Chatham

Mountain Lakes

Mahwah

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49439724)

princeton if central

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440332)

Ocean for central

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440829)

I have roots in NJ and literally all of my family is here. For anyone else it doesn't really make a lot of sense. I guess if you work in pharma, there are a lot of opportunities in-state, but that's pretty much it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440529)

pluses: close to mountains and many beaches, close to NYC, some fairly nice towns, lots of businesses due to high population density.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440546)

Not sure I'd include "mountains" as a NJ quality. Mt. Creek is some of the shittiest skiing on the east coast.

I honestly hate going to NYC and haven't been there in years.

There are nice towns in that they have good schools and are safe, but very few if any are worth visiting. And to live in any of the "nice towns" a 3 bedroom shack on a small lot will run you >$1M with a $20k/year tax bill.

Beaches, yes. I love the jersey shore.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440559)

last time i went, half the park was closed and it was jam packed. we had to wait like an hour to go down 1 shitty waterslide.

the skiing is terrible. super crowded and a sheet of ice.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49441268)

Princeton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49440557)

1. Summit

2. Chatham

3. Demarest

4. Rumson (if you take the boat to FiDi)

5. Princeton

6. Alpine (though too new money/“bling bling”)

7. Saddle River/Upper Saddle River

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5799421&forum_id=2Vannesa#49442144)