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Great Place to live, if you can afford it. - 4/17/2008 |
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| Hello,
I live in Southern New Jersey. I grew up in southern California so was unure about being here, but 16 years later I'm still here. But it is time for me to retire from the Air Force and find somewhere to live. Unfortunately New Jersey is no longer that place. I absolutly love the state as it has loads to offer no matter what your pleasure.
If you are into sports, I don't know an area more emmersed with five professional hockey teams, four pro basketball teams, 5 pro football teams and five pro baseball teams within a three hour radius! There is also NASCAR for those racing fans. Speaking of racing, horseracing is also near. Plenty of great golf courses as well.
If you like the outdoors, there is fishing both fresh water and deep sea, hiking, hunting, camping, skiing (snow and water). The beach (called the shore here) is 45 minutes away and the Pocono Mountains are near as well.
There's plenty for those who enjoy the arts: Broadway, opera's, jazz fests, rock fests. Museums galore! The close proximity to Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and D.C. allow you the opportunity to witness some of his nations greatest treaures.
So why do I want to leave? Its getting harder to afford. Property taxes are contiuing to rise while the housing market has become stagnant. Taxes period in this state. The cost of living is skyrocketing, probably because of all those things that I love about it.
If I hit the lottery, maybe I will stay.
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| Living in the Garden State - 12/22/2007
Taxes are too high; car insurance costs are high also. Wide open spaces a plus with large cultural areas, arts, sciences, music halls, etc. Fresh fruits, vegetables and food stuff are[read more...]
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| Life in New Jersey - 11/14/2007
I became "stuck" in New Jersey once I got married, started a career and began a family of my own. After a certain point, it was too expensive to move away than to stay to retirement. I live in[read more...]
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| Cha-Ching! - 11/8/2007
Living in NJ is[read more...]
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| Property Tax too high, income tax high and they ad - 10/30/2007
It is just getting to expensive in NJ. Government has noble ideas to fund special projects, but fail to return property tax to fund schools at the same districts that pay tax. Then they increase[read more...]
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| Climate - 9/14/2007
New Jersey tends to give you all four seasons. Winter's are cold. Spring is pleasant. Summer is "down the shore" time in Jersey. Fall foilage is breathtaking...especially near the Lebanon[read more...]
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| Cost of Living - 8/2/2007
Political system is just plainly corrupt. Conseuently much needed reform does not appear possible. There are just too many people feeding out of the same trough. Our property taxes are among the[read more...]
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| Politics and taxes eroding values of life - 7/31/2007
The state of New Jersey, the county (Morris) and the municipality (Parsippany) governments know very well how to spend our money but
with very little concern for the plight of the tax-payers. They[read more...]
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| Property Taxes - 7/28/2007
The highest in the[read more...]
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| Dirty Jersey - 7/22/2007
Its aight here, pretty diverse but very trashey at the same[read more...]
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| New Jersey is a Great Place, But it Costs Too Much - 7/2/2007
New Jersey has a lot to offer. The quality of life is great, and the entertainment and cultural opportunities are wonderful. Unfortunately, if you don't have two well paying jobs so your income is[read more...]
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| You can do alot better - 6/23/2007
Forget about the whole state of New Jersey. The cost of living is oppressive expensive. All of the housing is 2-5 times overvalued, a house that cost under 100,000 dollars in other areas of the u.s.[read more...]
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| islam - 6/3/2007
try to find more information about the demography of the state of new[read more...]
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| Cost of Living in NJ Too High !!!!!!!!!! - 5/6/2007
House values and property taxes are un[read more...]
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| Housing is too expensive - 4/5/2007
The area in NJ where we live is very beautiful but housing is too expensive which is why we're planning to[read more...]
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| Way too expensive - 3/29/2007
NJ is becoming way too expensive to[read more...]
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| what can I say - 3/16/2007
Green everywhere, an hours drive from east to west central Jersey. Great shopping. NYC by train is a great day[read more...]
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| RED BANK-HIP,VERY COOL PLACE - 2/27/2007
RedBank has to be the most hip town closest to NYC.Not too many people are aware of all that this little town has to offer.Theater,music and the arts in general.Many very,very good places to eat and[read more...]
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| blue collar beware. - 1/31/2007
NJ is an extremely expensive state in which to live. The cost of housing in particular is driving many blue collar workers out of the state. A typical rental for a 1 bedroom apt. is around 1000.[read more...]
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| NJ culture and recreation - 1/2/2007
Being close to New York City makes the cultural activities of the city readily available, plus there are many excellent regional theaters.
The Jersey Shore is there for the beach and water lovers,[read more...]
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| Great place to live if you have a lot of money - 8/3/2006
I have lived in New Jersey almost all of my life and, despite all the jokes to the contrary, it is actually a great place to live. However, the cost of living is out of control, largely due to the[read more...]
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