I love your video. Forwarding this to my wife now, only regret is that I did not find you before. Very thankful for you sharing your knowledge on this. Thanks again Jackie😍
Hi Jackie. Greetings and felicitations from Hampton, VA. This is an excellent and insightful presentation. It seems that where there are smaller populations with lower densities, it would make for a smaller tax base and lower appraisals. So it's obvious that if affordability is a top of mind issue, that south and central NJ would be the picks. It seems like it would make the three unincorporated areas mentioned ( Monmouth Junction, Princeton Meadows and Princeton Junction ) prime candidates. Thank you for sharing.
Many of these places are in Central Jersey. Great up in Rutherford, but moved to Central Jersey then my parents built in Dayton, around the bend from Monmouth Jct.
Beverly NJ has a kindergarten through eighth grade as well…. Every kid knows each other…. Small class sizes…. Excellent teachers…town is only 2900….may not hit the top list on niche… but it’s been making small improvements with houses being restored
Coming from someone who lives in a town next to Morris lake and rock away or Morristown in Morris country they are known as the rich people because they have the best sports team especially swim team. But they are known to have the hugest houses and most expensive things 😊
If you don't want to live near NYC, and prefer Philadelphia, then Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, and Collingswood are nice, with Cherry Hill rated one of the best places to live in the USA (Forbes Magazine). If you don't want to be near NYC or Philadelphia, then Flemington or Clinton fit the bill, although its expensive to live in Clinton.
Hi Jackie! As a mortgage loan officer in NYC, I'm starting my own home search. My family has moved to Texas due to affordability but I absolutely cannot leave the convenience of the North-East. Taxes in Long Island are way too high and I have noticed that the majority of my co-workers live in New Jersey. I loved this video and appreciate your professional insights!
I can't personally speak to those towns. I always say do your research online on sites like Niche.com or City Data.com. People usually share their personal experiences on those sites. Thank you for watching!!
Lived in NJ all my life. Sorry to be so disagreeable, but there is no way anyone with half a brain cell left should want to move to NJ. Affordability? $14,000 a year in property taxes aren’t that bad? Maybe for NJ, but not for the rest of America. Property taxes are disgustingly high here. Traffic is atrociously congested. Mass transit here is for the benefit of NYC and Philadelphia, not NJ. The people here can be at their worst mean, coarse and rude. As for its being close to NYC, have you seen in the news what is going on in NYC lately? You take your life in your hands if you go over there. NJ, like NY, politically is a deep blue state, and basically a one party state. I am surprised that the powers that be haven’t tried to shove “reparations” down our throats yet. Given its far left political leanings, in about 10 years, NJ should be looking like San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland combined. In my opinion, the ten best places to live in NJ are Tennessee, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and any place other than NJ.
i think there are many schools in nj that still have K-8 in one school. i did growing up in Newark and other towns near me (Sussex County) still do, too. 🤷🏾♀️
I’m planning to move to New Jersey, the school system is not my concern;however, the safety is. I definitely need to buy a property, home or land to build a home. I appreciate comments and suggestions.
There are many wonderful communities to live in in NJ, but it is very $$$. If you are South Asian, I would suggest a multicultural town vs one that is 80-90% South Asian (Middlesex County!) and where there will be no diversity! But do what is best for you and your family.
You must be relocating for reasons of employment. Other wise there is no reason to come to this state. Unless you can bank a thousand a week after expenses its not worth it. Too much traffic. Tip: don't set your self up for parkway commutes. You want safety research town by town crime rate. Every town presents its own situation.
@@laavanya9584 I agree there are all kinds of people out there. Its my experience in general people like "nice" places to live and will if they can afford it shun the riff-raff. However, if I was a millionaire I still think I'd prefer my home town of Manville to live.
Median at 548k at princeton Junction ? it is almost impossible to buy a home there. All homes are running at more than 1 million except probably townhomes(running at 800k). Not sure how it is affordable!
In 2006 I put up a modular home for 150000 dollars all in, my mortgage is 1100 dollars a month, taxes 6 to 7 thousand a year. I'll stay in my crummy town of Forked River thank you. Just have to get rid of that pesky problem of it being the heroin capital ocean county.
These surveys are put on by companies that have never been to NJ especially these towns. BTW there are numerous schools in sussex and warren counties that have k thru 8 together but we get those counties don't count.
@@JackieBaker I'm from Syracuse NY, my wife from Bayonne and moved to NC in 2014. Property taxes are almost non existent here. Please keep all the NYC people up there with y'all 🙂
Im from Hudson county and i dont know of any school systems that don't do K-8, "middle schools" were always a foreign concept to me. of course this was 2009
SHE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT BERGEN COUNTY. WHAT SHE WON'T TELL YOU IS THESE QUAINT LITTLE TOWNS ARE SURROUNDED BY CITIES WITH DREADFUL CRIME ISSUES AND YOU'LL HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THESE CITIES TO LEAVE OR RETURN TO YOUR HOME ! GOOD LUCK !
Hi Jackie, thank you for this video. My husband got a job at Saton Hall University. None of the options are close by. Would you recommend some place? We era renting the first year. Thanks for ant suggestions
@@JackieBaker hi, my husband and i are moving to NJ this upcoming February. he will be commuting to manhattan for his job. the places i was looking into were: hoboken, weehawken, edgewater, north bergen or guttenberg because of the promixity to transit. these are not on your list. can i also email you for further advice on this topic please?
Hi! Thanks for watching! This list that I'm reporting on looks at everything: affordability, safety, housing prices. Yes, Millburn High School was ranked the best public high school in the state for 2021.
I'm in Easton PA- I can walk to Phillipsburg NJ- were filling up with NYC & Jersey folks ... there isn't any affordable housing for the locals ... home values are double they're true value... average house 300k. Once you move in you dump another 100k in upgrades. Wages in this area do not support this .... just saying
You don't need Niche to tell you common sense, that having money is what will get you to be able to live in the "best" places in NJ. All of the fancy NJ townships have expensive properties. As with everywhere else, money is god.
This is either an SNL comedy sketch or an insulting presentation that ignores most of the state by assuming everyone is in the upper middle or upper classes.
Hi Larry, this is info from another website that I'm sharing about the best places to live. Let's be honest, SNL hasn't been anything close to comedy for a number of years now. Thanks for watching.
What happened to Western Monmouth County (Marlboro/Manalapan/Holmdel, etc) and the Jersey Shore? It isn't necessarily less desirable to live down here and our property taxes and homes are as expensive as the towns you profiled in your video. I live with my parent's in a 55 over community and their taxes are $11,000 (Howell) so it is NOT a bargain to live down here either!
This was based in data from a website, not my opinion. I have friends and family that live in Monmouth and love it. Great area. Again, I’m just basing off of the site. Thanks for watching!
@@GONAIVES NJ has many outstanding public schools. We have among the top 10 public school systems in the country. For every top school, there will be more to compare it to. It is never ending. You say Millburn, someone else will say Watchung Hills, Mountain Lakes, Ridgewood and so on. Be happy you are in an excellent school district....
12 counties are desirable in NJ this site she uses is uninformed...Avoid Atlantic/Cumberland/Essex/Union/Burlington/Salem/Gloucester/Camden/Hudson Counties...
I live in Saddle River & this list is laughable!!! The fact that Alpine is also not on that list as well as the cute town of Westwood is beyond ridiculous! That’s why I never trust these videos. The dump of Princeton & Montclair made it on the list but not Saddle River, Alpine, Westwood, Montvale etc. What a JOKE!! Also there is NOTHING special about Hohokus…NOTHING!!!!
Tell us how you really feel Lorraine😂😂😂 If you paid attention to the video, this list came from a website. These are NOT my opinion. Thanks so much for watching!
You literally named nothing but rich towns in north jersey. The best places to live here are 100% in south jersey and our taxes are high like all over but it nearly what any of these places are. Also our schools are just as incredible out here in the pines of Burlington county
First of all this list came from another website. I didn’t make this list up. Second, north Jersey is easily accessible to NYC which is what makes these town’s desirable. I think South Jersey is great and will often recommend to people if they don’t need to work in NYC.
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Definitely interested in moving to New Jersey. I saw that as a 100% disabled veteran I would not have to pay property taxes.
Yes I am A 100% Disabled Veteran too and property Tax Exempt is Great Save so much money.
I don’t understand how people make it here unless your making over 150000 per year taxes are outrageous
I love your video. Forwarding this to my wife now, only regret is that I did not find you before. Very thankful for you sharing your knowledge on this. Thanks again Jackie😍
Hi Jackie. Greetings and felicitations from Hampton, VA. This is an excellent and insightful presentation. It seems that where there are smaller populations with lower densities, it would make for a smaller tax base and lower appraisals. So it's obvious that if affordability is a top of mind issue, that south and central NJ would be the picks. It seems like it would make the three unincorporated areas mentioned ( Monmouth Junction, Princeton Meadows and Princeton Junction ) prime candidates. Thank you for sharing.
I use to live in Rockaway NJ and I have beautiful memories with me,, God bless you all with good health and Long life,,,❤️🇺🇸
Best places to live in north jersey *
Well obviously. 😂😂😂
Many of these places are in Central Jersey. Great up in Rutherford, but moved to Central Jersey then my parents built in Dayton, around the bend from Monmouth Jct.
Because there are no good places in South Jersey or what?
@@molassescricket6663 I’m from south Jersey I love it here, it’s just that the towns he named r all central and north
@@secretariatgirl4249 yeah Ik but to us down by the cape everything above brigantine is north jersey 😂
How about Cherry Hill, Pensauken Maple Shade Moorestown Collins Wood I think Pretty Lovely to Live and not too Expensive 😁😁👍👍
born/raised in Upper saddle river/Montvale area, surprised no mention.
With the cost of things right now...The best place to live in New Jersey is the back of your car !
Check car insurance rates before you move. It's a scam in Jersey. Cumberland County native here.😊
I live in East Brunswick NJ. Lovely place. Great schools, and that’s why the taxes are a bit higher. But I see that as my kids’ tuition.
I always say I’m happy to pay the taxes because of the level of education my kids have gotten and are getting.
It was so helpful to watch! Thank you love ❤
You’re so welcome!!!
Move to Pennsylvania and that is from a NJ native.
PA is great too! Thanks for watching!
If you like high taxes and government over reach into all phases of your life then move there. We left when we retired and don't miss a thing about NJ
Thank god my town isn't on the list , I don't want anyone coming here because it hasn't changed since the 1940's and we like it that way.
Beverly NJ has a kindergarten through eighth grade as well…. Every kid knows each other…. Small class sizes…. Excellent teachers…town is only 2900….may not hit the top list on niche… but it’s been making small improvements with houses being restored
Coming from someone who lives in a town next to Morris lake and rock away or Morristown in Morris country they are known as the rich people because they have the best sports team especially swim team. But they are known to have the hugest houses and most expensive things 😊
Great job Jackie from Houston,TX
10) Madison
9) Berkeley Heights
8) Morristown
7) Alpine $$$
6) Glen Ridge
5) Ridgewood
4) Bernardsville
3) Princeton
2) Summit
1) Basking Ridge bring a 800 credit rating,
Taxes are high, 10th best high school
If you don't want to live near NYC, and prefer Philadelphia, then Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Moorestown, and Collingswood are nice, with Cherry Hill rated one of the best places to live in the USA (Forbes Magazine). If you don't want to be near NYC or Philadelphia, then Flemington or Clinton fit the bill, although its expensive to live in Clinton.
Thank you for your insight
Hi Jackie! As a mortgage loan officer in NYC, I'm starting my own home search. My family has moved to Texas due to affordability but I absolutely cannot leave the convenience of the North-East. Taxes in Long Island are way too high and I have noticed that the majority of my co-workers live in New Jersey.
I loved this video and appreciate your professional insights!
Thank you! Good luck with your home search!! Texas is nice but nothing beats the convenience of the north east!
Surprised Waldwick didn’t make the list.
I live In New Jersey so this is right
Between Cherry Hill and Bloomfield, which is better? Thank you!
I can't personally speak to those towns. I always say do your research online on sites like Niche.com or City Data.com. People usually share their personal experiences on those sites. Thank you for watching!!
Cherry Hill
Hunterdon county is great too.
Lived in NJ all my life. Sorry to be so disagreeable, but there is no way anyone with half a brain cell left should want to move to NJ. Affordability? $14,000 a year in property taxes aren’t that bad? Maybe for NJ, but not for the rest of America. Property taxes are disgustingly high here.
Traffic is atrociously congested. Mass transit here is for the benefit of NYC and Philadelphia, not NJ. The people here can be at their worst mean, coarse and rude. As for its being close to NYC, have you seen in the news what is going on in NYC lately? You take your life in your hands if you go over there. NJ, like NY, politically is a deep blue state, and basically a one party state. I am surprised that the powers that be haven’t tried to shove “reparations” down our throats yet. Given its far left political leanings, in about 10 years, NJ should be looking like San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland combined.
In my opinion, the ten best places to live in NJ are Tennessee, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, and any place other than NJ.
Im thinking of moving back. Im thinking of either going to back to Middlesex county or Bergen idk which one.
In Elmwood Park which is an Bergen, there was one high school and middle school and they are combined. Which I thought was cool when I lived there
i think there are many schools in nj that still have K-8 in one school. i did growing up in Newark and other towns near me (Sussex County) still do, too. 🤷🏾♀️
Princeton Meadows isn’t a city. It’s a development in South Brunswick,
K thanks for clarifying. This was from a website.
Actually, Princeton Meadows is located in Plainsboro and not South Brunswick.
Very Bergen-centric. Either because she's from Bergen...or it's all about the nicest town closest to NYC?
I’m planning to move to New Jersey, the school system is not my concern;however, the safety is. I definitely need to buy a property, home or land to build a home. I appreciate comments and suggestions.
Let's chat some more so I can get more info about your needs. Text me at 845-629-0984.
There are many wonderful communities to live in in NJ, but it is very $$$. If you are South Asian, I would suggest a multicultural town vs one that is 80-90% South Asian (Middlesex County!) and where there will be no diversity! But do what is best for you and your family.
You must be relocating for reasons of employment. Other wise there is no reason to come to this state. Unless you can bank a thousand a week after expenses its not worth it. Too much traffic. Tip: don't set your self up for parkway commutes. You want safety research town by town crime rate. Every town presents its own situation.
@@laavanya9584 "I would suggest a multicultural town. . . But do what is best for you and your family." Real smooth way of negating your advice.
@@laavanya9584 I agree there are all kinds of people out there. Its my experience in general people like "nice" places to live and will if they can afford it shun the riff-raff. However, if I was a millionaire I still think I'd prefer my home town of Manville to live.
I didn't know that there were as many rich people in New Jersey. If I had all that money I certainly wouldn't live in New Jersey
Where do you think people doing business in NYC and Philly live? Let alone Wall Street....
Most with families don't want to live in cities...
Im a South Jersey dude 😎
K-8 or K-12 exist in small school districts in many states including NY and SD.
Median at 548k at princeton Junction ? it is almost impossible to buy a home there. All homes are running at more than 1 million except probably townhomes(running at 800k). Not sure how it is affordable!
Il love this! please keep your NYC people above the Driscoll Bridge!!!
Just please keep all these fools up there and stop sending them to North Carolina!
@@waynemontpetit8181 We Constitutional Conservatives might need some support though as we are Point Guard
@@paulpowell4871 noooooooooo 😆
And YetThere Is ALWAYS South Jersey...Less Crowded...MUCH MORE Affordable....And We Have The Beaches... Free Your Mind
In 2006 I put up a modular home for 150000 dollars all in, my mortgage is 1100 dollars a month, taxes 6 to 7 thousand a year. I'll stay in my crummy town of Forked River thank you. Just have to get rid of that pesky problem of it being the heroin capital ocean county.
These surveys are put on by companies that have never been to NJ especially these towns. BTW there are numerous schools in sussex and warren counties that have k thru 8 together but we get those counties don't count.
Camden Newark and Trenton no school tax
Jesus! I love how people are treating these numbers as if they're normal, taxes $17,000 a year 😂
It is here in NJ. I know it’s crazy.
@@JackieBaker I'm from Syracuse NY, my wife from Bayonne and moved to NC in 2014. Property taxes are almost non existent here. Please keep all the NYC people up there with y'all 🙂
@@waynemontpetit8181 WE are all Americans.
Phillipsburg!!!
I am looking to leave the South for somewhere in the northeast. This has been very helpful to me!
Im from Hudson county and i dont know of any school systems that don't do K-8, "middle schools" were always a foreign concept to me. of course this was 2009
Bergen County is the best place to live in America
Watched ✅
Hey! We are re locating from Texas to New Jersey! We are looking for a realtor.
I can help you if you’re looking in northern NJ
SHE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT BERGEN COUNTY. WHAT SHE WON'T TELL YOU IS THESE QUAINT LITTLE TOWNS ARE SURROUNDED BY CITIES WITH DREADFUL CRIME ISSUES AND YOU'LL HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THESE CITIES TO LEAVE OR RETURN TO YOUR HOME ! GOOD LUCK !
Um, ok. Thanks for your input. Have the day you deserve.
Facts! And Bergen county is way over crowded.
@jackie baker sells NJ, I love "NICHE", but do you have personal inside of this town that nobody talks about..........Hawthorne, NJ
I don’t have any personal info about it as I have not sold a house there.
Whats is the best place to move in mercer county
I'm not familiar with Mercer County. I suggest looking at Niche.com.
What about leonia
Hi Jackie, thank you for this video. My husband got a job at Saton Hall University. None of the options are close by. Would you recommend some place? We era renting the first year. Thanks for ant suggestions
Hi! Send me an email at jackiebakersellsnj@gmail.com.
@@JackieBaker hi, my husband and i are moving to NJ this upcoming February. he will be commuting to manhattan for his job. the places i was looking into were: hoboken, weehawken, edgewater, north bergen or guttenberg because of the promixity to transit. these are not on your list. can i also email you for further advice on this topic please?
@@cattime2044 Hi, yes please email me and we can schedule a call. My email is jackiebakersellsnj@gmail.com.
@@JackieBaker thank you much appreciated
Run!
Good place to stay near whippany?
To stay or live?
Watched
Ok
In short the best places to live in NJ, are the same as in any other State, places where there are the least number of POC.
Millburn is not included?
Hi! Thanks for watching! This list that I'm reporting on looks at everything: affordability, safety, housing prices. Yes, Millburn High School was ranked the best public high school in the state for 2021.
This came from a list. Millburn is over rated.
What about Woodbury?
How about Hoboken? Anywhere near the list?
Hoboken is pretty expensive and the schools are not the greatest
What about Maplewood NJ
Maplewood is a great town. A little on the expensive side. Check out Niche.com for more info.
Going east on Springfield ave at 1am is not going to turn out well.
A video is needed covering top places to live in which work or school is irrelevant.
The best place to live in NJ is Milford PA.
I was just going to comment that the best place to live in NJ is Pennsylvania, Lol! I have friends who live in Milford, I live near Pocono Raceway.
I'm in Easton PA- I can walk to Phillipsburg NJ- were filling up with NYC & Jersey folks ... there isn't any affordable housing for the locals ... home values are double they're true value... average house 300k. Once you move in you dump another 100k in upgrades. Wages in this area do not support this .... just saying
You don't need Niche to tell you common sense, that having money is what will get you to be able to live in the "best" places in NJ.
All of the fancy NJ townships have expensive properties.
As with everywhere else, money is god.
Im wondering if those places have diversity of people 🤔
How about Roxbury township?
Roxbury didn't make this particular list. But I hear it is a great place to live. Might be a little on the pricier side.
@@JackieBaker Is it Rumson/Spring Lake/Colts Neck/Summit/Westfield/Short Hills cost more to live then most of the towns you mentioned...
Yes. Those towns are very expensive.
Piscataway
There is no Best place to live in NJ. Born and raised there. Couldn't get out of that crooked state fast enough.
This video has been watched ???? What happened?? Why again
This is either an SNL comedy sketch or an insulting presentation that ignores most of the state by assuming everyone is in the upper middle or upper classes.
Hi Larry, this is info from another website that I'm sharing about the best places to live. Let's be honest, SNL hasn't been anything close to comedy for a number of years now. Thanks for watching.
If you go, your wallet will get thinner.
Whatever
How's Piscataway?
That's my hometown. It's a good town with the top 10 best school systems in the entire state. It's expensive though now.
@@DynamicDuo795 hey thanks for your reply. I moved here few months ago and really like it.
New Jersey sucks that's why I left. I moved in north carolina best move I ever made
👏👏👏👏
NJ is like a superfund site that caught fire and then a tanker truck crashed adding more fuel to the fire.
Glassboro is the best. Holybush. Real estate sharks destroying a history town.
What happened to Western Monmouth County (Marlboro/Manalapan/Holmdel, etc) and the Jersey Shore? It isn't necessarily less desirable to live down here and our property taxes and homes are as expensive as the towns you profiled in your video. I live with my parent's in a 55 over community and their taxes are $11,000 (Howell) so it is NOT a bargain to live down here either!
This was based in data from a website, not my opinion. I have friends and family that live in Monmouth and love it. Great area. Again, I’m just basing off of the site. Thanks for watching!
Isn’t Millburn the number 1 school in NJ?
@@GONAIVES NJ has many outstanding public schools. We have among the top 10 public school systems in the country. For every top school, there will be more to compare it to. It is never ending. You say Millburn, someone else will say Watchung Hills, Mountain Lakes, Ridgewood and so on. Be happy you are in an excellent school district....
12 counties are desirable in NJ this site she uses is uninformed...Avoid Atlantic/Cumberland/Essex/Union/Burlington/Salem/Gloucester/Camden/Hudson Counties...
Where do you get your data from? Would love to see it.
You don’t factor in taxes in your pick? How about Clark, Cranford and Westfield? Everything those snooty towns have and low taxes
If you watched the video, these are NOT my picks. It came from a website that looked at affordability, crime rate, etc.
I live in Saddle River & this list is laughable!!! The fact that Alpine is also not on that list as well as the cute town of Westwood is beyond ridiculous! That’s why I never trust these videos.
The dump of Princeton & Montclair made it on the list but not Saddle River, Alpine, Westwood, Montvale etc. What a JOKE!!
Also there is NOTHING special about Hohokus…NOTHING!!!!
Tell us how you really feel Lorraine😂😂😂 If you paid attention to the video, this list came from a website. These are NOT my opinion. Thanks so much for watching!
You literally named nothing but rich towns in north jersey. The best places to live here are 100% in south jersey and our taxes are high like all over but it nearly what any of these places are. Also our schools are just as incredible out here in the pines of Burlington county
First of all this list came from another website. I didn’t make this list up. Second, north Jersey is easily accessible to NYC which is what makes these town’s desirable. I think South Jersey is great and will often recommend to people if they don’t need to work in NYC.
@@JackieBaker Lots of people commute to NYC from the shore area 1hr drive or NJ Transit...
@@ssurfs9900 True - from Monmouth County and northern Ocean County.
I don’t like y’all
I want to go in it,🕰.
Don’t move to NJ. Everything is expensive