Monmouth Junction Among Best Places To Live in NJ: Niche Ranking

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — If you live in Monmouth Junction, this might come as a sweet surprise for you.

Monmouth Junction was recently named among the Top 10 places to live in New Jersey by Niche.com.

The website released the 2021 ranking of 'Best Places to Live in New Jersey,' on Monday.

Niche.com uses up-to-date data from dozens of public sources including the Department of Education, FBI and U.S. Census to compile a comprehensive assessment of the overall livability of an area.

The website compiles statistics throughout the year and also takes into account thousands of reviews.

Rankings are based on cost of living, higher education, housing, public schools, diversity, nightlife etc. Each community is then assigned a grade, on an A+-to-D- scale.

According to the website, Monmouth Junction offers residents a mix of suburban and rural life, and most residents own their homes. The community received an overall grade of A+

Here’s how the community was graded on different parameters:

• Public Schools: A+
• Housing: A
• Good for Families: A+
• Jobs: A-
• Cost of Living: C+
• Outdoor Activities: A
• Nightlife: C
• Diversity: A-
• Weather: B -
• Health and Fitness: A -
• Commute: B

Here are this year's Top 10 communities in New Jersey:

1. Princeton Junction
2. Princeton
3. Ridgewood
4. Mountain Lakes
5. Upper Montclair
6. Princeton Meadows
7. Ho-Ho-Kus
8. New Providence
9. Glen Rock
10. Monmouth Junction

See the rest of their ranking here.

According to Niche.com, the pandemic has changed the way people live and work, with many "thinking hard about where they want to live if they no longer have a daily commute."

"In the past year, many people have become more mobile than ever before. Especially if they're able to work remotely, people are asking themselves where they really want to live," Luke Skurman, CEO and founder, said in a statement.

"Our rankings are designed to help our users find the next place they want to call home based on their unique priorities."

You can read more about their process and methodology here.

See where their data comes from by clicking here.

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