Newly-Released Ranking Of Best Places To Live In New Jersey

New Jersey Monthly has released its rankings of the best (and worst?) places to live across New Jersey. According to the publication, the best place to live is Ho-Ho-Kus in Bergen County. The survey ranks 513 towns from top to bottom.

"It’s the list New Jerseyans wait for: New Jersey Monthly‘s bi-annual ranking of the best places to live in the Garden State," according to the publication. "Our much-anticipated list is based on data that reflects factors such as taxes, home values, school performance, crime and commute time."

Some of these towns also appeared near the top of Niche.com's survey of the best school districts in New Jersey.

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To arrive at these rankings, researchers at Leflein Associates, an independent research firm based in Ringwood, considered five categories to represent the quality of life in New Jersey’s 565 municipalities: home values, property taxes, crime rate, school performance and a lifestyle factor, according to New Jersey Monthly.

Because of a lack of statistically significant data, towns with a population of less than 1,500 were dropped from the survey. (Click here for more information on how New Jersey Monthly calculates its rankings.)

According to New Jersey Monthly, these are the rankings of 513 towns in New Jersey:

• 1 Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen
• 2 Chatham Township, Morris
• 3 Glen Rock, Bergen
• 4 Rumson, Monmouth
• 5 Bernards, Somerset
• 6 Berkeley Heights, Union
• 7 Montvale, Bergen
• 8 New Providence, Union
• 9 Denville, Morris
• 10 Chatham Borough, Morris
• 11 Oradell, Bergen
• 12 Mountainside, Union
• 13 Millburn, Essex
• 14 Cranbury, Middlesex
• 15 Chester Township, Morris
• 16 River Edge, Bergen
• 17 Long Hill, Morris
• 18 Cresskill, Bergen
• 19 Mountain Lakes, Morris
• 20 Livingston, Essex
• 21 Boonton Township, Morris
• 22 Essex Fells, Essex
• 23 Upper Saddle River, Bergen
• 24 Ridgewood, Bergen
• 25 Mendham Borough, Morris
• 26 Little Silver, Monmouth
• 27 Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris
• 28 Summit, Union
• 29 Leonia, Bergen
• 30 Woodcliff Lake, Bergen
• 31 West Caldwell, Essex
• 32 North Caldwell, Essex
• 33 Hillsdale, Bergen
• 34 Westfield, Union
• 35 Montgomery, Somerset
• 36 Montville, Morris
• 37 Bedminster, Somerset
• 38 Glen Ridge, Essex
• 39 Madison, Morris
• 40 Cranford, Union
• 41 Princeton, Mercer
• 42 Bernardsville, Somerset
• 43 Wyckoff, Bergen
• 44 Morris Plains, Morris
• 45 Washington Township, Bergen
• 46 Hillsborough, Somerset
• 47 Cedar Grove, Essex
• 48 Paramus, Bergen
• 49 Branchburg, Somerset
• 50 Mahwah, Bergen
• 51 Mendham Township, Morris
• 52 Brielle, Monmouth
• 53 Demarest, Bergen
• 54 Ramsey, Bergen
• 55 East Hanover, Morris
• 56 Warren, Somerset
• 57 Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset
• 58 Florham Park, Morris
• 59 Holmdel, Monmouth
• 60 Morris Township, Morris
• 61 Kinnelon, Morris
• 62 Spring Lake Borough, Monmouth
• 63 Verona, Essex
• 64 Old Tappan, Bergen
• 65 Bridgewater, Somerset
• 66 Harrington Park, Bergen
• 67 Kingwood, Hunterdon
• 68 Tenafly, Bergen
• 69 Pequannock, Morris
• 70 Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
• 71 Fair Haven, Monmouth
• 72 Clinton, Hunterdon
• 73 Clark, Union
• 74 Lavallette Ocean
• 75 Harding, Morris
• 76 Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth
• 77 Metuchen, Middlesex
• 78 Oceanport, Monmouth
• 79 Alpine, Bergen
• 80 Union Township, Hunterdon
• 81 Allendale, Bergen
• 82 Emerson, Bergen
• 83 Hopewell Township, Mercer
• 84 East Amwell, Hunterdon
• 85 River Vale, Bergen
• 86 Plainsboro, Middlesex
• 87 Fanwood, Union
• 88 Midland Park, Bergen
• 89 Hanover, Morris
• 90 Caldwell, Essex
• 91 Marlboro, Monmouth
• 92 Watchung, Somerset
• 93 Randolph, Morris
• 94 South Brunswick, Middlesex
• 95 West Long Branch, Monmouth
• 96 Park Ridge, Bergen
• 97 South Orange Village, Essex
• 98 Springfield, Union
• 99 Ridgefield, Bergen
• 100 Green Brook, Somerset
• 101 Holland Township, Hunterdon
• 102 Roseland, Essex
• 103 Waldwick, Bergen
• 104 Haddonfield, Camden
• 105 Colts Neck, Monmouth
• 106 Franklin Township, Hunterdon
• 107 Monroe Township Middlesex
• 108 Manalapan, Monmouth
• 109 Oakland, Bergen
• 110 Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
• 111 Chester Borough, Morris
• 112 Northvale, Bergen
• 113 Washington Township, Morris
• 114 Wall Township, Monmouth
• 115 Readington, Hunterdon
• 116 Dumont, Bergen
• 117 Rutherford, Bergen
• 118 Raritan, Somerset
• 119 Rockaway Township, Morris
• 120 Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen
• 121 Haworth, Bergen
• 122 Roxbury, Morris
• 123 Pennington, Mercer
• 124 Fair Lawn, Bergen
• 125 Westwood, Bergen
• 126 High Bridge, Hunterdon
• 127 Scotch Plains, Union
• 128 Garwood, Union
• 129 West Windsor, Mercer
• 130 New Milford, Bergen
• 131 Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon
• 132 Englewood Cliffs, Bergen
• 133 Moorestown, Burlington
• 134 Millstone Township, Monmouth
• 135 Clinton, Hunterdon
• 136 Mount Arlington, Morris
• 137 Norwood, Bergen
• 138 Medford Lakes, Burlington
• 139 Tewksbury, Hunterdon
• 140 Upper Freehold, Monmouth
• 141 Maplewood, Essex
• 142 Wood-Ridge, Bergen
• 143 Delaware Township, Hunterdon
• 144 Fort Lee, Bergen
• 145 Edgewater, Bergen
• 146 Hopewell, Mercer
• 147 Alexandria Township, Hunterdon
• 148 Fredon, Sussex
• 149 Medford, Burlington
• 150 Saddle River, Bergen
• 151 Shrewsbury Borough Monmouth
• 152 Point Pleasant Boro, Ocean
• 153 Sea Isle City, Cape May
• 154 Frankford Township, Sussex
• 155 Morristown, Morris
• 156 Raritan Township, Hunterdon
• 157 Edison, Middlesex
• 158 Closter, Bergen
• 159 Mount Olive, Morris
• 160 Milltown, Middlesex
• 161 Upper Township, Cape May
• 162 Glen Gardner, Hunterdon
• 163 Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
• 164 Manasquan, Monmouth
• 165 Sparta, Sussex
• 166 Montclair, Essex
• 167 Franklin Township, Warren
• 168 Sea Girt, Monmouth
• 169 Lebanon, Hunterdon
• 170 Howell, Monmouth
• 171 Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean
• 172 Robbinsville, Mercer
• 173 Franklin Lakes, Bergen
• 174 Old Bridge, Middlesex
• 175 Nutley, Essex
• 176 Middletown, Monmouth
• 177 Tinton Falls, Monmouth
• 178 Fairfield, Essex
• 179 Gibbsboro, Camden
• 180 Avon-by-the-Sea, Monmouth
• 181 Lincoln Park, Morris
• 182 Bradley Beach, Monmouth
• 183 Mount Laurel, Burlington
• 184 Wayne, Passaic
• 185 Margate, Atlantic
• 186 Ocean Township, Monmouth
• 187 Riverton, Burlington
• 188 Maywood, Bergen
• 189 Hazlet, Monmouth
• 190 Andover Township, Sussex
• 191 Palisades Park, Bergen
• 192 Weehawken, Hudson
• 193 Frelinghuysen Township, Warren
• 194 Secaucus, Hudson
• 195 Red Bank, Monmouth
• 196 Saddle Brook, Bergen
• 197 Englishtown, Monmouth
• 198 Lafayette, Sussex
• 199 Lambertville, Hunterdon
• 200 North Hanover, Burlington
• 201 Linwood, Atlantic
• 202 Rockaway Borough, Morris
• 203 East Brunswick, Middlesex
• 204 Bergenfield, Bergen
• 205 Washington Township, Gloucester
• 206 Allamuchy, Warren
• 207 Harmony Township, Warren
• 208 Butler, Morris
• 209 South Harrison, Gloucester
• 210 East Greenwich, Gloucester
• 211 Franklin, Somerset
• 212 Blairstown, Warren
• 213 Matawan, Monmouth
• 214 Stillwater, Sussex
• 215 Flemington, Hunterdon
• 216 South Plainfield, Middlesex
• 217 Jackson, Ocean
• 218 Hawthorne, Passaic
• 219 East Windsor, Mercer
• 220 East Rutherford, Bergen
• 221 Mansfield township, Burlington
• 222 Haddon Heights, Camden
• 223 Voorhees, Camden
• 224 Dennis Township, Cape May
• 225 Liberty Township, Warren
• 226 West Amwell, Hunterdon
• 227 Moonachie, Bergen
• 228 Northfield, Atlantic
• 229 Somerville, Somerset
• 230 Lyndhurst, Bergen
• 231 North Haledon, Passaic
• 232 Swedesboro, Gloucester
• 233 Ocean Township, Ocean
• 234 Carlstadt, Bergen
• 235 Mine Hill, Morris
• 236 Evesham, Burlington
• 237 Ocean City, Cape May
• 238 Boonton, Morris
• 239 Southampton, Burlington
• 240 Riverdale, Morris
• 241 Allentown, Monmouth
• 242 Lopatcong, Warren
• 243 Wharton, Morris
• 244 Wanaque, Passaic
• 245 Little Falls, Passaic
• 246 Jefferson, Morris
• 247 Lake Como, Monmouth
• 248 Rochelle Park, Bergen
• 249 Spotswood, Middlesex
• 250 Jersey City, Hudson
• 251 Hoboken, Hudson
• 252 Island Heights, Ocean
• 253 Montague, Sussex
• 254 Shamong, Burlington
• 255 Ogdensburg, Sussex
• 256 Vernon, Sussex
• 257 Washington Township, Warren
• 258 Lawrence Township, Mercer
• 259 Hainesport, Burlington
• 260 Berlin, Camden
• 261 Aberdeen, Monmouth
• 262 Hardwick Township, Warren
• 263 White Township, Warren
• 264 Green Township, Sussex
• 265 Woolwich Township, Gloucester
• 266 Hightstown, Mercer
• 267 Byram, Sussex
• 268 Hamilton, Mercer
• 269 Pitman, Gloucester
• 270 Little Ferry, Bergen
• 271 Chesterfield, Burlington
• 272 Freehold Township, Monmouth
• 273 Greenwich Township, Warren
• 274 Knowlton Township, Warren
• 275 Woodbridge, Middlesex
• 276 Union, Union
• 277 Dover, Morris
• 278 Wantage, Sussex
• 279 Harrison Township, Gloucester
• 280 Springfield Township, Burlington
• 281 Eatontown, Monmouth
• 282 Woodland Park, Passaic
• 283 Wallington, Bergen
• 284 Cherry Hill, Camden
• 285 Ridgefield Park, Bergen
• 286 Stafford Township, Ocean
• 287 Bloomingdale, Passaic
• 288 South River, Middlesex
• 289 Highland Park, Middlesex
• 290 Tabernacle, Burlington
• 291 Ringwood, Passaic
• 292 Brick, Ocean
• 293 West Orange, Essex
• 294 Teaneck, Bergen
• 295 Sandyston Township, Sussex
• 296 Haddon Township, Camden
• 297 Logan Township, Gloucester
• 298 Bogota, Bergen
• 299 South Hackensack, Bergen
• 300 Mantua, Gloucester
• 301 Alpha, Warren
• 302 West Milford, Passaic
• 303 Estell Manor, Atlantic
• 304 North Brunswick, Middlesex
• 305 Plumsted, Ocean
• 306 Middlesex, Middlesex
• 307 Hampton Township, Sussex
• 308 Long Beach, Ocean
• 309 Englewood, Bergen
• 310 Manchester, Ocean
• 311 Tuckerton, Ocean
• 312 Highlands, Monmouth
• 313 Helmetta, Middlesex
• 314 Burlington Township, Burlington
• 315 Belvidere, Warren
• 316 Totowa, Passaic
• 317 Netcong, Morris
• 318 Pine Beach, Ocean
• 319 Victory Gardens, Morris
• 320 Beachwood, Ocean
• 321 Seaside Park, Ocean
• 322 Belmar, Monmouth
• 323 Toms River, Ocean
• 324 Delran, Burlington
• 325 Cinnaminson, Burlington
• 326 Piscataway, Middlesex
• 327 Pompton Lakes Passaic
• 328 Barrington, Camden
• 329 West Deptford, Gloucester
• 330 Clifton, Passaic
• 331 Roselle Park, Union
• 332 Hopatcong, Sussex
• 333 Kenilworth, Union
• 334 Hardyston, Sussex
• 335 North Arlington, Bergen
• 336 Hackettstown, Warren
• 337 Cape May Cape May
• 338 Pohatcong township Warren
• 339 Audubon, Camden
• 340 Sayreville, Middlesex
• 341 Eastampton, Burlington
• 342 Dunellen, Middlesex
• 343 Florence, Burlington
• 344 Washington Borough, Warren
• 345 Hope, Warren
• 346 Hackensack, Bergen
• 347 Mullica Township, Atlantic
• 348 Perth Amboy, Middlesex
• 349 Bloomfield, Essex
• 350 South Bound Brook, Somerset
• 351 North Bergen, Hudson
• 352 Elmwood Park, Bergen
• 353 East Newark, Hudson
• 354 Hopewell Township, Cumberland
• 355 New Hanover, Burlington
• 356 East Orange, Essex
• 357 Neptune City, Monmouth
• 358 Folsom, Atlantic
• 359 South Amboy, Middlesex
• 360 Freehold Borough, Monmouth
• 361 Sussex, Sussex
• 362 Mount Ephraim, Camden
• 363 Lower Alloways Creek, Salem
• 364 Franklin Township, Gloucester
• 365 Lacey, Ocean
• 366 Oldmans Township, Salem
• 367 Ocean Gate, Ocean
• 368 Union Beach, Monmouth
• 369 Garfield, Bergen
• 370 Alloway, Salem
• 371 Long Branch, Monmouth
• 372 Eagleswood, Ocean
• 373 Pittsgrove, Salem
• 374 Independence Township, Warren
• 375 Bordentown, Burlington
• 376 Trenton, Mercer
• 377 Mansfield Township, Warren
• 378 Woodland Township, Burlington
• 379 Union City, Hudson
• 380 Ventnor City, Atlantic
• 381 Upper Pittsgrove, Salem
• 382 Maurice River, Cumberland
• 383 Newfield, Gloucester
• 384 Lumberton, Burlington
• 385 North Plainfield, Somerset
• 386 Berlin Township, Camden
• 387 Franklin, Sussex
• 388 Waterford, Camden
• 389 Westampton, Burlington
• 390 Jamesburg, Middlesex
• 391 Bellmawr, Camden
• 392 Somerdale, Camden
• 393 Hamburg, Sussex
• 394 Pilesgrove, Salem
• 395 Magnolia, Camden
• 396 Oxford Township, Warren
• 397 Woodbine, Cape May
• 398 Harrison, Hudson
• 399 Little Egg Harbor, Ocean
• 400 Middle Township, Cape May
• 401 Weymouth Township, Atlantic
• 402 Newark, Essex
• 403 Prospect Park, Passaic
• 404 Stratford, Camden
• 405 Camden, Camden
• 406 Asbury Park, Monmouth
• 407 Cliffside Park, Bergen
• 408 Maple Shade, Burlington
• 409 Elizabeth, Union
• 410 Mannington, Salem
• 411 Berkeley, Ocean
• 412 Lodi, Bergen
• 413 Wildwood Crest, Cape May
• 414 Brigantine, Atlantic
• 415 Collingswood, Camden
• 416 Merchantville, Camden
• 417 Manville, Somerset
• 418 Kearny, Hudson
• 419 Lawnside, Camden
• 420 Bordentown, Burlington
• 421 Lawrence Township, Cumberland
• 422 Runnemede, Camden
• 423 Rahway, Union
• 424 Wenonah, Gloucester
• 425 Somers Point, Atlantic
• 426 Haledon, Passaic
• 427 Passaic, Passaic
• 428 Bayonne, Hudson
• 429 Belleville, Essex
• 430 Newton, Sussex
• 431 Paterson, Passaic
• 432 Lakehurst, Ocean
• 433 Neptune Township, Monmouth
• 434 West New York, Hudson
• 435 Galloway, Atlantic
• 436 Hillside, Union
• 437 Ewing, Mercer
• 438 Elk, Gloucester
• 439 National Park, Gloucester
• 440 Roselle, Union
• 441 Lakewood, Ocean
• 442 Fairview, Bergen
• 443 Linden, Union
• 444 Clayton, Gloucester
• 445 South Toms River, Ocean
• 446 Oaklyn, Camden
• 447 Greenwich Township, Gloucester
• 448 Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic
• 449 Stanhope, Sussex
• 450 Hammonton, Atlantic
• 451 Guttenberg, Hudson
• 452 Bound Brook, Somerset
• 453 Commercial Township, Cumberland
• 454 Keansburg, Monmouth
• 455 Deptford, Gloucester
• 456 New Brunswick, Middlesex
• 457 Plainfield, Union
• 458 Palmyra, Burlington
• 459 Downe Township, Cumberland
• 460 Pine Hill, Camden
• 461 Buena Vista, Atlantic
• 462 Laurel Springs, Camden
• 463 Gloucester Township, Camden
• 464 Woodbury Heights, Gloucester
• 465 Winslow, Camden
• 466 Clementon, Camden
• 467 Hamilton Township, Atlantic
• 468 Glassboro, Gloucester
• 469 City of Orange, Essex
• 470 Mount Holly, Burlington
• 471 Keyport, Monmouth
• 472 Lower Township, Cape May
• 473 Millville, Cumberland
• 474 Woodbury, Gloucester
• 475 Monroe Township, Gloucester
• 476 Beverly, Burlington
• 477 Barnegat, Ocean
• 478 Delanco, Burlington
• 479 Woodstown, Salem
• 480 Gloucester City, Camden
• 481 Carteret, Middlesex
• 482 Vineland, Cumberland
• 483 Brooklawn, Camden
• 484 Atlantic City, Atlantic
• 485 Pennsauken, Camden
• 486 Pemberton Township, Burlington
• 487 Buena, Atlantic
• 488 Absecon, Atlantic
• 489 Deerfield Township, Cumberland
• 490 Phillipsburg, Warren
• 491 Pennsville, Salem
• 492 Fairfield Township, Cumberland
• 493 North Wildwood, Cape May
• 494 Wildwood, Cape May
• 495 Woodlynne, Camden
• 496 Riverside, Burlington
• 497 Bridgeton, Cumberland
• 498 Paulsboro, Gloucester
• 499 Pleasantville, Atlantic
• 500 Salem, Salem
• 501 Irvington, Essex
• 502 Lindenwold, Camden
• 503 Carneys Point, Salem
• 504 Edgewater Park, Burlington
• 505 Chesilhurst, Camden
• 506 Quinton Township, Salem
• 507 Burlington, Burlington
• 508 Seaside Heights, Ocean
• 509 Egg Harbor City, Atlantic
• 510 Westville, Gloucester
• 511 Penns Grove, Salem
• 512 Upper Deerfield, Cumberland
• 513 Willingboro, Burlington

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