JerseyPete
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There is also Hawthorne, but I have no experience in that area. I heard it is rent controlled, but the prices vary depending on proximity to the train station.
I won’t be commuting into the city, so fortunately that won’t be a concern.Plenty of rural in NJ, the only difference is it is next to huge metro areas.
Oh, and live in Easton, it is the outer edge of feasible commutes to the city.
Well than, even closer. To put it in perspective, income tax in pa is a straight 3% (NJ increases as you make moreI won’t be commuting into the city, so fortunately that won’t be a concern.
Yeah, I’m noticing the rental market is a bit different than the Northshore of MA. It appears to be a lot of apartment complexes, and not the tenements I’m used to. Hoping to find something to rent, that’s not part of a complex.If your working in haledon you’ll have access to high mountain, which has a decent amount of trails. So at least you won’t have to go far for an after work ride. Wyckoff, midland park, glen rock and ridgewood are towns near Haledon that are nice, and not far from ringwood ramapo. I think you’ll have to give yourself a big search area for apartments and focus on finding an apt you like. I’m a former masshole and the jersey rental market is weird, you don’t find many tenements outside of the rougher areas.
So you are looking for private homes?Yeah, I’m noticing the rental market is a bit different than the Northshore of MA. It appears to be a lot of apartment complexes, and not the tenements I’m used to. Hoping to find something to rent, that’s not part of a complex.
Yeah, that area looks like it would be right in the middle, and sounds like those would be the trails I’d be wanting to ride.Go with your own original thought, Wanaque. Close to your work that you can do local roads without highway (traffic) and close to trails.
Something like that would work, while I get to know the area. As much as I’d rather buy and only move once, I think I will rent for the first year, since I’ve have never lived down that way.So you are looking for private homes?
Something like this?
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/52-Florence-Ave-2-Oakland-NJ-07436/2114129320_zpid/
BTW, I'd stay away from that one, flood zone, but is something like that what you want?
Thanks for the input, definitely helpful to hear from someone who currently rides my local trails, and also knows the trails in the area I’ll be moving too.@dmorrissette I'm up at Bentley in Waltham going to school most of the year, and I ride Lynn Woods and School Street mostly. A lot of the riding in North Jersey is pretty similar. I will say that there is more climbing in NJ, and less in terms of big, bike-park like features like BnT's features. In terms of parks you'd like the most in NJ, I think Mahlon Dickerson in Jefferson/near Andover and Ringwood are similar to the likes of Northshore Mass. Check out Sourlands in the middle of NJ once you're here too, that's very similar to BnTs with riding up and down smooth rollers.
Thanks for the input, definitely helpful to hear from someone who currently rides my local trails, and also knows the trails in the area I’ll be moving too.
I’ll be sure to check out those areas once we get down there. Wonder if I’ve ever bumped into you on the trails or have any mutual friends? I’m ussually riding 3-4 days a week, and probably ride at Lynn or School St more than anywhere else. I’m not moving for a few more months, so if you ever wanna try and link up for a ride give a shout.
You just pretty much just named off several of the people in the crew I ride with regularly. Definitely give a shout when you’re back up here. Small world.I definitely will. Would love to ride BnT's or Mount Ann's up there, I don't have good routes that I can piece together at those places as of now. I know Kevin Atkins, Wayne Delano, Steve LaKind, Matt Robinson, Matt Boulay, among others. I'll be back up in Mass in early June and would like getting a group together for a ride up in one of those spots.
The crazy part is the taxes are fairly low for a house that price in Bergen County.$57,971.88
Property taxes less in North NJ? I’m in Ridgewood and they are ridiculous. Would be afraid to see what the taxes are in other parts of the state.Well than, even closer. To put it in perspective, income tax in pa is a straight 3% (NJ increases as you make more
Money) and property taxes are considerbly less, especially in north jersey. Just a thought because jersey is easy to get into but hard to get out of (closing costs are less in NJ)
Isn't Ridgewood one of the more expensive places? ... in terms where avg middle class lives... you rich *%$##_<^#<&!Property taxes less in North NJ? I’m in Ridgewood and they are ridiculous. Would be afraid to see what the taxes are in other parts of the state.
Hardly. There is a mix but it is over an upscale town.Isn't Ridgewood one of the more expensive places? ... in terms where avg middle class lives... you rich *%$##_<^#<&!
Bergen, Essex and Union all have crazy taxesThe crazy part is the taxes are fairly low for a house that price in Bergen County.