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  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%...

   ========================= Sept 23 2020 updated info: Who gets the house? An overview of New Jersey’s marital property laws New Jersey has specific laws that determine what property may be divided in a divorce and the factors a judge may consider when doing so. Of the many aspects of a divorce that people in New Jersey consider, the division of property is one of the most complicated. There are state laws that dictate roughly how the process goes, though the courts have some discretion based on a number of factors.   read additional info  =======================   When you get married, property acquired during the marriage is generally called "marital property ." In contrast, property that is acquired by one spouse before marriage, as a gift, or as an inheritance, is referred to as “ separate property .” This property remains separate upon a divorce, and the court will not ..   New Jersey Marital Property Laws ...