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My husband and I are seriously considering moving to Hoboken to be closer to our family in NJ and also for more space (we have a baby). We both work in midtown east and were wondering how good/bad the commute is from Hoboken. We will be renting a place for the first year at least so should we look for something closer to the Path or closer to the Ferry? The ferry, while expensive, seems like a good option given that there's a bus that drops passengers off to midtown. However, I couldn't find any info on how reliable/fast the buses are during peak commute times.
Also any recommendations on child friendly rental buildings/part of town would be greatly appreciated.
You can take the PATH to the World Trade Center and take a 4/5/6 train or take the PATH to 33rd St. and transfer to N/Q/R/F lines.
Or if you prefer to live near waterfront in Weehawken or even north, there are buses to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and it is quite fast. During peak hours buses run on bus-only lanes and it could only take maybe 25 min to PABT.
My husband and I are seriously considering moving to Hoboken to be closer to our family in NJ and also for more space (we have a baby). We both work in midtown east and were wondering how good/bad the commute is from Hoboken. We will be renting a place for the first year at least so should we look for something closer to the Path or closer to the Ferry? The ferry, while expensive, seems like a good option given that there's a bus that drops passengers off to midtown. However, I couldn't find any info on how reliable/fast the buses are during peak commute times.
Also any recommendations on child friendly rental buildings/part of town would be greatly appreciated.
I work near Grand Central. I live in Jersey City, which you might also want to consider since there are so many new/modern buildings under construction and has a pretty good food scene. I was looking at Hoboken a few years ago and choose downtown JC over Hoboken. I am happy with that decision. A number of the newer bldgs. in downtown JC are either smoke-free or have smoke-free floors because of the number of young families that have moved here. We also have ferries out of Paulus Hook and off of Warren Street.
With that said, I have several co-workers that live in Hoboken and commute to midtown east. It is a pretty easy commute from Hoboken. Take the Ferry and then jump on the free Waterway shuttle waiting outside the arrival terminal. The shuttle will take you across town.
Take the PATH to 33rd. From 33rd transfer to the N,Q, or R to Times Square and grab the Shuttle (S) to Grand Central.
From downtown JC, I take the Exchange Place PATH one stop to World Trade Center. I walk to Fulton Street a few blocks away and take the 4 or 5 train three stops to Grand Central. Seat to Seat my commute is 45 to 50 minutes. The nice thing about it is that I am not bound by any train schedule. The PATH and subway run pretty much run around the clock.
The commute to midtown east isn't that bad for me. That is my commute from midtown Hoboken.
The 126 bus to the 7 train gets you to Grand Central easier than to the shuttle from TS.
The ferry is nice, but expensive, and the crosstown ferry bus will be SLOW at rush hour.
If you can commute early, or a little later ie: 9:30 arrival, the bus commute is much better than trying to get to Grand Central area by 9. The buses used to be horrendously overcrowded but NJT has doubled up more buses since hurricane Sandy. Now they are just crowded .
The PATH is great too depending how far East and North in midtown you are going. If you work near Herald Sq the the PATH is the way to go. Closer to Grand Central, I'd pick the bus and 7 train, or walk it. Also depends on where in Hoboken you move to.
I lived in 1st and Jefferson for years and took the PATH to 33rd and then walked to the Chrysler Building. Eventually, I switched to the 126 bus on Clinton St., though I hear that's much slower these days. But, short answer - the commute to midtown east isn't bad - 55-65 minutes most days for my old commute. Ironically, moving out to West Orange and I maintained the 55 minute commute, but more reliably 55 minutes than Hoboken was.
Getting to Midtown from Hoboken is pretty easy. However, getting to the east side of manhattan you have to tack on an extra 20-30 minutes. Not as easy. Probably better to consider somewhere in Brooklyn.
Getting to Midtown from Hoboken is pretty easy. However, getting to the east side of manhattan you have to tack on an extra 20-30 minutes. Not as easy. Probably better to consider somewhere in Brooklyn.
Broolyn, with it's higher rents aside, is a minimum of 4% more expensive than living in Hoboken because of the NYC tax. there are tons of people in Hoboken who commute to midtown east. it was a 20 minute walk from 33rd st path to my office in the Chrysler building. Honestly, not that bad.
Broolyn, with it's higher rents aside, is a minimum of 4% more expensive than living in Hoboken because of the NYC tax. there are tons of people in Hoboken who commute to midtown east. it was a 20 minute walk from 33rd st path to my office in the Chrysler building. Honestly, not that bad.
It will be bad come the winter months
The '4%' more expensive is speculative. If you look around you can find rent that is comparable (if not cheaper) than Hoboken. Remember, Hoboken ain't cheap.
And don't NJ residents get f-ed anyway via that state tax for working in NYC but living in NJ? If you live in NY you can avoid that completely.
The '4%' more expensive is speculative. If you look around you can find rent that is comparable (if not cheaper) than Hoboken. Remember, Hoboken ain't cheap.
And don't NJ residents get f-ed anyway via that state tax for working in NYC but living in NJ? If you live in NY you can avoid that completely.
Winter really isn't that bad. I actually preferred the winter commute vs. the august-humidity commute. winter, you worry about the slush. i'm sure this winter was a bad one, but on bad weather days, i would just hop down into the subway. 33rd to bryant park, switch, and take the 7 to GC. i just didn't do it daily because it took about the same amount of time as walking.
Brooklyn is more expensive than Hoboken. yes, you can find an apartment for less dollars maybe than in Hoboken, but it will have far less space and less extras. it's all a tradeoff. it's not that Hoboken is "cheaper" in the amount of money that's leaving your pocket each month, but you'll have a washer/dryer in your apartment, actual space, etc. that 4% income tax isn't speculative, it's absolute.
as for the NY vs NJ taxes, I didn't notice a major change when I switched to a job in NJ. it amounted to hundreds of dollars, nothing even remotely close to 4% of my income.
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