Make sure you research the area where the apartment is. Don't rely on the apartment complex to give you this information, they always try to gloss over less than desireable details. Try pulling up your local police department's website for crime stats in the area. Map out places that you will frequent like the grocery store, place of employment, salon, etc. Make sure these are convenient to get to from your new location.Kindly visit http://m3reo.com/ to know more.

In my estimate, crime, etc. would be about the same in both locations, but at West Side you'd be right near Henry's Wok - best Chinese food in JC, hands down. Probably better access to deli's / convenience stores, too, but I know there are a couple of those where you're coming from, as well. Pretty similar locations as far as quality of life IMO.

Good luck and hello, potential neighbor.

#80 bus goes by, straight to JSQ, down Newark Ave and to Exchange Place. also Society Hill bus and Montgomery/West Side bus which goes to Newport Mall.

Dairy Queen at Union Street.

It's definitely nicer by the Westside stop. The college keeps that neighborhooe a lttle nicer.

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Very similar neighborhoods. West Side Light rail is close to the JCBOE and not too far from the Miss America Diner. Also, NJCU is pretty close by.

I am going to look at an apartment tomorrow very close to the West Side ave. light rail stop. Any advice on what the neighborhood is like? I currently live right by the Danforth ave. Light rail stop, and from the pictures/ spot crime info it looks similar.