What is going on everyone welcome back to the world according to Briggs today
We're gonna take a look at a state that I get the most
profanity from New Jersey
New Jersey is a special type of place where people apparently think it's ok to do things like offer to knock my teeth out if
I ever visit what's funny is this is sort of a theme with these people
I've had this exact Rhett like word-for-word handful of times
It makes me feel like all warm and fuzzy about New Jersey when they say things like that today
We're gonna talk about Trenton New Jersey the type of place that doesn't have the type of people that wouldn't make threats like that
Trenton is filled to the rim with good people that welcome all forms of critique and try and grow from it
I'm just kidding Trenton's a frickin nightmare
And that's why I'm making this list
Trenton New Jersey is the capital of New Jersey and it's right here in case you don't know like most people and it has about
85,000 residents oddly enough that's pretty much the same amount of people they had back in the
2010 census not a lot of growth going on in the capital city. That is Trenton's nicknamed the capital city
It also carries the nickname the turning point of the revolution. That's because a major battle here happened. Obviously during the Revolutionary War
It's the location of General George Washington's first victory, so it's not all bad
Trenton is a city where people really aren't doing a lot of moving - compared to other places along the East Coast
But hey, that doesn't mean you don't think about it
maybe you got hit in the head with a foul ball at a Yankee game and you're considering it right now if you are you
Should watch my top ten reasons not to move to Trenton, New Jersey
Number ten property values any city with high crimes bad schools and other negative stats is going to have some low home prices
Guess what Trenton has some really really low home prices
Trenton takes it to a whole new level the median home price is about ninety four thousand ninety four thousand dollars
This is about four point six percent lower than the national average of about two hundred and twenty six thousand dollars
that's kind of low to top things off only about thirty five percent of the residents owned their home which indicates that these aren't the
Most stable residents that you know a city needs to survive. They have a lot of renter's and that's normally a stat no city
Really wants to see that honestly
Number nine traffic for a place that hasn't really added many people the traffic in Trenton sucks and it actually defies all logic
Because it's actually getting worse without adding resonance. Traffic is everywhere in the city of Trenton
This may be because it's the state capital or because it's one of the largest cities in New Jersey or maybe both either way
It's good to know that the traffic can be absolutely awful. So plan ahead for trips or just for your daily commute. Whatever
Just know that the start of every workday
It's probably gonna put you in a bad mood because of traffic the average resident spends about 25 minutes on their commute each day
Number eight tourism Trenton is a very historical city
This means there's a bunch of field trips every single year and tons of people come to visit in, New Jersey
Over 42 billion dollars was earned through the tourism industry last year alone
If you hate tourists and rental cars, maybe living in the suburb of Trenton is a better solution for you tourists
Never go to the suburbs if they end up in the suburbs
They've made a horrible mistake and don't know how to work their land nav system
So get a Mike on the right track sent him back to Trenton. Everything will be good
like I said
the Battle of Trenton was the turning point for this country history buffs know this and they come to see this stuff just to give
You a background on it the Battle of Trenton took place during the Revolutionary War in 1776
The battle was won by the Americans following losses in like, Massachusetts Quebec in New York
They've been get their asses handed to him for a while now
Why is this a big deal the US was not a professional army the British were so they were up against incredible odds the fact
That they ever got a win is amazing in itself
I was watching a History Channel show one time and an historian was saying, you know, talk about Washington
What a great general he was and he said what?
Washington did was like take a high-school football team and win against last year's Super Bowl winner
That's how great of a win this was. You may want to brush up on your history before you move here
Just so you don't look like an idiot, you know because that's what the city's kind of all about in a way
Number seven, the population decline trend has seen a population decline ever since Eisenhower was in the oval office
Okay, the population peaked in 1952 with 128 thousand residents when a city's been losing people year-over-year for that long
It's a good indicator that a lot of people haven't been doing their job like pretty much all of them
Haven't their job today the population is as low as it was between 1900 and 1910 census
however
as of the 2017 census the population increased by
0.1% So maybe this can turn the whole city thing around I doubt it, but it's a glimmer of hope
Number six not for families as of February of last year
2018 wallet hub comm ranked Trenton as one of the worst cities in the country for families the website determines this by evaluating
Economic strength affordability and overall quality of life education and living standards also equated in there all of these areas that are important to families
Seem to rank bottom of the barrel for Trenton
Also considering the city has the lowest number of adults that obtain a four-year degree or higher
Just this may not be the best place to raise, but it may not be this is not a place
You want to raise a family unless of course, you don't like them then by all means it's a solid choice
Number five air quality when it comes to clean air Trenton residents don't seem to know anything about that
Trenton is located in Mercer County, which is the third worst County for air quality in the state
The county has an F grade for air quality
if you do choose to live here or visit be sure to check the air quality in your specific area and
Consult your doctor with any concerns you may have if you have asthma or any other kind of lung issues
Maybe Trenton shouldn't be your first choice for relocating
like I said talk to your doctor and then see if you could track down one of those World War two gas masks for your
commute
Number four public schools public schools in the area are awful. Don't send your kids here
That's the best piece of advice I can give you
The average were view on glass doors is 2.5 stars with complaints from teachers themselves
complaining about how poorly the district is run
some of the facts are alarming like in
2016 about 33 percent of the students were marked for missing too much school throughout the school year then as of
2018 the number increased to about 48 percent of the students in Trenton Central High School were marked for
Being absent too often
This could lead to low test scores and ultimately low graduation rates making school ratings go even lower
this has given the city even a worse look at least not many of the parents or
Students will ever have to worry about student loans in their future. So that's good. It's actually too bad
I hate seeing it when schools are in bad shape like that
Number three poverty the unemployment rate as of April of 2019 this year was about 3.4 percent
That's only slightly lower than the national average while this of course is great news
Lower is better
the rub is it may be because the residents are taking mostly entry-level jobs the income per capita in Trenton is just about
$17,000 a year and the poverty level is about 83 percent higher than the national average
The median household income in Trenton is 38% lower than the national average. They're not making a bunch of money
They may have jobs, but they're not paying
Well, I mean it is good to have a job and the low unemployment numbers always look good
But sometimes they can be misleading like in Trenton
Number two
The prison located just within the city of Trenton is the New Jersey State Prison formerly known as the Trenton state prison
this is the oldest prison in the state of New Jersey and in the country that is still open and has been since
1798 this is a men's maximum security prison. Well, that should give people peace of mind with the level of security
This also means that it holds some pretty dangerous inmates and some serious scumbags these include Charles : the state's most prolific serial
killer John list aka the boogeyman of Westfield and Ahmad Romani a suspect in the
2016 New York and New Jersey bombings. Hope I pronounce his name, right?
Actually, I don't care if I pronounce his name, right?
The area around prisons is normally very safe prisons do a good job of keeping dirtbags inside the prison walls
The thing is the prisons right down the street
Nobody likes that I mean unless you're a guard and you don't want a long commute
I mean it's ideal but I mean a prison really brings down a neighborhood no matter how long it's been there how
Historic it is it's a prison and it's right there sucks
And
number one crime Trenton is a horrible place when it comes to safety the city has a violent crime rate that is
462 percent higher than the state average that's violent crimes
The overall crime rate in Trenton is 42% higher than the national average. The good news is it's getting better
They've seen a sly and I do mean slight decrease in the crime rate over the last five years
Trenton is a great place
If you've ever wanted to experience like an old-school mugging firsthand
If that's what you're into maybe wear a GoPro and post it someplace it might go viral
I do suggest life or medical insurance before you give that a whirl though
make sure you get a few quotes because life insurance is kind of sketchy and so's medical insurance car insurance kind of sketchy but make
Sure, you get a couple of quotes and then go out and give it a go. Just kidding
Do not do that all in all the crime rate in Trenton is horrible, especially for a capital city
All right, so that's my top ten reasons not to move to Trenton, New Jersey, I hope you guys enjoyed it
Hope you got some information out of it trend is it's it's not a good place
you know, I'd like to say it is but it's not I mean
It's capital city and you always want those cities to be really really good. It's just not no getting around it
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