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Cherry Hill Among Best NJ Towns To Live In, Report Says

Cherry Hill received an A on Niche's NJ report card.

CHERRY HILL, NJ — If you live in Cherry Hill and were thinking about moving, you might want to think twice: a new report says there’s almost no place in the state that’s better to live.

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.

Cherry Hill received an A in the new rankings. 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.

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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.

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

Cherry Hill received an A for public schools, being good for families, nightlife and diversity. It got a B for housing and a C+ for crime and safety.

According to Niche:
“Living in Cherry Hill Township offers residents a suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Cherry Hill Township there are a lot of restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. Many young professionals and retirees live in Cherry Hill Township and residents tend to have moderate political views. The public schools in Cherry Hill Township are highly rated.”

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