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My wife, new born and I will be moving to New Jersey. I'll be working in EWR and my wife will be most likely working in NYC. I have lived all over the world, but I am very unfamiliar with this area. I am looking for a place that is safe and family oriented....but lively also.... with easy commute to both EWR and NYC. We do not mind living in the city or a more rural setting.
If you've lived all over the world you should be able to assimilate well in noJers because it has a strong cultural precense from people all over the world. If you work at EWR and your spouse in NY, it'd probably be convenient for you to live near a train station. Elizabeth and Linden may be a little too rough, but I would recomend you take a look at Rahway, Edison, NB, etc. because the train from there going outbound goes straight to NY and stops at EWR.
$2300 a month will definitely provide rental options down this way. You will have options of condos, townhomes or free standing homes with 2-3 bedrooms in nice areas. The only thing you have to be prepared for is about a 1 hour train or bus ride into midtown.
My wife, new born and I will be moving to New Jersey. I'll be working in EWR and my wife will be most likely working in NYC. I have lived all over the world, but I am very unfamiliar with this area. I am looking for a place that is safe and family oriented....but lively also.... with easy commute to both EWR and NYC. We do not mind living in the city or a more rural setting.
Thanks for your help!
It's not clear what sort of place you're looking for. A rural setting will not be very lively. A big city will not be as family oriented. There is a large spectrum from New York city itself (which is very lively, and has families living there though perhaps not really "family oriented"), and there is a broad spectrum from that to very quiet towns.
On a rental budget of 2300 a month, you can live almost anywhere you want (including Manhattan).
This site lets you see where the trains, movie theaters, stores etc are, how close all the amenities are to the area you want to live. http://www.walkscore.com/
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