I want to move there because of a guy i want to progress with in our relationship, but i think that the cost of living in paterson, nj is expensive, is it really that bad?
2006-07-11 17:11:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Other - United States
I used to live in Prospect Park which borders Paterson when I was in college. I'm not sure where you live now, but price is relative. Paterson is cheaper than a lot of other cities in the area, but it is a crowded city with higher crime rates than in most of the surrounding cities. Here are some crime statistics. You can enter the city you live in now for comparison:
http://paterson.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm
I have also lived in Wayne, which is very close by and considered more up-scale, and had a dingy, dirty, outdated, one bedroom apartment for $910.00 per month. my apartment in Prospect Park was about $750 per month, and that was 2 bedrooms in a house that was converted into several apartments.
Some other resources:
http://www.patcity.com/
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/34/3457000.html
2006-07-11 18:00:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ive lived in paterson nj most of my life and let me tell you i wouldnt let my kids live anywhere near here. First of all crime my apartment has been broken into once in my six years here. Second drugs, every 4 to 5 blocks i know someone that sells weed. But crack i only know one person who sells. Im not into that but just saying. Its dangerous here! Every once in a while i hear gunshots. The most recent one me and my friends were gonna get high in downtown, we got to the corner of the street and hear a gunshot so close i had to get behind i car. And if i needed to i can just go to passaic real quick and get a pistol for 30 bucks! Ive been chased down by 3 black seniors and got the **** kicked out of me just because im dominican. This has happened more than ten times. I used to love school and hate violence. But peer pressure from family and just a bad environment has turned me into a pot, and cigarette smoker with bad grades and almost joined a gang. If you alone then its aight but please dont bring kids in here
2016-03-27 01:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girl . . you better keep talking to him on the phone and sending him e-mails. Don't move to Paterson. It is not a nice area.
2006-07-11 17:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by Tamara 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha Ha if the guys wants you he should move to be next to you and they just raised taxes they can't even pass a state budget with out shutting down the state and unless you want to spend 1500 a month in rent (with out utilities) I wouldn't move to NJ
Move to PA it is cheaper and about 1 hour to 1 /2 drive to depending on where you are going....
2006-07-11 17:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by justwondering 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
patterson isn't too expensive. there are a lot of areas there that i wouldnt want to be alone in if you catch my drift. some parts are nice, some parts are really bad.you'd probably be better off moving to a town outside of patterson, like saddle brook, elmwood park, or fair lawn. back in the day patterson was the place to be, used to be a very lucrative industrial city.
2006-07-11 17:16:49 · answer #5 · answered by JK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paterson living is cheap...because it is not a nice place to live.
Cheap compared to other NJ areas to live...not to other states.
2006-07-11 17:21:38 · answer #6 · answered by Sbarstow226 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Really depends on where you live now, its middle of the road go rent wise about $800-900 for decent 1 bedroom, diverse community consisting mainly of Arabs, Hispanics, and Blacks. Close to a lot of major highways and tons of places to eat. Anymore questions feel free to contact me, good luck and I hope this works-out for you.
2006-07-11 17:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by question 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driven through it...let's just say I kept driving...not much to see there and not the nicest city I've seen...
2006-07-11 17:15:45 · answer #8 · answered by cfluehr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋