime, long commuting distance as well as the added cost and inconvenience of your entire family having to wear flak jackets 24/7. You need to up the housing budget and downsize your housing expectations. Being that you have a wife and 2 kids you are looking at needing a minimum of a 2 bd place, and if you have a boy and a girl you will likely need a 3br place. In the general Bridgewater area you are looking at a minimum of $1500 per month for a two bd apartment, and that will likely be in an flood zone, which of course you do not want, simply google "Bound Brook flooding" for more info. For single family housing not in a flood zone you are looking ~ $2000 a month and up. You may find some 2 bd apts in so-so neighborhoods for around 1800+ a month, but they are fairly rare to find.
KoalaNJ
This is off topic, but it's not entirely accurate to say there are no apartments under 1000$ in NJ. They abound in South Jersey, even in nicer areas. Less so in North Jersey, and it is true that even most rentals in less affluent cities such as Newark are over 1000, but one can still find places scouring Criagslist or Trulia or Zillow. My brother rents a spacious 1-Bed in Parsippany for 1000/month. I have a friend who rents in Morristown off Western Avenue for 800. Now this doesn't really help the OP since he's looking for a place big enough for a family, but others out there reading this thread looking for rental info should not be discouraged.
You "might" be able to find a basement level studio or one bedroomin an apartment building for <900/month but not much more. One of the worst things about NJ is the how much it costs to live here. Thankfully, wages ARE a bit higher here than in most parts of the country but not much higher.
If i were you I would draw a circle of how many miles you want to commute around where you will be working. Use the scale in the corner of the map to determine how big of a circle you will need. Then try to find the place that is furthest away from NYC and any major highway. These will be your first major factors to overcome high cost housing. Next would be to look for apartments and stay away from Condos, Duplexes or Detached Houses(SFH). I currently commute 50 miles (about 1.5hrs) each way.
I live in Edison and while it is NOT one of the more expensive places to live in NJ, a 3bd townhouse/duplex will start in the $1.7k/month area and can go up to $5k/month very fast for a SFH with land. AND you will usually have to pay for all utilities and yard maintenance on top of that.
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