East Windsor Among Best NJ Towns To Live In, Report Says

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — If you live in East Windsor 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.

East Windsor 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.

Read more here: NJ Towns Graded In 2019, From A+ To D-: How Did Our Community Do?

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.

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

East Windsor received an A+ for diversity, an A for being good for families and an A- for public schools. It got a B+ for nightlife and a B- for housing and crime and safety.

According to Niche:
“Living in East Windsor Township offers residents a suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In East Windsor Township there are a lot of restaurants and parks. Many families and young professionals live in East Windsor Township and residents tend to lean liberal. The public schools in East Windsor Township are highly rated.”