Moving to New Brunswick: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to New Brunswick means moving to a genuinely distinct dual identity -- Rutgers University's main campus alongside Johnson & Johnson's real, current world headquarters -- with a real, current downtown revitalization underway.
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Learn moreA genuinely distinct dual identity
Rutgers University's main New Brunswick campus and Johnson & Johnson's real world headquarters (the company was founded in the city in 1886) combine for a dual academic-and-corporate identity found in no other market in this project's New Jersey buildout.
A real, current downtown revitalization
A $70 million train-station overhaul, a $175 million county administration building, and 2,071 new housing units approved 2022-2024 (nearly double the prior nine-year total) are all real, current downtown investments.
Budget for the real, disclosed poverty and tax picture
New Brunswick's genuinely elevated citywide poverty rate (approximately 31.96%) and above-average property-tax rate (2.54%) are both real factors worth understanding honestly before relocating.
Key takeaways
- Rutgers University's main campus and Johnson & Johnson's real headquarters anchor a genuinely distinct dual identity.
- New Brunswick's downtown is undergoing a real, current, substantial revitalization.
- Budget honestly for New Brunswick's genuinely elevated poverty rate and above-average property-tax rate.
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