siamesecat1935 t1_jea7r7u wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:25 PM

With your budget you won't find much at all, unless you can find a roommate situation. And as you only need it for the summer, you may also have trouble finding a short term rental, so I would seriously consider FDU, as I'm going to guess it may be cheaper. I live further out, and rents for 1BR where I am start at 1750 and up. Madison and the surrounding area is a lot more, which is why I moved further west. But Madison is nice, and Morristown isn't all that far away. and the train from Madison on that line goes right into NYC.

As far as not much to do, i guess it depends on exactly what you're looking TO do. Bars etc., Morristown is close and there are tons of places. You can take the train right into NYC from Madison, and you can also drive to the shore probably in an hour or so, without major traffic.

Fubb1 OP t1_jeaaky0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 3:44 PM

Thanks for the write up! Forgot to mention that I’m probably living with a friend so budget may be more flexible for a 2br. But yeah “worst case” I just end up living at fdu which is no big deal.

siamesecat1935 t1_jeasm0l wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Good luck! like I said, you might have trouble finding a short term rental, most complexes, mine included WILL do it but the'll charge more.