Submitted by sedgrergerg t3_z82nx0 in newjersey
Looking to move soon and want to know what towns/cities to avoid on my search to make it a bit easier. If you know of any good information sources please send them my way aswell.
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jetty_junkie t1_iy9fwco wrote
Yup. Sometimes a couple blocks makes a HUGE difference
riche_god t1_iy9hxcb wrote
I agree I live in a certain town that has out of towners come and steal cars from driveways.
Vagfilla t1_iy9encg wrote
Where in jersey? It's small but still 3 hours long.
ThatEcologist t1_iyb1t82 wrote
Well, definitely keep away from:
- Lakewood
- Camden (city)
- Paterson
- Basically anywhere in Cumberland
ImaginaryRoads t1_iy9iqab wrote
> If you know of any good information sources
How about any of the literally hundreds of similar posts here the past year or so? Or the dozen+ just in the past week?
vc1914 t1_iy9gfj1 wrote
If you filter your search to low scores on schools I would assume most “bad” towns will be the lowest scored bc when looking for the “best” towns they usually have the best schools
mcgeggy t1_iyasyhw wrote
Stay away from Atlantic City, Camden, Lakewood, Bridgeton, Irvington.
BacktotheFutureTmw t1_iyaanj8 wrote
Which part of NJ are you looking in?
New_Stats t1_iyali3f wrote
Google neighborhood scout
No-Age9807 t1_iydpvlw wrote
Atlantic County sucks and same with the counties to the left of it.
Altruistic-King-1015 t1_iydtruw wrote
From my own experience…
Camden, Newark, New Brunswick, Trenton, Atlantic City, Pleasantville, and Absecon.
I wouldn’t walk around at night if I were you. I have been approached by drug dealers, drug addicts, pimps, drunks, thugs, homeless, carjackers, robbers and pickpockets.
Yes, carjackers, robbers, and pickpockets.
sedgrergerg OP t1_iye15sr wrote
Thank you for the replies this has been incredibly helpful. I was kind of overwhelmed looking at all the different places online but when I exclude towns/cities that have been mentioned I have come to the conclusion that I will probably be looking for somewhere to live that is not NJ or atleast finding a roommate or two.
TheRacoonist t1_iy9fgdo wrote
Many towns and most cities are both good and bad. It's an impossible question to answer