Hillsborough Named Among Best Places To Live In New Jersey

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Hillsborough 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".

Hillsborough was ranked as the 66th best place to live in New Jersey. This is down from 2020 when Hillsborough ranked at 45th best in NJ.

In Somerset County, the Bradley Gardens section of Bridgewater ranked the highest at 37th followed by Bernards Township ranked at 39th.

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.

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

• Public Schools: A+
• Crime & Safety: B
• Housing: B
• Nightlife: B
• 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. 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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