Yes, some people are leaving NJ.
I’ll live in NJ forever—it has access to NYC, hotels, malls, etc.
However, PA looks good...
A few years ago, I talked with a young fellow in Newark who sold out and moved to PA. He saved enough $$$ in the move to make it really worth his while, even with the commute.
But a few years later, PA got a Democrat Governor who raised PA property taxes and he lost most of his $$$ advantage.
However, he did very well, real estate wise, with a larger house, a couple of rural acres and a pool, so, all in all, he is still better off.
My wife’s family is all FRom NJ, and they’ll probably never leave, either. It is home, dontchaknow?