Hunterdon County Town Named New Jersey's Best For Families

New Jersey's best town for families is right here in Hunterdon County, according to one resource.

New Jersey Family, a resource for local parents, has announced New Jersey’s "Best Towns for Families 2017."

The town of Clinton, located in Hunterdon County about 20 miles north of Lambertville, tops this year’s list. The list ranks 511 New Jersey towns "through the lens" of how family friendly they are, from top to bottom (see list below).

Lambertville came in towards the middle of the list, ranking 303rd.

“This year, we reworked our algorithm to take a deeper dive into high school performance while also weighing things like safety, how affordable a town is, average commute time and more criteria that matters to families,” says Cindy Mironovich, New Jersey Family’s publisher and founder.

Other Hunterdon County towns that ranked in the top 100 include:

• Bethlehem Township (5th)
• Union Township (27th)
• Clinton Township (36th)
• Franklin Township (40th)
• Readington Township (56th)
• Lebanon Township (79th)
• Flemington (80th)
• Delaware Township (92nd)
• Raritan (99th)

East Amwell was ranked 103rd. West Amwell was ranked 205th.

The April issue includes profiles of the top towns in 11 counties. Here is the list of top towns in each New Jersey county:

• Atlantic County – Linwood City
• Bergen County – Glen Rock
• Burlington County – Moorestown
• Camden County – Haddonfield
• Cape May County – Upper Township
• Cumberland County – Hopewell
• Essex County – West Caldwell
• Gloucester County –Woolwich
• Hudson County – Secaucus
• Hunterdon County (and Best in NJ) – Clinton
• Mercer County – West Windsor
• Middlesex County – Plainsboro
• Monmouth County – Fair Haven
• Morris County – Mountain Lakes
• Ocean County – Point Pleasant
• Passaic County – Wayne
• Salem County – Alloway
• Somerset County – Montgomery
• Sussex County – Sparta
• Union County ­– Cranford
• Warren County – Hardwick

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Photo of Clinton courtesy of New Jersey Family press release

With reporting by Tom Davis