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So, were you in poverty when you moved there or was the area or surrounding area you moved to was in poverty?
I wasn't in poverty, but was looking to reduce my tax burden and cost of living, and succeeded. I. moved toNew Mexico, and although Missississippi has the lowest per capita income, and having been to the poorest areas of the Delta, I can tell you the most impoverished state, unofficially, is the Land of Enchantment. That did get to me early on, but I am way past that now.
My husband and I did. He, we, spent all but three of his 20 year Army career at Fort Bragg. When he separated, he couldn't find a good job in the region. New Jersey called and we started packing.
My husband and I did. He, we, spent all but three of his 20 year Army career at Fort Bragg. When he separated, he couldn't find a good job in the region. New Jersey called and we started packing.
If New Jersey calls again tell him he owes me money!
I moved back within 6 months myself. I am from North Jersey,hated NC, but I know I did not want to move back to North Jersey. What I did was find a nice compromise,somewhere that combined the two positives of each area: South Jersey.
it’s the natural migration pattern: some other country -> NY -> NJ -> PA/NC/FL…and now unfortunately TN has been discovered
Why does that bother you? Did YOU move there? So doesn't that mean the people who were there before You see YOU that way?
My friend and her husband moved to TN about 7 years ago when his company moved there. She got a little ridiculous for a while, what with a Confederate flag on her house, claiming it was her heritage. BS, her great-grandparents came toNJfrom the Netherlands, same as mine.
She gave up that affectation, thankfully, and she did consider moving back toNJ but to a retirement community in south Jersey instead of Bergen County, where we come from. She missed her siblings who are still here. In the end, she and her husband, both now retired, moved from the Nashville area to a small country town in the eastern part of TN.
I moved from Dallas (by way of CT/MA/PA/VA), though admittedly am an outlier here.
Not really. A lot of younger people are moving toNJ for a bunch of reasons:
1. Job Market
2. Access to transit, transit towns, trains, etc
3. The access to amenities. Beaches, Mountains, cities, things to do, etc.
4. Living near NYC but not having to go in. I personally do not like NYC but love NJ and what it offers because of its proximity.
5. The Nightlife. Not only clubs, but the amount of bars/restaurants/cool eats. Big W
6. The food quality
7. Diversity
8. Lots of construction
Seems like a lot of people have moved toNJ since 2018... unusually high amount of 22-35 year olds.
A lot of younger people are moving toNJ for a bunch of reasons
+1
Clearly, there are a lot of people moving toNJ. If not, why are new apartment developments and condo communities being built seemingly everywhere in Central NJ?
And, as soon as construction is finished, those developments fill-up very rapidly. Although I can't claim to know the age groups that predominate, I suspect that they are probably younger folks.
Clearly, there are a lot of people moving toNJ. If not, why are new apartment developments and condo communities being built seemingly everywhere in Central NJ?
And, as soon as construction is finished, those developments fill-up very rapidly. Although I can't claim to know the age groups that predominate, I suspect that they are probably younger folks.
Yeah I live in a relatively new building in Central Jersey and its 70% younger people under 35. There are three new apartment complexes near mine that are preleasing that are full or almost full. I think Ive seen maybe 2 or 3 people over 60? The same everywhere else. I went to HS in FL and 10+ people have moved toNJ. My cousin is moving from CA toNJ. New Englanders, who would stick their nose up at NJ as beneath them, have started vacationing here. They simply cannot build fast enough here.
I feel NJ's reputation has made a 180 recently. Rightfully so. Its my favorite state due to a variety of different things.
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BS, her great-grandparents came 
