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Upper Montclair Ranks Third On ‘Best Places to Live In NJ’ List
A report ranked "Upper Montclair" as the third-best place to live in New Jersey. See other places in Essex County that made the list.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — The neighborhood of “Upper Montclair” is the third-best place to live in New Jersey, according to a recent report.
Data compiler Niche.com has released its ranking of “2020 Best Places to Live in New Jersey,” which ranks towns and Census-designated places based on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities and “local amenities.”
Upper Montclair" – a census-designated neighborhood within the municipality of Montclair – got the third-highest spot in this year’s list.
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See the full list of ranked towns here. Learn about researchers’ methodology here.
Other places in Essex County that cracked the top 100 on this year’s list included:
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- 3 – Upper Montclair
- 11 – Short Hills
- 16 – Livingston
- 28 – Glen Ridge
- 31 – South Orange
- 50 – North Caldwell
- 62 – Maplewood
- 70 – Essex Fells
- 97 – Verona
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