These Are The 100 Best Places To Live In New Jersey, New Ranking Says

Hey kids - maybe you shouldn't move away after graduation after all.

Because your hometown just may be one of the best places to live.

Just in time for graduations, Niche.com took a look at the best places to live in states across the country (see list below).

According to its rankings, New Jersey offers more than a few possibilities. Indeed, in the national rankings, two New Jersey towns made the national list: Heathcote (28) and West Windsor (95).

This reporter's hometown, Metuchen, was listed at number 19, and the accompanying photo shows Tom Davis's family at graduation on Tuesday.

Read more: 100 Best Places in New Jersey to Raise a Family

The 2016 Best Places to Live ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall livability of an area at the place level. This grade takes into account several key factors of a location, including the quality of local schools, crime rates, housing trends, employment statistics, and access to amenities in an attempt to measure the overall quality of an area.

Here are the 100 best places to live in New Jersey, according to Niche.com. (Be sure to let us know if you agree by commenting below!)

1. Heathcote (section of South Brunswick), Middlesex County
2. West Windsor, Mercer County
3. Plainsboro, Middlesex County
4. Princeton, Mercer County
5. Montgomery Township, Somerset County
6. Short Hills, Essex County
7. Plainsboro Center, Middlesex County
8. South Brunswick, Middlesex County
9. Princeton Meadows, Middlesex County
10. Ridgewood, Bergen County
11. Princeton Junction, Mercer County
12. Kingston, Somerset County
13. Chatham, Morris County
14. Edison Township, Middlesex County
15. Franklin Park, Somerset County
16. Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, Morris County
17. Millburn, Essex County
18. Bradley Gardens, Somerset County
19. Metuchen, Middlesex County
20. Lawrence Township, Mercer County
21. New Providence, Union County
22. North Caldwell, Essex County
23. Clinton, Hunterdon County
24. Morris Township, Morris County
25. Upper Montclair, Essex County
26. Haddonfield, Camden County
27. Franklin Township, Somerset County
28. Navesink, Monmouth County
29. Somerset, Somerset County
30. Dayton (section of South Brunswick), Middlesex County
31. Kendall Park (section of South Brunswick), Middlesex County
32. Edgewater, Bergen County
33. Lawrenceville, Mercer County
34. Randolph Township, Morris County
35. Green Knoll, Somerset County
36. Summit, Union County
37. Glen Rock, Bergen County
38. Upper Saddle River, Bergen County
39. Madison, Morris County
40. River Edge, Bergen County
41. Morristown, Morris County
42. Finderne, Somerset County
43. East Brunswick, Middlesex County
44. Bridgewater Township, Somerset County
45. Florham Park, Morris County
46. Highland Park, Middlesex County
47. Cranford Township, Union County
48. Moorestown Township, Burlington County
49. Bernards Township, Somerset County
50. Society Hill, Middlesex County
51. Ten Mile Run, Somerset County
52. Cherry Hill (mall area), Camden County
53. Hillsborough, Somerset County
54. Woodbury, Gloucester County
55. Hanover Township, Morris County
56. Livingston, Essex County
57. Tenafly, Bergen County
58. Piscataway, Middlesex County
59. Teaneck, Bergen County
60. Westfield, Union County
61. Fanwood, Union County
62. Fair Lawn, Bergen County
63. Pennington, Mercer County
64. Ramblewood, Burlington County
65. Hillsdale, Bergen County
66. River Vale, Bergen County
67. Cherry Hill, Camden County
68. Fords, Middlesex County
69. Fort Lee, Bergen County
70. Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County
71. Hoboken, Hudson County
72. Bergenfield, Bergen County
73. Bedminster, Somerset County
74. North Brunswick, Middlesex County
75. Montclair , Essex County
76. Martinsville, Somerset County
77. Raritan, Somerset County
78. West Amwell, Hunterdon County
79. Mendham, Morris County
80. Wyckoff, Bergen County
81. White Meadow Lake, Morris County
82. Springdale, Camden County
83. Cresskill, Bergen County
84. Greentree, Camden County
85. Mountain Lakes, Morris County
86. Annandale, Hunterdon County
87. Branchburg, Somerset County
88. Somerville, Somerset County
89. Bernardsville, Somerset County
90. Ocean Township, Monmouth County
91. South Orange Village, Essex County
92. Lambertville, Hunterdon County
93. Woodbridge, Middlesex County
94. Kenvil, Morris County
95. Surf City, Ocean County
96. Mahwah, Bergen County
97. Evesham Township, Burlington County
98. Westampton Township, Burlington County
99. Green Brook, Somerset County
100. Butler, Morris County

Photo: Background: Tommy Davis, 2016 Metuchen High School graduate; Foreground: Jack Drinane, Barbara Drinane, Jonathan Davis, Kathleen Drinane Davis and Anna Davis