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Westfield Ranked Among Best Places For Families

The community is ranked as #35 on the Niche.com list of best suburbs in the state to raise a family.

Westfield ranked as #35 on the Niche.com list of the state’s best suburbs to raise a family.

Communities were given grades based on various factors, including crime and safety, education, and access to libraries, grocery stores and day care.

“A high ranking indicates that a suburb attracts young families with good schools and a safe community,’’ according to Niche.com.

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The top three communities in New Jersey were Pennington in Mercer County, and Mountain Lakes and Chatham, both in Morris County.

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

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