Manahawkin Among Best NJ Towns To Live In, Report Says

MANAHAWKIN, NJ — Thinking of moving away from Manahawkin? You might want to think twice. Niche says Manahawkin is one of the best places to live in New Jersey.

Niche has come out with its new 2019 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey, but for at least the third year in a row, it took a bit of a unique approach: The consumer rankings service assigned a grade, on an A+-to-D- scale, to almost every town in the state.

Manahawkin received a B grade in the new rankings, while Barnegat Township scored a C. To arrive at the rankings, Niche.com took several factors into consideration, such as the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics and access to amenities.

Niche created a standardized score for each factor, and after weighting each factor, an overall score was calculated, which was again given a new standardized score.

Finally, Niche.com created a numerical ranking and assigned grades for each place. Click here to read more about the methodology.

Manahawkin's top grades came in outdoor activities and diversity — both A-. Here's Manahawkin's full report card from Niche:

• public schools: B+
• housing: C
• good for families: B+
• jobs: B
• cost of living: C-
• outdoor activities: A-
• crime and safety: not graded
• nightlife: B-
• diversity: A-
• weather: B
• health and fitness: B+
• commute: B+

Here's Barnegat's full report card:

• public schools: C+
• housing: C
• good for families: C+
• jobs: B-
• cost of living: C
• outdoor activities: A-
• crime and safety: B
• nightlife: C+
• diversity: B+
• weather: B
• health and fitness: B-
• commute: B-

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