s1ugg0 t1_iyd6j6n wrote
This is an issue I want to hear out of the mouth of every elected official in this state.
I'm able to live comfortably but I had to struggle really hard to get where I am. WAY more than I should have had to. And I worry so much for young people just starting out.
After living my entire life in NJ I don't want to see my own children get chased out due to cost of living. Medical bills are absolutely part of that. Perhaps one of the biggest parts if a person is unfortunate. We need to do better. Our young people deserve better.
PatmygroinB t1_iydgr4p wrote
PA looks pretty appetizing. More space, I can have a gun at home, I can ride a quad on my property, I can still visit family in jersey or go to concerts in New York. But friends who live there say the cost of living is climbing as well
s1ugg0 t1_iye6xqd wrote
> PA looks pretty appetizing.
You and I are very, very different people.
jersey_girl660 t1_iye9viz wrote
It is. The parts bordering nj in the Philly metro really aren’t much cheaper these days.
Pherllerp t1_iyefbag wrote
Yeah Bucks County is at least as expensive as the nicer parts of Mercer County. But have fun on your quad with your gun I guess?
Chaz_Cheeto t1_iyey0xe wrote
Depends on where you live. I actually live in PA now, but grew up in Jersey. I live in the Lehigh Valley and rent prices here rival that of New York. One bedroom apartments here are going for around $1,500-$2,000 depending on where you live. Prices are really climbing quickly. Housing prices are also skyrocketing.
My uncle purchased a two bedroom home for $75,000 back in 2012 and now that same home is valued around $250,000. Needless to say he’s thinking about selling and moving somewhere else.
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PatmygroinB t1_iydj7eo wrote
Or parking lots, apartments and golf courses replacing some of the remaining agriculture in middlesex county
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