Bridgewater Named Among Best Places To Live In NJ For 2022: Niche

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Bridgewater 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".

Sections of the township were broken down on the list. Bradley Gardens was ranked as the 43rd best place to live in New Jersey in 2022, followed by Martinsville ranked at 49th best, then Green Knoll at 79th place, and Finderne ranked at 152nd. This is out of 648 towns.

Bradley Gardens also ranked the fourth highest in Somerset County. Bernardsville took the top spot in the county.

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.

Here's how Niche graded each section of Bridgewater Township in the following categories:

Bradley Gardens received an overall Niche Grade of A+ for 2022.

• Public Schools: A+
• Crime & Safety: N/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+ for 2022.

• Public Schools: A+
• Crime & Safety: N/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+ for 2022.

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

Finderne received an overall Niche Grade of A for 2022.

• Public Schools: A+
• Crime & Safety: N/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

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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