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Beautiful beaches - New Jersey shore
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Atlantic City – casinos and
entertainment
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Proximity to the greatest city in
the world, NYC, without having to deal with the expense and stress of actually living in the city
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Several mountain ranges, countless
hiking trails
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24-hour diners
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Full serve gas stations
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Least expensive gas in the country
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Diverse changing of seasons,
favorable weather
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New Jersey has the most diverse
ecosystem of any state in the country with mountains, seashore,
farmland, forests and wetlands.
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Gorgeous state parks
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Excellent public school education
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89% of all high school students
graduate in NJ. This is the highest graduation rate in the entire
country.
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Hoboken – hip town in NJ right
across the river from NYC - boasts the most bars per square mile
in the entire country
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9 professional sports teams (good
sports teams, taboot) whose stadiums rest within close proximity
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NJ Hospitals offer some of the best
health care in the country
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NJ is the Medical and Pharmaceutical
Research Center of the World
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Strong high school sports
(most notably football)
- The Jets and Giants play home
games in NJ
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Highest rated Great Adventure (“Six Flags”)
in the country
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Rich regional history
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Boasts some of the most valuable
real estate in the country
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Beautiful gardens
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NJ has 800 lakes and ponds and 1400
miles of prime trout streams
- 2nd richest state in the nation,
with a median household income of $55,146
- 26 Fortune 500 companies are
headquartered in New Jersey
- 71% of New Jerseyites own their
own home; the average home in NJ costs $201,600.
- NJ is the "Research Center of
the World," largely due to Bell Labs in Murray Hill, one of the
foremost research labs in the world. With 26,000 patents, it
has averaged one per day since it was founded in 1926.
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Several ski areas, getting 3-4 feet
of snow in the mountains
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Pinelands
National Preserve - the largest wilderness area east of the
Mississippi River, with more than 1 million acres of undisturbed
forest
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Delicious pizza, bagels, Italian,
and Chinese food
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Highly acclaimed fresh produce
(sweet corn, tomatoes, blueberries, etc.)
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Home to top notch universities,
including Princeton and Rutgers
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Great shopping malls
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NJ is the only "New" state that can
be recognized without the "New" part of its name. (Have you ever
heard an American say he lives in York? or Hampshire? I think
not).
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There is no sales tax on clothing.
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