Hi, Bayonne is a great city to live in. We"ve been here for three years now but my husband's job will be transferring him to another state. We are looking to rent or sell our condo. Here are some key factors:
1. The condo is 1140 square feet.
2. 2 bedroom 2 bath
3. Covered parking garage with designated spots
4. 5 minutes to the turnpike
5. 4 blocks from the lightrail
6. park with playground across the street
7. secure building
8. bus across the street
9. quite location (we're on the back side of Kennedy)
10. direct tv ready
11. extremely affordable rent $1650 + Utilites or purchase 325K
contact us if you are interested np14319@yahoo.com or call us at 201-436-1546 James

Nick,

Bayonne is a very nice city in Hudson County with a community feel to it. People tend to root themselves in Bayonne longer than the surrounding towns of Hoboken and Jersey City. It is probably one of the more "suburban" cities in Hudson County. With the Lightrail and the bus system, you can be in the City within 30-40 minutes.

There is a huge redevelopment plan for Bayonne including the Military Ocean Terminal site and Standard Tank Site over the next 5+ years. Here is a link to more information on the Bayonne Redevelopment.

http://www.bayonnelra.com/

Under $350,000 you can definitely buy a 1-2 family home or a condo. Bayonne has a large rental population. The majority of the properties are multi-family homes. The rents are not going to be as high as Jersey City or Hoboken given that Bayonne is further south than those towns and both of those cities have PATH stops.

Regarding crime stats, the best place would be to contact the local police department for the city. Here is the website for the Bayonne Police Department.

http://www.bayonnenj.org/police/

You can also find school information on Trulia. Here is the contact for the Bayonne Board of Education. They can explain to you their rank against other area schools.

http://www.bhs.bboed.org/

Downtown Jersey City has been going through a huge redevelopment the past 10 years and more is planned. Under $350,000 you can find a small 2 bedroom condo. There is also a huge redevelopment project planned for the West Bergen Section of Jersey City near Route 440. There is a light rail in this location as well. You can get a modern 2 bedroom condo there for under $350,000 as well as a multi-family. You can find more information on the redevelopment plans for Jersey City on this site.

http://www.thejcra.org/

Please let me know if you have any questions. I can be reached at 201-694-8946.

All the best in your home search,

Walter J. Burns
Realtor-Associate
Weichert Realtors
1 Newark St.
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-653-8488 Ext: 230
201-694-8946 Mobile
201-653-4154 Fax
wburns@weichert.com