Moving to NJ is a BIG step! I know all about it since I too am a former New Yorker and the thought of leaving the Big Apple meant leaving the shopping experience, the great dining, the nightlife, the cultural diversity, Central Park, arts and more! For a moment I thought moving to NJ meant that would all go away. Sound familiar? Reality check–NJ is just another way of life. Really it is. What you’re trading off by relocating to NJ is a little bit of NY life PLUS the bonuses of great parks, outdoors life, wineries, dining and a sense of family. Yes it’s a slower pace out here but isn’t that what you were escaping? Who said you can’t still make a trek back into NY if you live in NJ–you can. It simply means locating those townships that is a short commute into NY when you get the “NY Itch”. So where are the NJ towns close to NY? Here’s a list of towns with a commute under 1 hour. Go ahead take that leap of faith–GO JERSEY but keep your NY job!
LIST BY COUNTY
Bergen:
Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Fairview, Fort Lee, Franklin Lakes, Garfield, Glen Rock, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Mahwah, Maywood, Midland Park, Montvale, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Palisades Park, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, River Edge, River Vale, Rochelle Park, Rockleigh, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, Saddle River, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Tenafly, Teterboro, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Wallington, Washington Township, Westwood, Wood-Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, Wyckoff
Essex:
Belleville, Bloomfield, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, East Orange, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Montclair, Newark, North Caldwell, Nutley, Orange, Roseland, South Orange, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange
Hudson:
Bayonne, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny, Secaucus, Union City, West New York
Passaic:
Bloomingdale, Clifton, Haledon, Hawthorne, Little Falls, North Haledon, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Ringwood, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford, Woodland Park
Union:
Berkeley Heights, Garwood, New Providence, Scotch Plains, Clark, Hillside, Plainfield, Springfield, Cranford, Kenilworth, Rahway, Summit, Elizabeth, Linden, Roselle, Union, Fanwood, Mountainside, Roselle Park, Westfield
Here’s an easy resource for you to check http://www.njtransit.com
Stay Tuned For Interesting Places to Go, Eat, Shop, Listen–All in NJ. Do you have something to share about any of these towns and want to share more about NJ towns close to NY? Please comment below.
