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Pros and Cons of living in New Jersey

  Best Places to Live Now! Best State + Best Town = A Better Life   few notes from the above article: There are two main quality of life factors that pull New Jersey’s overall ranking below that of most other states. Because crime isn’t one of those factors, there isn’t an easy way to negate these two rating-destroying factors. If an overall high state crime rate was one of the extremely poor factors, someone could choose to live in one of the safest places in New Jersey and overcome that negative. The Pros or Advantages of Living in New Jersey New Jersey has lower overall crime rates than most states.   The Cons or Disadvantages of Living in New Jersey New Jersey has one of the highest overall tax burdens in the US according to the Tax Foundation. Personal income tax rates are progressive and currently range from 1.4% to 8.97% at the time of this writing. Sales tax is 6.625%. Property taxes are estimated to be higher than in any other US state at over 2%...