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Do they exist? I know Jersey overall is a very dense and urban state, which I really like. I know "affordable" is subjective, so I just ask for you guys to use common sense I suppose. I'm not a doctor, lawyer, nurse, computer programmer, heck I don't even have a college degree. I currently live in Cleveland, so I guess that gives you a little idea of what I believe affordable is. Now I am completely aware that overall, Jersey's cost of living is much higher than Ohio (Cleveland specifically). What would you guys say are the more affordable, urban cities in New Jersey?
Do they exist? I know Jersey overall is a very dense and urban state, which I really like. I know "affordable" is subjective, so I just ask for you guys to use common sense I suppose. I'm not a doctor, lawyer, nurse, computer programmer, heck I don't even have a college degree. I currently live in Cleveland, so I guess that gives you a little idea of what I believe affordable is. Now I am completely aware that overall, Jersey's cost of living is much higher than Ohio (Cleveland specifically). What would you guys say are the more affordable, urban cities in New Jersey?
No idea. My husband worked in Pennsauken and we lived in Southern Evesham Township. While it's not exactly cheap, it's less expensive than Northeastern NJ.
My son still lives there. Medford. He was going to buy a house, a foreclosure, for $60,000. You can still do that down there. Between the slab foundation, well, septic system, propane... That place is a mile off of Rt. 73.
His friends live in Deptford, north of Philly, all over the place. They take the train into center city when they want to walk around and eat some decent food, drive if they're going to the other neighborhoods.
Do they exist? I know Jersey overall is a very dense and urban state, which I really like. I know "affordable" is subjective, so I just ask for you guys to use common sense I suppose. I'm not a doctor, lawyer, nurse, computer programmer, heck I don't even have a college degree. I currently live in Cleveland, so I guess that gives you a little idea of what I believe affordable is. Now I am completely aware that overall, Jersey's cost of living is much higher than Ohio (Cleveland specifically). What would you guys say are the more affordable, urban cities in New Jersey?
Let us not forget Camden, which is probably even more "affordable" than Newark.
Of course, this brings up the issue of safety, which does tend to be...problematic...in Newark, Camden, Irvington, Plainfield, and other "affordable" urban areas--in stark contrast to the rest of our otherwise very safe state.
Let us not forget Camden, which is probably even more "affordable" than Newark.
Of course, this brings up the issue of safety, which does tend to be...problematic...in Newark, Camden, Irvington, Plainfield, and other "affordable" urban areas--in stark contrast to the rest of our otherwise very safe state.
We would be doing the OP a disservice if we did not inform them that the cities in red are also very active in the after hrs pharmaceutical business.
Do they exist? I know Jersey overall is a very dense and urban state, which I really like. I know "affordable" is subjective, so I just ask for you guys to use common sense I suppose. I'm not a doctor, lawyer, nurse, computer programmer, heck I don't even have a college degree. I currently live in Cleveland, so I guess that gives you a little idea of what I believe affordable is. Now I am completely aware that overall, Jersey's cost of living is much higher than Ohio (Cleveland specifically). What would you guys say are the more affordable, urban cities in New Jersey?
They do exist.
I'm assuming most people want to live somewhere that is not a complete dump and where you don't have to fear about walking alone at night. There are a lot of towns/cities in NJ that while still very urban, are not what would be considered particularly unsafe. In fact, some relatively safe neighborhoods do exist even in some of the notoriously bad NJ cities (Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, etc.). But for simplicity, I'll exclude those because breaking it down by safe neighborhoods is more complicated. In Northern NJ, a one bedroom apartment in a safe urban area that is not luxury but in good condition is going to cost you somewhere between $1000 - $1300. In most places, it will be closer to the higher end of that range. That's about as affordable as Northern NJ gets. Here are some towns where you can find places to live that are as I described:
Hudson County: North Bergen, Union City, Weehawken, Bayonne, Kearny
Bergen County: Hackensack, Lodi, Garfield, Elmwood Park, Ridgefield Park, Fairview, Cliffside Park
Passaic County: Clifton, Hawthorne, Totowa
Essex County: Bloomfield, West Orange, Nutley
A lot of these towns are really suburbs, but they're all pretty close to urban areas and have an urban feel, IMO.
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Thank you very much guys! After looking at Newark here on CD, even their cost of living is WAY higher than average
If you do your due diligence in full, you will find that the cost of living in NJ is higher than in most areas of the country. However, I am willing to wager at least a small sum that the salaries in NJ (at least in the part of NJ that qualifies as "Metro NYC") are substantially higher than in the area where you are currently residing. Only you can decide if this situation works for you.
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