A nice place in New Jersey

In my time living in New Jersey (my whole life) I have slowly come to notice that the outsider's conception of the state is somewhat different from reality. For whatever reason, the rest of the country seems to look at the state with some level of disdain. My only hypothesis for why this is so is that maybe the perception seems to be that all of New Jersey is essentially what you can see from the other side of the Hudson in New York City. They assume that its polluted, crime-filled, urban and boring. This is simply untrue, as most Jersey residents will attest and my hometown, a little upper middle class haven called Long Valley, is an example of this. Long Valley breaks just about every stereotype that is normally associated with New Jersey. Firstly, it is a very rural area, filled with woods, farms, and relatively few buildings. In fact, there may not be a single three story building in the whole town. That's not to say that it is underpopulated, New Jersey is indeed the most densely populated state in the country and Long Valley's streets usually have substantial amounts of traffic considering how rural and residential most of the area is. Still, Long Valley tends to be more spaced out than most parts of New Jersey. There is no pollution or crime to speak of in Long Valley, either. Now, the question of what there is to do there is a slightly different thing. You must drive to a neighboring town to go see a movie. However the location in New Jersey basically puts the world at your fingertips if you are willing to drive an hour in any direction. New York City and all ts attractions are a little more than an hour away from Long Valley. An hour directly east will bring you to the Jersey shore. Six Flags, Great Adventure, in Jackson is just a little over an hour from Long Valley, as well. Combine these advantages whit the temperate climate and relatively low potential for earthquakes, tornadoes, or other natural disasters and I can only come to the conclusion that the rest of the country (including NYC, which is where most of the anti-Jersey sentiment seems to come from) only makes fun of New Jersey because they are jealous.