I live in Jersey city and work in Florham park. Also moved from the west coast like 2 months ago. Florham Park is 5 mins drive from Madison. The reason I live here is because I’m young(23M) and wanted to live close to opportunities to socialize. Commute is absolutely horrible. Takes me 2 hrs one way as I don’t have a car and have to take the train. For me I have to take 20 mins train to Hoboken then 1 hr train to Madison and 5 min shuttle to my work. The waiting and changing of trains and shuttles make the commute 2 hrs. I recommend that you live walking distance to Hoboken terminal as from there you can get to work in about little over 1 hr.

Some people from work live in Morristown, Madison, and Chatham those are very beautiful towns and safe but are better suited for families. Some of the younger folks from work live in Harrison. It is relatively safe but you would definitely need a car if you live there. Avoid Newark at all costs.

Feel free to dm me if you chat about the commute .