Parsippany Ranked Among NJ's 'Best Suburbs to Raise a Family'

More than 52,000 people live in Parsippany for a variety of reasons, but one common denominator is evident: the township is just a nice, suburban place to live.

And rankings website niche.com recognized that, putting Parsippany among the top New Jersey suburbs to raise a family.

The new ranking puts the township at number 66 in its top 100, based on weighted factors, including access to grocery stores, day care centers, and libraries. Of course, low crime rates and strong educational opportunities helped raise the rankings.

Parsippany was one of 18 towns in Morris County to make the top-100, coming in eighth on the list of its regional counterparts.

Here’s the full list:

• Mountain Lakes, 2
• Chatham, 3
• Madison, 24
• Randolph, 26
• Washington Township, 44
• Harding, 54
• Mendham, 58
• Parsippany, 66
• Kinnelon, 68
• Montville, 72
• Riverdale, 75
• Mine Hill, 77
• Chester, 85
• Morris Township, 87
• Denville, 89
• Long Hill Township, 94
• Mt. Arlington, 98
• Pequannock, 99