NJ · Pop. 9,290,841 · Capital: Trenton
New Jersey is fundamentally unsuited to traditional homesteading. With extreme density, restrictive codes, illegal off-grid living, and the nation's highest property taxes, this is a place for suburban gardening, not self-sufficient farming.
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International Building Code adopted; very strict enforcement; rigid zoning
Natural Disaster Risk
What You Can Grow
Tomatoes, corn, peppers, berries, orchards; good vegetable production
Urban areas higher crime; rural/suburban safer
Racial Composition
Northwestern corner with most rural character
Extreme northwest farming region
North-central with preserved farmland
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