Wife & myself are looking to purchase a home in the suburbs of Trenton.
This would be our first home and we would love some walkability & safety is a big factor as well. Schools are not a factor for us, but it does matter regarding re-sale value down the line. We just want to get out of the rent bubble and own finally. We prefer a single family home.
EWING/HAMILTON: there is some Trenton spillover and no downtowns. Just a big suburban sprawl. Taxes are reasonable though. Not overly enthusiastic about it here.
HIGHTSTOWN/ROBBINSVILLE: both have solid downtowns, but taxes are higher than we would prefer.
BORDENTOWN: we see a lot of promise here. Short commute to Trenton & a nice downtown. Seems to be low crime & solid schools. Reasonable taxes as well.
MT. HOLLY: we enjoyed the downtown. Being craft beer fans there are a couple breweries downtown and houses have value. Taxes low. I've read the schools are bad though and re-sale worries me. Is the area particularly safe?
We also looked as for south as Collingswood/Haddon Twp but that commute to Trenton is too much.
And before anyone suggests the PA side, that isn't an option due to NJ residency requirements with the job.
Thanks so much!
Have you looked into Allentown NJ? Just east of robbinsville and has a small but very nice little downtown area
Have you looked into Allentown NJ? Just east of robbinsville and has a small but very nice little downtown area
Yes. I should have included that. We actually do like the location of Allentown. Super quick commute to the beach as well.
If I was not worried about schools, I'd be flocking to the South Bronx (e.g. Mott Haven) right now. You can buy fixer upper townhomes for a song. Cheap enough that it actually makes financial sense to buy and gut renovate. Restaurants starting to open there as chefs get chased out of Manhattan and BK due to rents. 7 minutes by subway from the upper east side.
Haha no we split up within a year - the Barney Stinson Hot/Crazy scale was very accurate on her. I learned after a few months of living together that she fell squarely in the "Date her" box
Allentown is very nice, especially the downtown area, but inventory there is pretty low.
You can also check out Chesterfield, it's a bit closer to Trenton than Mt. Holly, and many fairly new walkable neighborhoods of single family homes.
Indeed. Papa's would be pretty close too (have heard good things about there too).
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Did you wind up wifing up that hot redhead that you posted that time like 10 years ago?
Haha no we split up within a year - the Barney Stinson Hot/Crazy scale was very accurate on her. I learned after a few months of living together that she fell squarely in the "Date her" box
Funny how I remembered that. I'm sure you went up anyway to gf/wife from there.