Pennington Tops List of Places to Raise Family in New Jersey; Princeton is No. 47

Looking for a place to raise a family in New Jersey? Look no further than Pennington, a recent survey says.

Information services provider Niche.com has Pennington ranked No. 1 in its most recent list of “Best Suburbs to Raise a Family” in New Jersey. Princeton is No. 47.

Pennington scores an A+ for crime and safety, education, community and access to day cares. It scored an A for access to libraries and housing, and an A- for access to grocery stores.

Princeton earned an A+ for education and community, and an A for access to grocery stores. It earned a B+ for crime and safety and access to day cares, a B for housing and a C- for access to libraries.

West Windsor is the only other Mercer County town ranked ahead of Princeton, coming in at No. 10.

To read about the report’s methodology, click here.

So what do you think? Does this list, and particularly Princeton’s grades, sound right? Let us know in the comments section below.