Bernards Township Named Top Town For NJ Families: Report

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Bernards Township was named among some of the best towns for families in New Jersey, according to a new ranking published by New Jersey Family magazine.

The magazine looked at towns with more than 1,500 residents, and took into account several key factors, including average home sale price, crime rates, school performance, commute time, and diversity. They then took that data to find the different rankings, including the best overall, best for commuters, and best large, mid-sized, and small towns.

Bernards Township was the third best town in Somerset County for families and ranked at number five overall in the entire state of New Jersey.

Here's how Somerset County municipalities were ranked on the overall list out of 512 towns:

• 1. Montgomery Township
• 3. Bedminster Township
• 5. Bernards Township
• 20. Green Brook Township
• 27. Hillsborough Township
• 30. Warren Township
• 53. Bridgewater Township
• 99. Peapack-Gladstone Borough
• 133. Bernardsville Borough
• 165. Raritan Borough
• 170. Branchburg Township
• 201. Watchung Borough
• 289. Franklin Township
• 337. Somerville Borough
• 419. South Bound Brook Borough
• 434. North Plainfield Borough
• 454. Manville Borough
• 464. Bound Brook Borough

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