It can be a nice area
Central and Northern NJ are contenders for the most expensive real estate in the US. There are a lot of nice places to live but they are expensive, you need a 6 figure income to even consider the better towns. If you don't like to drive you have problems. A place like Montclair is nice and possibly feasible to live without a car but again it is $$$$.
I think you will find very few pilots live in the area unless they have family property or a well paid spouse.
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