NJ towns

Taylor7

Hi,

My DH and I currently live in Hoboken renting a 1br, however, we will soon need to move to at least a 2br.  We are kind of new to NJ.  And if you know Hoboken, then you know that a nice 2br is expensive.  Any ideas of a nice town, not too far from Hoboken ( DH works here), to raise a kid? with affordable housing?

Thanks!!

 

 

funkyfrog

Rutherford is a cute town.  Has train too. 

 

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ask on the NJ nest board - it's MUCH more active

https://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/3230677/ShowForum.aspx

I live in Morris County - about 40 minutes from Hoboken... love it out here- but you can find something closer in a nice town, too.  It all really depends... does he want to take the train to hoboken daily?

collrob2101

check out The Thread in Union City

My friend lives there and pays $1800 a month

https://www.threaduc.com/site/index.php

molldoll71

We're in Rutherford and it's a 20 minute train ride to Hoboken - super easy.  Rutherford is a really cute town - a bunch of nice restaurants and has a great family feel.

fiazo

I would suggest Montclair, which is about 20 minute car ride with no traffic. You can also get a train from there. Rutherford is also cute. Lyndhurst is also close and okay.

Taylor7

Thanks for the info!!

jenniec123

i too live in a 1 BR in hoboken-- and we've done tons of research about nearby burbs with a train and nice downtown-- winners are chatham, madison, summit, westifeld, scotch plains.  ( love montclair, but can't handle essex county property taxes)

good luck!

anne.josh

my dh and i moved out of hoboken 2 years ago to middletown/holmdel area, its about 45 mins from hoboken and a great area.

supercoolnat

I second Westfield and Scotch Plains, I love the area (live in Scotch Plains, very close to Westfield). We've been living in the same place for a while now, so I'm not sure how much housing prices go for now, but our 1br apartment is $1275.

butterflyflight

I have extended family that live in Westfield. It is a nice area. I live in Milltown which is an adorable little town down the street from east brunswick and north brunswick. Very cute! It has a bit of the Hoboken feel with some loft style condo's and also adorable housing. There is a mainstreet in town that has cute little stores, from dunkin donuts, to personally owned stores and the people here are nice. Too bad my hubby and I might be both moving up in the job situation, becaue I love it here, but looks like we will have to move in a year.

LiLnikkiMe

lyndhurst is also nice and its close to the train too.

Miszris312

Check out upper Bergen Co.  (Ridgewood, Wyckoff)  Great schools & easy to get into the city or hoboken.