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Hi!
I've seen home price in Columbus NJ (near route 68) that are just too expensive! Can anyone tell me why? Radius of 5 miles, has no supermarket, mall, bank, hospital or even public transport. It's in middle of no where! But why does it cost that much...i'm talking about $500k to $700k! Can anyone elaborate on why?
Thanks!
Its easy access up the turnpike. Its probably the most northern town id consider "South Jersey" on the Turnpike so its easily commutable to central, NJ and also doable to Philadelphia and New York.
In New Jersey, unlike a lot of the rest of the country, we pay a premium to live in rural (by NJ standards), isolated areas. Columbus, which is actually not a municipality, just a place name within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, not to be confused with Mansfield Township Warren County, is a fairly rural, bucolic area with recently built subdivisions of McMansion type homes. The Mansfield Township schools are fairly well regarded as is the Northern Burlington High School District which draws from Chesterfield, North Hanover and Springfield which have all experienced a lot of high-end development over the last 20-30 years. I grew up not far from there and my ancestors farmed that area for many years. Part of my grandmother's farm was taken to build I-295 and it can be seen on the east side of the roadway south of Rising Sun Road. It's a beautiful area, but too flat for me so I ended up in the hills of Hunterdon County. I'm fairly fortunate in that I really have no neighbors, live on a private lane and cannot really see another house from my property but I am only minutes from I-78, Route 31 and the Washington Shop-Rite.
In New Jersey, unlike a lot of the rest of the country, we pay a premium to live in rural (by NJ standards), isolated areas. Columbus, which is actually not a municipality, just a place name within Mansfield Township, Burlington County, not to be confused with Mansfield Township Warren County, is a fairly rural, bucolic area with recently built subdivisions of McMansion type homes. The Mansfield Township schools are fairly well regarded as is the Northern Burlington High School District which draws from Chesterfield, North Hanover and Springfield which have all experienced a lot of high-end development over the last 20-30 years. I grew up not far from there and my ancestors farmed that area for many years. Part of my grandmother's farm was taken to build I-295 and it can be seen on the east side of the roadway south of Rising Sun Road. It's a beautiful area, but too flat for me so I ended up in the hills of Hunterdon County. I'm fairly fortunate in that I really have no neighbors, live on a private lane and cannot really see another house from my property but I am only minutes from I-78, Route 31 and the Washington Shop-Rite.
Columbus used to be all farmland and was a huge scrap yard for WWII (before my time) down rt. 206 that eventually had to cleaned up by the Government. It's always given me the eerie feeling between the sleazy truck stop motels, the rest stops, the flea market, and car auctions. As the poster above stated its very flat land, no frills and assuming developers buy up farm land and subdivide it into McMansions where you can choose between 4 style homes between 2000-2,400 sq. ft home. If you don't have to commute up north I'd personally look deep into Burlington Co. as its more affordable and a lot nicer. I'd assume you're partially competing with NYC suburban salaries still in Columbus.
Columbus used to be all farmland and was a huge scrap yard for WWII (before my time) down rt. 206 that eventually had to cleaned up by the Government. It's always given me the eerie feeling between the sleazy truck stop motels, the rest stops, the flea market, and car auctions. As the poster above stated its very flat land, no frills and assuming developers buy up farm land and subdivide it into McMansions where you can choose between 4 style homes between 2000-2,400 sq. ft home. If you don't have to commute up north I'd personally look deep into Burlington Co. as its more affordable and a lot nicer. I'd assume you're partially competing with NYC suburban salaries still in Columbus.
The scrapyard you're referring to was a private individual who accumulated a lot of military surplus items from nearby Fort Dix. He eventually became very opposed to the Vietnam War and posted all kinds of signs on his property and built himself a teepee of sorts that he was living in, but yes, eventually I think he lost the property to tax foreclosure and it was cleaned up by the Township.
The scrapyard you're referring to was a private individual who accumulated a lot of military surplus items from nearby Fort Dix. He eventually became very opposed to the Vietnam War and posted all kinds of signs on his property and built himself a teepee of sorts that he was living in, but yes, eventually I think he lost the property to tax foreclosure and it was cleaned up by the Township.
Hi!
I've seen home price in Columbus NJ (near route 68) that are just too expensive! Can anyone tell me why? Radius of 5 miles, has no supermarket, mall, bank, hospital or even public transport. It's in middle of no where! But why does it cost that much...i'm talking about $500k to $700k! Can anyone elaborate on why?
Thanks!
large houses, large lots, not too far from 206, turnpike, 295, etc.... So appears to be in the middle of nowhere (literally surrounded by farm land) but not as far away from civilization as one would think....
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