100 Best Places in New Jersey to Raise a Family
Where’s the best place to raise a family in New Jersey? New rankings offer insights on the top 100 places. Do you agree?
Niche.com took a look at the best places to raise a family in states across the country.
According to its rankings, New Jersey offers more than a few possibilities. Five New Jersey towns made the national list: Short Hills (9), Heathcote (38), West Windsor (42), South Brunswick, Dayton section (53) and Montgomery Township in Somerset County (100).
The lists were created using information about public schools, crime rates, cost of living and family-friendly amenities. Data was pulled from the U.S. Census, FBI, BLS, CDC and other sources, according to Niche.
Here are the 100 best places to raise a family in New Jersey, according to Niche.com.
- Short Hills -Essex County
- Heathcote – Middlesex County
- West Windsor Township – Mercer County
- Dayton (section of South Brunswick) – Middlesex County
- Montgomery Township – Somerset County
- Millburn Township – Essex County
- Chatham – Morris County,
- Princeton Meadows– Middlesex County
- Plainsboro Township – Middlesex County
- Tenafly – Bergen County
- New Providence – Union County
- Princeton Junction – Mercer County
- South Brunswick Township – Middlesex County
- North Caldwell – Essex County
- Ridgewood – Bergen County
- Glen Rock – Bergen County
- Plainsboro Center– Middlesex County
- Fanwood – Union County
- Glen Ridge – Essex County
- Kendall Park (section of South Brunswick) – Middlesex County
- Haddonfield – Camden County
- Bradley Gardens – Somerset County
- Livingston – Essex County
- Bernards Township – Somerset County
- Summit – Union County
- Upper Montclair – Essex County
- Upper Saddle River – Bergen County
- River Vale – Bergen County
- Clinton – Hunterdon County,
- Mountain Lakes – Morris Count
- Monmouth Junction (section of South Brunswick) – Middlesex County
- Hillsdale – Bergen County
- Westfield – Union County
- Maplewood – Essex County
- Woolwich Township – Gloucester County
- Princeton – Mercer County
- Haworth – Bergen County
- Hillsborough – Somerset County
- Woodcliff Lake – Bergen County
- Robbinsville – Mercer County
- Montvale – Bergen County
- Harrington Park – Bergen County
- Demarest – Bergen County
- Little Silver – Monmouth County
- Pennington – Mercer County
- Metuchen -Middlesex County
- East Brunswick – Middlesex County
- Washington Township Morris County
- River Edge – Bergen County
- Chester – Morris County
- Edison – Middlesex County
- Edgewater– Bergen County
- Mendham – Morris County
- Randolph Township – Morris County
- Cranford – Union County
- Closter – Bergen County
- White Meadow Lake – Morris County
- High Bridge – Hunterdon County
- Hopewell – Mercer County
- Franklin Park – Somerset County
- Bernardsville – Somerset County
- Fair Haven – Monmouth County
- East Greenwich Township – Gloucester County
- Allendale – Bergen County
- Essex Fells -Essex County
- Highland Park – Middlesex County
- Cresskill – Bergen County
- Morris Township – Morris County
- Bridgewater – Somerset County
- Wyckoff– Bergen County
- Old Tappan – Bergen County
- Ramblewood – Burlington County
- Green Knoll – Somerset County
- Annandale – Hunterdon County
- Finderne – Somerset County
- Tewksbury – Hunterdon County
- Madison – Morris County
- Peapack and Gladstone – Somerset County
- Oradell – Bergen County
- Holmdel – Monmouth County
- Greentree – Camden County
- Moorestown – Burlington County
- Marlboro – Monmouth County
- Kingston – Somerset County
- Berkeley Heights Township – Union County
- Westampton Township – Burlington County
- Roseland – Essex County
- Raritan – Somerset County
- Oakland – Bergen County
- Ramsey – Bergen County
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Township – Morris County
- Fair Lawn – Bergen County
- Montclair – Essex County
- Hanover – Morris County
- Medford – Burlington County
- Mount Laurel – Burlington County
- Medford Lakes – Burlington County
- South Orange – Essex County
- Lawrenceville – Mercer County
- Cherry Hill – Camden County