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Moving to Morristown, NJ area


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Currently I live in Central Massachusetts, but I am starting a new job in Morristown, NJ on November 7th. I'll be staying with friends in Clifton for a month or two, and while there I will be looking for an apartment. While I'm very excited about the move, and looking forward to all the new places to explore, the one thing I'm bummed about is the difference in average snowfall. I have the date from Newark airport, but I'm wondering about Morristown and the area. I can't find anything detailed about snow in Northern New Jersey. Does anyone have any data for the area? I've never really been anywhere in Northern NJ outside of the immediate NYC area, so I have no idea what towns would be good to get an apartment in . I'd love to live as elevated as possible to catch the most snow, and would love some advice on where to live.

I did tour downtown Morristown after the job interview. I took the train out from NYC. The city was quite nice and it was great to be on the train line.

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Currently I live in Central Massachusetts, but I am starting a new job in Morristown, NJ on November 7th. I'll be staying with friends in Clifton for a month or two, and while there I will be looking for an apartment. While I'm very excited about the move, and looking forward to all the new places to explore, the one thing I'm bummed about is the difference in average snowfall. I have the date from Newark airport, but I'm wondering about Morristown and the area. I can't find anything detailed about snow in Northern New Jersey. Does anyone have any data for the area? I've never really been anywhere in Northern NJ outside of the immediate NYC area, so I have no idea what towns would be good to get an apartment in . I'd love to live as elevated as possible to catch the most snow, and would love some advice on where to live.

I did tour downtown Morristown after the job interview. I took the train out from NYC. The city was quite nice and it was great to be on the train line.

morristown averages about 35 inches a year. you can move to the north by about 15 miles in elevated areas over 1000 ft and get abvout 45- 50 a year

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My mother works in Morristown and lives in Boonton. I would recommend Boonton. They have elevation, the scenery is beautiful, it has a small town vibe with a main street, and where Middlesex county (40 mi. south) always seems to be in the battle zone for rain/snow in coastal storms, Morris county is always safely in the "snow zone". Plus Boonton is right on 287, so getting anywhere is a breeze. Just my 2 cents.

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I used to work in Parsippany nearby and I will say there were several occasions where the forecast would be for snow N&W and we'd end up too warm. You definitely have to go up route 10/287 to get into that area that will usually stay snow in a borderline situation. You can also head up Route 23 towards the Ringwood/West Milford area if you really want the jackpot. It's a doable commute to Morristown though more removed but they almost always end up getting more than anyone in the area.

My mother works in Morristown and lives in Boonton. I would recommend Boonton. They have elevation, the scenery is beautiful, it has a small town vibe with a main street, and where Middlesex county (40 mi. south) always seems to be in the battle zone for rain/snow in coastal storms, Morris county is always safely in the "snow zone". Plus Boonton is right on 287, so getting anywhere is a breeze. Just my 2 cents.

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I live in Morristown - great town, welcome to it! Definitely check out MMU for a better reading. When they start talking about areas North and West, we pretty much know that means outside of 287, so it means us. Only time it doesn't is when it's a coastal special, like the ones last year that hammered Ocean and Monmouth Counties in NJ and Long Island.

If you want to PM me for info on where to live, feel free. All the towns everyone mentions above are nice, just keep in mind the commute. I can see it getting brutal trying to come down from anywhere North of 80 due to traffic and roads just not being the best for the winter. Or summer, for that matter... :rolleyes: Motown also has a ton of apartments that will be fairly easy to find and rent.

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I lived in Morris County for over 30 years until I moved to Florida.

There is a HUGE difference in snowfall between Denville/Boonton and up near Budd Lake/Hackettstown. I lived in both Denville and Boonton until I was 21 and moved to Budd Lake until I was 32.

Since you are working in Morristown, it might be a good idea to live in Califon or Lebanon. It's SW of Morristown and you'll have an easier commute than if you live in Sparta or Hackettstown.

Try to stay away from Rt. 31 in Western NJ or Rt 15/206 going up to Sparta/Newton. The drive is murder during rush hour.

If you want to live up near Budd Lake or Hackettstown, you can always take Rt. 517. It's a bit of a winding road but it's not too bad and you cut right through Morris County w/o dealing w/ heavy traffic.

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Thanks everyone!! Sorry I didn't post earlier, lost power on Saturday, coudn't do anything till I got to work this morning. Crappy weekend due to no power, trying to pack, and getting a stomach bug, but the weather sure was wild. I had maybe 8 to 10 inches of snow here in Central MA, but it packed down to about 5 by Sunday morning. A good friend of mine out in Westfield, MA measured 16 inches at his place! Crazy for October......

I"m moving down this coming weekend to Clifton with friends, then for the next month I'll explore the area. Hopefully I will find a place by January 1. Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate it.

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here are some reported snow totals for the 10/30 storm in morris county.

the morristown total seems low, (even with the time stamp)since 20 miles southeast of morristown had more than 4.6"

and the map provided from mt. holly shows the southern tip of morris county had 9"

MORRIS COUNTY... LAKE HOPATCONG 17.0 700 AM 10/30 MARCELLA 16.6 917 AM 10/30 ROCKAWAY 16.4 1225 AM 10/30 LONG VALLEY 16.0 1137 PM 10/29 1 W RANDOLPH TWP 14.5 745 PM 10/29 MILTON 12.0 700 AM 10/30 GREEN POND 11.0 610 PM 10/29 BUTLER 10.0 918 PM 10/29 MORRISTOWN 4.6 835 PM 10/29

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here are some reported snow totals for the 10/30 storm in morris county.

the morristown total seems low, (even with the time stamp)since 20 miles southeast of morristown had more than 4.6"

and the map provided from mt. holly shows the southern tip of morris county had 9"

MORRIS COUNTY... LAKE HOPATCONG 17.0 700 AM 10/30 MARCELLA 16.6 917 AM 10/30 ROCKAWAY 16.4 1225 AM 10/30 LONG VALLEY 16.0 1137 PM 10/29 1 W RANDOLPH TWP 14.5 745 PM 10/29 MILTON 12.0 700 AM 10/30 GREEN POND 11.0 610 PM 10/29 BUTLER 10.0 918 PM 10/29 MORRISTOWN 4.6 835 PM 10/29

Yea, like I said earlier in the thread, there can be a huge difference in snowfall totals throughout the county.

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Thanks everyone!! Sorry I didn't post earlier, lost power on Saturday, coudn't do anything till I got to work this morning. Crappy weekend due to no power, trying to pack, and getting a stomach bug, but the weather sure was wild. I had maybe 8 to 10 inches of snow here in Central MA, but it packed down to about 5 by Sunday morning. A good friend of mine out in Westfield, MA measured 16 inches at his place! Crazy for October......

I"m moving down this coming weekend to Clifton with friends, then for the next month I'll explore the area. Hopefully I will find a place by January 1. Thanks for the suggestions, I really appreciate it.

Definitely do some exploring. You will be shocked how much of New Jersey is rural...really beautiful in many spots. Once you get a few miles west of the major highways (garden state, nj turnpike) it's a completely different world.

For kicks, take a ride on 78 west. It starts off near Newark Airport and goes west....you'll see how it almost instantaneously turns into suburban..and then you get even farther west into rural areas with farms. It's insane.

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Morristown is a great area. I worked in Morris Plains, NJ until last month. To answer your questions about snowfall I can give you this advice. I live in Hoboken and commuted through all of the storms the last two years. I would recommend using Rt. 287 as a guide to where the snowfall sets up in the "warmer" storms that arent snow for everyone. I cant tell you how many times I would be driving and itd be either rain/sleet/non-sticking snow but then once I got to 287 it would become a winter wonderland. It almost never failed to switch over literally right where the highway is.

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I grew up about 25 miles north of Morristown, living in Kinnelon 1950-1971. During the snowy 60s, I averaged 55-60" per winter, with both 60-61 and 66-67 topping 100", at elev about 690'. Morris Plains, much closer to MMU and at 400', averaged 35" 1948-90 (records ended then) and had 90" in 60-61, 80" in 66-67, and averaged 48" for the 60s.

I wouldn't recommend commuting from N. Morris Cty. Even though it's a few miles shorter than my current drive into Augusta, Maine, you would probably face 100X the traffic I do. I'd look more west than NW, as the latter soon gets you into the Rt 80/Rt 46 tangle around Dover. I think Chester remains a nice place, though I'm sure it's much changed in the decades since I've been there.

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No Chester is still a great town, alot of old charm mixed in with the new. It's developed quite a bit though and like most of that area is quite pricey if you're looking to buy. I would think most of that area has limited rental options compared to Morristown which has a much younger/college vibe and a ton of apartment/townhouse complexes

I grew up about 25 miles north of Morristown, living in Kinnelon 1950-1971. During the snowy 60s, I averaged 55-60" per winter, with both 60-61 and 66-67 topping 100", at elev about 690'. Morris Plains, much closer to MMU and at 400', averaged 35" 1948-90 (records ended then) and had 90" in 60-61, 80" in 66-67, and averaged 48" for the 60s.

I wouldn't recommend commuting from N. Morris Cty. Even though it's a few miles shorter than my current drive into Augusta, Maine, you would probably face 100X the traffic I do. I'd look more west than NW, as the latter soon gets you into the Rt 80/Rt 46 tangle around Dover. I think Chester remains a nice place, though I'm sure it's much changed in the decades since I've been there.

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Bernardsville is located about 7 miles sw of Morristown. Our town's elevation varies greatly from ~300'-860' (highest point of Somerset County is in Bernardsville). Unfortunately "the mountain is a bit pricey, but the more affordable neighborhoods also have some good elevation north of Route 202 above 400'. During the October snowstorm areas just to my sw had 3-4", while I got 6". Whenever we get marginal events Bernardsville usually lucks out mostly because of elevation. I live between Route 202 and the mountain with an elevation of around 430'.

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