New Jersey prolly has a lot of things going for it, that you might not see, why not do an exchange with someone in another state who wants to live where you are and you go live where they are for a few months or so.
The place of ones birth is a lot more significant than most people realise. Jesus was born in Bethlehem Judea, but grew up in Nazareth, Galilee and also spent some time in Egypt. Galilee was part of Dan and Napthalis tribal lands. Because of Jesus judaen birthright, he would spend time in the temple in Jerusalem where he did most of his ministry, but often went to visit Bethany just outside it. Bethany was were He ascended.
A lot of peoples focus is on the big cities, in Jesus time it was Jerusalem, but its the smaller towns and suburban districts where people call home.