Should I go elec wall heater, elec baseboard or gas boiler?

[Marco Y.]

Hello all,

I was wondering what yours thoughts were on a new heating system I want to install in a 500 sqft apartment in North Jersey. I plan on living in this unit for a year or two and renting it out after. Its a three family home and I will be occupying the top floor. The apartment had old electric baseboards which I plan on removing. 

There is gas access to the home. Its about 100 years old but its a double brick home so its decently insulated. Winters here can get a little brutal so I'm not sure if electric wall heaters or baseboard will cut it. On the other hand a new gas boiler install (even the smallest model) will still cost me anywhere from 5-7k. Electric baseboard or wall heaters will run be about $1200.

Please let me know if you all have any experience with electric wall heaters or baseboards and if maybe i'm going down the wrong route and should just do gas boiler baseboards.