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syunsquared t1_j44meii wrote

I’m recommending Hoboken but purely bc you mention working in Madison, NJ and you won’t have a car. How are you getting to the office from the train station? Scratch out Hoboken if you end up getting a car though. In my 20s it felt like Hoboken is where the frat boys graduate to and from the comments it seems like that hasn’t changed. However the commute to Madison will be slightly better from Hoboken than from JC, and that’s if you live close to the NJ transit station. The NJ transit is next to the Path so you can easily get to JC or NYC via the Path for $2.75. Personally I would sacrifice the neighborhood for a slightly better daily commute. If you’re also considering Manhattan keep in mind there is an additional 3-4% city tax on your income.

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random11101124 t1_j46dgqt wrote

Agree to above. Have been in JC for a decade now and absolutely love it here. Couple of additional points:

  1. If you plan to take NJ transit, then anywhere close to a path station in JC is same as living next to Hoboken path. Most trains go through Newark where you can change the path that you might take from grove. Plus most of the luxury buildings are around exchange, grove, or jsq path station in JC.

  2. For the lifestyle that you’re looking for, if you choose NJ, then JC is the great choice over Hoboken. Hoboken does have some good food spots but it’s just a couple of miles walk or a short train/ Uber/ Lyft ride away.

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syunsquared t1_j46o75w wrote

I’d prefer to live in JC too, barring that commute, but in Hoboken, she can get directly on the NJ transit train and skip the Path leg.

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