Bridgewater Named Among Best Places To Live In New Jersey

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Bridgewater was once again named as one of the best places to live in New Jersey for 2021, according to Niche.com's latest "report card".

Sections of the township were broken down on the list. Bradley Gardens was ranked as the 37th best place to live in New Jersey, followed by Martinsville ranked at 50th best, then Green Knoll at 68th place, and Finderne ranked at 152nd.

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.

Bradley Gardens received an overall Niche grade of A+ for 2021. Here's how Niche graded Bradley Gardens in the following categories:

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

Martinsville received an overall Niche grade of A+. Here's how Niche graded Martinsville in the following categories:

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

Green Knoll received an overall Niche grade of A+. Here's how Niche graded Green Knoll in the following categories:

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

Finderne received an overall Niche grade of A. Here's how Niche graded Finderne in the following categories:

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

In Somerset County, Bradley Gardens ranked the highest followed by Bernards Township ranked at 39.

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

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

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

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