Kids & Family

How Family-Friendly is New Providence and Berkeley Heights?

New Providence was ranked the highest out of all Union County towns in New Jersey's Best Town's for Families list by njfamily.com

New Providence/Berkeley Heights, NJ -- How did New Providence and Berkeley Heights rank in New Jersey's Best Town's for Families list by njfamily.com?

Out of the 508 towns in the Garden State, New Providence comes in at number 39, which is the highest spot of all Union County towns. Berkeley Heights comes in at number 48.

The list compiled by njfamily.com "measured each municipality against a host of important factors, including school district quality, crime rates, affordability, commute times, percentage of families who live there, access to hospitals and general lifestyle factors."

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Oradell in Bergen County took the number one spot.

View the full list of towns and how they ranked HERE.

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