EWR living?
 

We will be empty-nesters soon, and plan to make the jump from the west coast and want to settle in the northeast, preferably somewhere with an easy drive to EWR. Yes I know property tax is bad, etc, etc.... Any suggestions from crowd for great places to live in the area? thanks!

A lot of empty nesters prefer vibrant neighborhoods that are walkable, with easy access to local amenities and public transit. (Picture a great layover where you don’t need the car.). If that interests you, check out Jersey City, Montclair, Princeton or even Asbury Park on the Jersey shore.

Empty nester here. I moved to Hoboken, NJ. Easy commute to EWR and the City. It’s a bit pricey, but there are deals. I wanted the view and that cost.

My friend lives in Montclair, very nice area. He has a $700k house, taxes are $19.5 a year plus state and etc etc, he has one kid in school still said they will bail as soon as he graduates, he figures the tax savings will pay him around 20k a year to commute. But it is a very nice area. Parts of Jersey City are becoming pretty cool, especially if you wanted to rent for a bit to get a feel for the area. I have flown with some guys down the shore in Jersey that really like it there, about in hour drive, can be quite a bit cheaper, the beach towns empty out in the winter.

If I were to move back to NJ...I prefer South Jersey like Medford, Mt Laurel, Cherry Hill area. On the Pennsylvania side, lots of guys live near Poconos. I guess the variations all depend on what your wife wants and what sort of entertainment options matter.

Easy drive is pretty subjective. I was based in SFO for 18 years. Short of living in Burlingame, there was no such thing as an easy drive. I'm in Pennsylvania, just across the Delaware River from New Jersey. I'm 55 minutes away from Newark Airport and 1 hour from Manhattan. Housing prices in PA are about half of what you'd pay in Jersey, and state taxes are very low. When we made the decision to bail from California, we looked EVERYWHERE around EWR for a place that balanced proximity, cost, and quality of life. As much as I'd enjoy a 15 minute drive to the airport, the cost to live in NJ was far too high for me.

Thanks! exactly what we are looking for

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Im a NJ native and I'm telling you: DO NOT MOVE TO NJ. The extra 20 or 30 min drive from PA will save you thousands as others have said and...if you decide you don't like it in NJ you have to pay an exit fee to the state just to move; last I heard (brother in law moved to PA a few yrs ago) it was 60K. Good luck and safe trip back East.

Standby for culture shock, and not in a good way.