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Chicago. Not even close.
Rising Star
And the middle class, urban parts of North Jersey are pretty much all nice and family friendly.
I've lived in both places and far prefer NJ. I liked Chicago, but I love it here.
Rising Star
NJ because you’re close to the beaches, you have ski options, you have the city, you have the suburbs, the winters aren’t as cold as Chicago, and the area offers many job opportunities and industries. Easy to fly everywhere
Yeah but you're still in jersey :/
Dallas
I came here just to watch people rip Jersey a new one. Chicago all day
Missouri
Chief
Missouri is arguably the worst state that isn’t in the deep south. Indiana has a decent claim to that as well, though.
Growing up in NJ, I had such a good experience I will definitely be settling there
Go live in Bergen County and call it a day. Jersey is absolutely superior to anywhere else you could choose to live. If you are so blessed to have the opportunity don’t think twice about it
I would also look at CT. Towns along the Gold Coast have great commuting options into NYC, good schools if you are planning on kids, and a lower property tax bill than NJ
I’ve lived in both and prefer New Jersey (closer to Philadelphia). I don’t like the cold, travel everywhere is amazingly easy, schools are great, etc ...
Chief
Real talk: if you’re between the two, just live in New York. If the draw of Chicago is city experience, New York is vastly better by any metric other than cleanliness and cost of living.
Chicago sucks for diversity in most neighborhoods (it’s great in aggregate, but you can map ethnic groups using the city grid), and it’s largely full of natives and people from across the midwest. Basically a larger and more populous version of Boston in many respects. It feels very provincial.
I grew up there and tried it as an adult. Pulled the plug after a couple years because it has a weird Uncanny Valley quality about it relative to New York.
Both Chicago and New Jersey also leave you hub captive to United (ORD/EWR), which is not desirable for a consultant.
Chief
Yeah, but AA sucks even worse than UA. The upside of ORD is the DL shuttle service if you’re commuting to NYC, and pre-Covid they had also added nonstops between ORD and BOS.
DL and AS are the only two US carriers I’ll really fly at this point.
Comparing a city to a state?
High property taxes but a great public school system
Are you asking us to compare an entire state to one city? That’s not fair. The Garden state, NJ, has way more to offer than a single city. NJ has beaches, mountains, rural and urban areas, four distinct seasons, proximity to one of the largest cities in the country NYC, plus some other major cities are not too far (Philly, DC, Baltimore), great schools, diversity in food, arts, people, culture, etc. As mentioned by others property taxes are crazy expensive in NJ.
I choose option c.
I’d go for Chicago personally.
One is a state. The other is A city
#1 vs #2 highest property tax states lol
Chi
Depends on your lifestyle. If you want a drive everywhere sprawl environment then either suburban Chicago or NJ offers that. If you want walkable urban environment then Chicago.
Rising Star
The urban areas of North Jersey offer walkable, urban lifestyles. I'm in JC. We have one car for the family. It gets driven three or four times a month. Otherwise, it's all walking, biking, or public transport.
Chicago 100%. Screw Jersey. Both cities have ridiculous taxes though.
I'm Chicago born and raised and if it wasn't for the weather I'd love to move back there. There's always something to do and plenty of fun to be had
Thanks Corey. Jersey isn’t a city though bro
Chicago
Lived in Hoboken, Jersey City, and Chicago. Chicago unless you HAVE to be close to NYC. Slightly lesser experience at MUCH cheaper cost.