Working in Burlington, NJ. Where to live?

[jman07]

Would it be better to live in NE Philly or West Jersey?

[NYtoNJtoPA]

Originally Posted by jman07

Would it be better to live in NE Philly or West Jersey?

NE Philly is spotty throughout, although it is pretty much known as Philadephia's Queens (ie the most "suburban" area within the city limits), but to me you would still be paying wage taxes. It would be worth moving a few more miles up into Lower Bucks County - Levittown, Fairless Hills, Langhorne, Feasterville-Trevose or parts of Bensalem (though Bensalem is getting a little dicey) - where even the place you rent you would get more for your money and still be in a decent area.

As for the neighboring area of Jersey, I never heard that called West Jersey apart from Virtua hospital which used to be called West Jersey Hospital. It's South Jersey. It is going to depend on the area actually. Collingswood has kind of become a hip town to settle in and you have the PATCO speedline to take you into Philly. It is also a dry town so the only bar you would walk to there without going into Philly is the Pourhouse in neighboring Westmont. I did see recently on the front of the Philly Inquirer that they were going to allow a few brew pubs to open there, but not sure what stage that is in yet. There is also currently a lot of roadwork on Rt 130 around Cooper River Park and the Camden border, so not sure how much of an issue commuting to Burlington would be. And yes, avoid Camden at all costs.

[Leps12]

Originally Posted by NYtoNJtoPA

NE Philly is spotty throughout, although it is pretty much known as Philadephia's Queens (ie the most "suburban" area within the city limits), but to me you would still be paying wage taxes. It would be worth moving a few more miles up into Lower Bucks County - Levittown, Fairless Hills, Langhorne, Feasterville-Trevose or parts of Bensalem (though Bensalem is getting a little dicey) - where even the place you rent you would get more for your money and still be in a decent area.

As for the neighboring area of Jersey, I never heard that called West Jersey apart from Virtua hospital which used to be called West Jersey Hospital. It's South Jersey. It is going to depend on the area actually. Collingswood has kind of become a hip town to settle in and you have the PATCO speedline to take you into Philly. It is also a dry town so the only bar you would walk to there without going into Philly is the Pourhouse in neighboring Westmont. I did see recently on the front of the Philly Inquirer that they were going to allow a few brew pubs to open there, but not sure what stage that is in yet. There is also currently a lot of roadwork on Rt 130 around Cooper River Park and the Camden border, so not sure how much of an issue commuting to Burlington would be. And yes, avoid Camden at all costs.

Just saying, Staten Island is by far the most suburban borough of NYC, but again, as you proved, it's the "Forgotten Borough."

Also, there are plenty of more bars in Westmont than just the Pour House. Keg and Kitchen is actually the closest to Collingswood, I believe. The deal with Collingswood is actually not brew pubs but craft breweries. And I think it's just one, maybe two.

Collingswood has been trying to weasel its way around the dry town rules so much for quite a few years now. They do these events where you can drink but need to buy a ticket beforehand and then don't pay for alcohol at the event itself, as it's a loophole since what is being sold is not the alcohol but rather the access to the event. Honestly, they should just repeal the law altogether. Same goes with Haddonfield, Haddon Heights, and several other towns.