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Princeton - Really? - Among Top 100 'Redneck' Towns In N.J., Report Says

The site that shows towns having the most Ashley Madison "cheaters" listed NJ's most "redneck" places - and some real surprises are here.

Ocean City? Manasquan? Princeton??? Among the ”most redneck” places in New Jersey?

Again, we ask: Really?

Roadsnacks, the same site that gave us the towns with the highest rate of Ashley Madison “cheaters,” as well as the worst towns in New Jersey, has also put together a subjective list of the most ”redneck” places in New Jersey.

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And you’ll be surprised by some of the choices (see list below).

The Roadsnacks.net site is a data compiler that rates cities on various topics. According to the site, the following criteria were used to determine how “redneck” a town is:

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  • Small towns
  • Least amount of high school graduates
  • Number of bars per city
  • Number of mobile home parks per capita
  • Number of tobacco stores per city
  • Number of places to get fishing gear
  • Number of guns and ammo stores per city
  • Walmarts, Golden Corrals, Bass Pro Shops, and Dollar Generals nearby

Roadsnacks did sound somewhat apologetic, saying: “We heard from several people that Atco, N.J. should be on here. We agreed, however, Atco, and other necky places like it are townships, and we didn’t measure townships. Sounds like we should have though.”

Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section after reading the lists below.

Here is the list:

  1. Vineland
  2. Bridgeton
  3. Millville
  4. Woodbury
  5. Hammonton
  6. Hackettstown
  7. Villas
  8. Newton
  9. Woodstown
  10. Blackwood (section of Gloucester Township)
  11. Glassboro
  12. Wildwood
  13. Red_Bank
  14. Kenilworth
  15. Freehold
  16. Totowa
  17. Edgewater
  18. Morris Plains
  19. Burlington
  20. East_Rutherford
  21. Berlin
  22. Belmar
  23. Ocean City
  24. Princeton
  25. Clementon
  26. Raritan
  27. Hightstown
  28. Keyport
  29. Mount Arlington
  30. Forked River (section of Lacey Township)
  31. Haledon
  32. Yardville
  33. Westwood
  34. Englewood Cliffs
  35. Northfield
  36. Jamesburg
  37. Absecon
  38. Marlton
  39. Wharton
  40. Butler
  41. Collingswood
  42. Montvale
  43. Carlstadt
  44. Watchung
  45. Paulsboro
  46. Washington
  47. Guttenberg
  48. Little Ferry
  49. Harrison
  50. Ventnor
  51. Norwood
  52. Manville
  53. Spotswood
  54. Boonton
  55. Margate
  56. Keansburg
  57. Eatontown
  58. Middlesex
  59. Manasquan
  60. Hasbrouck Heights
  61. Cresskill
  62. Caldwell
  63. Phillipsburg
  64. Dunellen
  65. Ridgefield
  66. Emerson
  67. Tenafly
  68. Closter
  69. Matawan
  70. Browns Mills
  71. Wood-Ridge
  72. Maywood
  73. Bernardsville
  74. Bellmawr
  75. Woodland Park
  76. Bound Brook
  77. Fords (section of Woodbridge)
  78. Bogota
  79. Little Silver
  80. Highlands
  81. Woodcliff Lake
  82. Palmyra
  83. Succasunna
  84. Lincroft (section of Middletown)
  85. West Long Branch
  86. Ramsey
  87. Gloucester City
  88. Brigantine
  89. Oceanport
  90. Mendham
  91. Mountainside
  92. Union Beach
  93. Haddon Heights
  94. Pennsville
  95. North Haledon
  96. Clayton
  97. Budd Lake
  98. Florham Park
  99. Wallington

100. Milltown

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