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Once you work in NJ, most people will move there. it goes without saying because most NYers that are too proud to admit and never realize that NJ as a lot of anemities that NYC doesn't have without paying an arm and leg. Yet living in NJ you still have easy access to NYC.
I see the thread about Target opening in NYC, there's been Target stores in NJ since the 90s.
The sales taxes are much better and less punishing than NYC.
Jersey gets you in property taxes however
I pay 2k a year in property taxes. Jersey is easily 10k minimum in decent areas
And I wish people would stop saying Brooklyn and jersey are alike. first off the diversity is lacking in Hoboken, and Hoboken feels like its an enclave. Brooklyn is large and pretty much get a little bit of everything.
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I pay 2k a year in property taxes. Jersey is easily 10k minimum in decent areas
And I wish people would stop saying Brooklyn and jersey are alike. first off the diversity is lacking in Hoboken, and Hoboken feels like its an enclave. Brooklyn is large and pretty much get a little bit of everything.
He didn’t mention buying. Sure, those taxes are passed on through rent, but it will almost certainly be cheaper rent regardless.
Diversity is lacking in Hoboken, but that’s a tiny part of Jersey and Hudson County and Hoboken is pretty well-connected to other parts of Hudson County and to Manhattan. It’s not that they are the same thing, but perhaps it makes sense to ask the OP what he was looking for in Brooklyn because it might be that he can find it in Hoboken or another part of Hudson County. The trade-off in commute time and costs of living might very well be worth whatever Hoboken might lack or it might even be Hoboken or Jersey City itself is actually a better fit even without the cost savings.
I pay 2k a year in property taxes. Jersey is easily 10k minimum in decent areas
And I wish people would stop saying Brooklyn and jersey are alike. first off the diversity is lacking in Hoboken, and Hoboken feels like its an enclave. Brooklyn is large and pretty much get a little bit of everything.
I like to know where you live in NY that still has a $2k property tax, I don't know anyone that pays less than $4.5k unless it's a condo. NY Properties are incredibly overpriced so the lower property taxes softens the blow but lately property taxes have progressively jumped for most NY properties.
The OP is renting so there are no extra taxes. If he stays in Brooklyn
NYC has other cost of living taxes that that are higher overall than NJ.
Last edited by vision33r; 10-23-2017 at 10:33 PM..
And I wish people would stop saying Brooklyn and jersey are alike. first off the diversity is lacking in Hoboken, and Hoboken feels like its an enclave. Brooklyn is large and pretty much get a little bit of everything.
Very true, I agree. JC/Hoboken might have some similarities to Brooklyn, but as a whole its a totally different world. Brooklyn is just block after block of densely populated neighborhoods meshing together, all with their own unique vibe. The scale is just totally different.
I like to know where you live in NY that still has a $2k property tax, I don't know anyone that pays less than $4.5k unless it's a condo. NY Properties are incredibly overpriced so the lower property taxes softens the blow but lately property taxes have progressively jumped for most NY properties.
The OP is renting so there are no extra taxes. If he stays in Brooklyn
NYC has other cost of living taxes that that are higher overall than NJ.
Umm brooklyn, just check street easy for yourself.
And yes if renting its not necessarily a factor, but property taxes are one of the reasons rent in jersey is almost if not higher than areas in the city.
Hoboken is still very expensive in his case it just doesn't make sense to commute if he doesnt have to. NJ and brooklyn are still two very different areas, pros and cons each
Let's not turn this into another NJ vs NYC culture debate. The OP will no doubt save money and time living in NJ but if he prefers Brooklyn culture then there's a pricetag for that.
How accessible do you think it is to get to Manhattan from Hoboken using Path. Can you be as spontaneous as if you lived in Brooklyn? Path times aren't the most frequent off peak, right?
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