Report: Hoboken Ranks Among Worst Places in NJ for Families to Live

Hoboken is one of the worst cities in New Jersey to raise a family, according to New Jersey Family magazine.

In its recent ranking of more than 500 towns in the state, New Jersey Family ranked Hoboken dead last.

According to their website, the magazine ranked 512 municipalities with populations over 1,500 based on the following factors:

“We collected data for tax rates, average home sale prices, crime rates, public school district rankings, median household income, percentage of families with children under the age of 18, mean travel time to work, number of restaurants, number of hospitals within 10 miles and number of grocery/convenience stores within five miles. Based on the aggregated data for each of the 512 municipalities, we developed an algorithm to determine our ranking.”

See the magazine’s full methodology here.

Pennington in Mercer County topped the list as the best city for families to live in, followed by Oradell and Mendham Township.

SECOND OPINIONS

New Jersey Family magazine’s recent ranking is an controversial designation for a city that Livability.com named the second-best foodie city in the nation and the second-best city for liberals.

In 2014, Movato.com, a real estate blog that reports on stellar towns throughout the state, named Hoboken as the 9th best place to live in the state of New Jersey. [See related Patch article]

After Hoboken received the American Planning Association’s People’s Choice Award for 2014, Mayor Dawn Zimmer told Patch that the city is a great place to live, work and visit.

“Our vibrant community is the fastest growing city in the state,” said Zimmer.

Photo of Hoboken courtesy of David Pirmann.

Do you agree with NJ Family’s recent ranking? Is Hoboken a good place to raise a family? Share your opinion with Patch readers below!