Why Everyone is FLEEING New Jersey as Fast as They Can

[@backyarddetecting6445]

I have lived in NJ for 40-yrs and love it. The biggest complain I have and most Jersians is TAXES!!!

[@coreytrevor1311]

No. People in New Jersey need to stay right there.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

😀

[@BrandonHunt-zo1mg]

The choice is yours: Stay in the North and spend winter indoors or move to the South and spend summer indoors.

[@stevend481]

Winter is worse. There's nothing to do. Atleast you can go to pools or beach in the summer

[@njam101]

I'm Canadian and live in Northern Ontario. I have family in NJ and we often compare costs, taxes, benefits, etc.. One thing that really stood out to me are how high property taxes are in NJ along with many user fees for services.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

You’re right, those fees can be incredibly high in comparison to other areas.

[@jacquesdemolay8202]

He's absolutely right...forget North Carolina - Delaware is the the country's best kept secret.

[@kollelerevwien]

Delaware borders Jersey. Same crappy weather, much cheaper gas prices.

[@fetc7283]

Delaware is overcrowded. Source: I know many people that live there.

[@whydoineedahandle269]

DE is a great place to retire because the tax is low but the public school system is absolutely dogshit.

[@kenfrankel3498]

@@whydoineedahandle269 DE also not close to airports and no sports teams. Low taxes and nice beach are not enough of a draw for me. What to do in those cold dark winter months ?

[@joaquinjr2570]

​@@kollelerevwien Delaware doesn't have cheaper gas prices; it is actually noticeably more expensive

[@Kotiara123]

Moved from NJ to Mexico. Nicer weather and much cheaper COL. The air quality kind of sucks too but no big deal.

[@nordicvolkan]

Great video you should make Part 2 for NY & Part 3 for CT.👍

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

Thanks, that's a great idea! I'll have to look into it.

[@TeslaRules1856]

While I understand as you retire or get older its nice to consider a warm place thats easy living for seniors. However, I would not go to Florida if you offered me a million bucks.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

Fair enough!

[@BBenoist]

You have clones? OMG. In all seriousness, I thought California was bad but hearing this, I guess I don't have it as bad as i thought. Thanks for the warning.

[@kenfrankel3498]

Au contraire. People are leaving Manhattan and moving to the Hoboken-Weehawken area of NJ. New rental buildings going up fast & furious. Commuters take the ferry right into the west side of Manhattan with shuttle buses waiting there as part of the commute. No traffic at all and the ferry’s are always on time and the ferry ride is scenic. Hoboken has amazing restaurants that Charlotte can’t come close to. The commute on 77 in Charlotte is no fun either. And the express tolls are literally highway robbery. Of course home ownership in NJ is ridiculously high. So that’s why my wife and I invested in our future retirement home outside of Charlotte while spending more than half our time in NJ. Earning a good living in Charlotte is challenging to say the least This is why we keep a rental apartment in NJ right across the Hudson River 8 minutes from Manhattan. Though Eli makes some good points I just wanted to offer a more balanced view having homes in both places.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

I have spent many a day in Hoboken, New Jersey, one of my favorite places on earth. If you could afford to rent in Hoboken and take transportation into the city, it is great. It is also great that you can have a home down here in the Charlotte Metro area. But owning a home in New Jersey is super expensive in comparison. And if you don’t have to take the highways, that eliminates that particular issue in New York, love, New York and New York will always be home but Charlotte provides as a lot of other areas in the country. A better lifestyle in my opinion :-). Thanks for, your comment. It is much appreciated.

[@ethelwulfmountbattenderoth2286]

From what I understand, there are a lot of New Jerseyites there. This tends to turn people off.

[@juandeldiablo696]

I don’t buy it , if people are leaving NJ why is hard to find apartments

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

They’re moving from houses to apartments because they can’t afford the houses and the taxes

[@kaseyc5078]

Migrants flooding the border

[@growbiz]

don't move to red states and vote for why you are leaving' your blue state

[@1439315]

"Localization" is my word to describe the moving FROM counties/cities/states TO other's where normal married couples & business can work and expand goals without excessive taxs, red tape, political zombies striving to burden them with non cents non stop. Starts with moving regions, ends with people and business moving nations. Process has been ongoing for some time now. - Veteran

[@JayS819]

Stay up north, don't bring your garbage politics south. If you want to move south, you better be Red!

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

Jersey almost flipped red

[@idunno092770]

Ok, I listened to the video, and there's one underlying issue that some mentioned, NJ is the most densely populated state in the country, when you take all the reasons you gave, imo they all lead to the same conclusion, overcrowded, even the weather, Summer heat, head to the shore and overcrowded beaches, winter is brutal, head to indoor entertainment and overcrowding, I'm sure there will be disagreement. Too expensive? Too many people Roads in bad shape? Too many people Traffic is horrible? Too many people Oh, and this is not a criticism, just an observation, I live in Boonton, NJ. but I look forward to moving to the greater expanses of Northern Arizona soon.

[@kollelerevwien]

When the Giants 🏈 and then the Jets abandoned NY for Jersey, the games sucked, no character stadiums in the middle of nowhere, sit in traffic forever, Seacaucus is the most disgusting with the smoke stacks always polluting.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

been there - done that !

[@dans9463]

Just don't say Jersey. Or Frisco, Ca

[@maxinef6654]

It sure ain’t. Left Jersey in 1990 and never looked back.

[@dharma6808]

NJ quality of life was much better 15 yrs ago those days are gone for good the state became an over developed over populated state with no return

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

I’m pretty sure that most places have changed. Even here in Charlotte things have changed and gotten more crowded but lifestyle and quality of life is much better other places in my opinion thanks so much for the comment. Appreciate you watching!

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

People are leaning New Jersey and going to Florida for nicer weather??? 😂😂😂 Florida summers are unbearably hot and they're almost certain to get a hurricane or 5 between August and November. Insurance companies are fleeing the state in droves. The North East has some of the most stable weather around and is best suited for climate change. * Almost no hurricanes - Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012 and was a cat 1! Florida eats back to back to back cat 3-5 hurricanes year after year after year! * No earthquakes * Access to the great lakes, the second largest fresh water source in the world. There are parts of Arizona that have literally run out of water and people have to put tanks on their property and pay to get the periodically filled up. * No sinkholes, due to the rocky soil. Sing Sing prison comes from a native American phrase meaning rock upon rock. * No tornadoes I don't care what I do, when I retire, I'll make sure to keep my house and maybe rent out a place somewhere warm for the winter.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

I am not a big fan of Florida either. Essentially in the video I was just stating facts that were presented in articles as to where people were moving. I would not move to Florida either. Thanks so much for stopping by appreciate it.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes My friend had his bachelor party in Aruba a few years back and we went in late January. They're pretty much 82F all year round and have their "island breeze". One of the women driving us around also told me they rarely get hurricanes. I had such a good time there and I could see myself renting a place out for the winters.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

The trade winds in Aruba are legendary 😀

[@warminnj]

This is all NORTH Jersey. The lack of distinction earned you a downvote.

[@EliMagidsLuxuryHomes]

Definitely nice places in all parts of New Jersey.