Bernards Township Ranks In Top 35 Best NJ Towns To Live In: Niche

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Bernards Township was once again named as one of the best places to live in New Jersey for 2022, according to Niche.com's latest "report card".

Bernards Township was ranked as the 35th best place to live in New Jersey in 2022 out of 648 towns.. This is up from 37th best in 2021. The township also ranked the second highest in Somerset County, behind Bernardsville.

Niche.com uses up-to-date data from dozens of public sources including the Department of Education, FBI and U.S. Census to compile a comprehensive assessment of the overall livability of an area.

The website compiles statistics throughout the year and also takes into account thousands of reviews.

Rankings are based on cost of living, higher education, housing, public schools, diversity, nightlife etc. Each community is then assigned a grade, on an A+-to-D- scale.

Bernards Township received an overall Niche grade of A+ for 2022. Here's how Niche graded Bernards Township in the following categories:

• Public Schools: A+
• Crime & Safety: B+
• Housing: B
• Nightlife: B-
• Good for Families: A+
• Diversity: B+
• Jobs: B+
• Weather: B-
• Cost of Living: C+
• Health & Fitness: A
• Outdoor Activities: A
• Commute: B

The top 10 best places to live in New Jersey are:

1. Princeton Junction
2. Mountain Lakes
3. Ridgewood
4. Princeton
5. Princeton Meadows
6. Upper Montclair
7. Hawthorne
8. Monmouth Junction
9. Glen Rock
10. Ho-Ho-Kus

See the full list of ranked towns here. Learn about researchers' methodology here.

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