Possible relocation to Hoboken (Jersey City, Bayonne: schools, quality of life, living in)

[mrsb926]

I'm interviewing for a really great job at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken next week. The problem is I'm totally unfamiliar with the area and was curious about safe places to live without breaking the bank. I don't have to be in Hoboken or even in New Jersey, but I do want to be able take public transit to work (hopefully keeping my commute an hour or less) and other places. It's just my husband and I and probably will be for some time, so schools are not a priority. We do have two small dogs and two cats, so having enough room for all six of us (and close by green spaces for our dogs) and hopefully staying under $1500 is ideal.

[Retriever]

I would suggest that you look in The Heights section of Jersey City, and in Bayonne.
Both areas are safe, are considerably cheaper than Hoboken, and will allow you to get to work fairly quickly.

[pruebas]

You know a third of the trains on the Morris & Essex line of NJTransit end at Hoboken. And there are buses that can bring you from the train terminal to Stevens Tech. So you could live anywhere along that line and still have public transit to work (my suggestion would be from Summit to South Orange).

The Hudson Bergen Light Rail would be another option.

In my opinion, living in Hoboken is overrated and over priced. It's a low quality of life there (compared with say, Summit or Maplewood).

[mrsb926]

Thanks! The more I look at Hoboken, the more I'm not so interested in living there. I'd rather have a longer commute than pay the housing costs there.

[ansky]

Originally Posted by pruebas

In my opinion, living in Hoboken is overrated and over priced. It's a low quality of life there (compared with say, Summit or Maplewood).

I agree. And if you don't like going to bars and getting drunk the city really doesn't have that much more to offer.