Best Places To Live in New Jersey - The Complete Top 100 Towns List
Rank
|
Municipality
|
County
|
2006 Population
|
00-06 Population growth
|
2007 Median Home Sales Price
|
Change in Home
Price 00 - 07
|
2007 Median Property Taxes
|
Open Space Land %
|
| 1 |
Chatham Township |
Morris |
10,279 |
1.9% |
$797,500 |
125% |
$9,948 |
36% |
| 2 |
Upper Township |
Cape May |
11,363 |
-6.2% |
$295,000 |
95% |
$3,632 |
49% |
| 3 |
Verona Township
|
Essex |
12,937 |
-4.4% |
$420,000 |
100% |
$8,136 |
19% |
| 4 |
Oceanport Borough |
Monmouth |
5,751 |
-1.0% |
$510,000 |
125% |
$6,622 |
10% |
| 5 |
Lincoln Park Borough |
Morris |
10,856 |
-0.7% |
$350,000 |
115% |
$6,271 |
28% |
| 6 |
Shamong Township |
Burlington |
6,873 |
6.4% |
$372,500 |
108% |
$6,664 |
59% |
| 7 |
Millstone Borough |
Somerset |
431 |
5.1% |
$392,500 |
98% |
$5,879 |
18% |
| 8 |
Lavallette Borough |
Ocean |
2,752 |
3.3% |
$700,000 |
180% |
$4,830 |
22% |
| 9 |
Mahwah Township |
Bergen |
24,560 |
2.1% |
$425,000 |
93% |
$5,787 |
48% |
| 10 |
Essex Fells Township |
Essex |
2,071 |
-4.2% |
$1,065,000 |
113% |
$12,705 |
16% |
| 11 |
Secaucus Town |
Hudson |
15,562 |
-2.3% |
$429,000 |
133% |
$4,709 |
6% |
| 12 |
Roosevelt Borough |
Monmouth |
913 |
-2.1% |
$240,000 |
162% |
$5,197 |
23% |
| 13 |
Rockleigh Borough |
Bergen |
393 |
0.5% |
$2,400,000 |
242% |
$10,840 |
39% |
| 14 |
Roseland Borough |
Essex |
5,400 |
1.9% |
$582,500 |
99% |
$7,087 |
20% |
| 15 |
Alpine Borough |
Bergen |
2,429 |
11.3% |
$3,100,000 |
243% |
$12,295 |
48% |
| 16 |
Mountainside Borough |
Union |
6,644 |
0.6% |
$635,000 |
96% |
$7,420 |
5% |
| 17 |
Cedar Grove Township |
Essex |
12,848 |
4.5% |
$494,000 |
115% |
$6,593 |
17% |
| 18 |
Walpack Township |
Sussex |
40 |
-2.4% |
n/a |
n/a |
$800 |
>75% |
| 19 |
Folsom Borough |
Atlantic |
1,948 |
-1.2% |
$202,500 |
182% |
$2,627 |
8% |
| 20 |
Dennis Township |
Cape May |
5,907 |
-9.0% |
$216,200 |
88% |
$2,597 |
56% |
| 21 |
Union Township |
Hunterdon |
6,352 |
3.1% |
$319,950 |
174% |
$7,433 |
31% |
| 22 |
Manasquan Borough |
Monmouth |
6,199 |
-1.8% |
$607,500 |
179% |
$6,586 |
12% |
| 23 |
Tabernacle Township |
Burlington |
7,337 |
2.4% |
$358,800 |
110% |
$6,666 |
43% |
| 24 |
Chatham Borough |
Morris |
8,390 |
-0.8% |
$693,000 |
86% |
$8,780 |
12% |
| 25 |
North Caldwell Borough |
Essex |
7,207 |
-2.3% |
$760,000 |
113% |
$11,323 |
7% |
| 26 |
Sandyston Township |
Sussex |
1,924 |
5.4% |
$250,000 |
113% |
$3,794 |
73% |
| 27 |
Ogdensburg Borough |
Sussex |
2,623 |
-0.6% |
$273,500 |
104% |
$5,972 |
29% |
| 28 |
Spring Lake Heights Borough |
Monmouth |
5,106 |
-2.3% |
$490,000 |
128% |
$5,321 |
3% |
| 29 |
Summit City |
Union |
21,103 |
-0.1% |
$787,500 |
88% |
$10,665 |
54% |
| 30 |
West Caldwell Township |
Essex |
10,797 |
-3.9% |
$455,000 |
78% |
$7,619 |
16% |
| 31 |
Leonia Borough |
Bergen |
8,799 |
-1.3% |
$509,850 |
105% |
$9,162 |
28% |
| 32 |
Caldwell Township |
Essex |
7,373 |
-2.8% |
$423,650 |
84% |
$8,977 |
5% |
| 33 |
Clark Township |
Union |
14,650 |
0.4% |
$415,000 |
108% |
$7,627 |
14% |
| 34 |
Lower Township |
Cape May |
20,785 |
-9.4% |
$225,000 |
178% |
$2,622 |
27% |
| 35 |
Little Ferry Borough |
Bergen |
10,715 |
-0.8% |
$370,000 |
155% |
$7,095 |
11% |
| 36 |
Brigantine City |
Atlantic |
12,886 |
2.3% |
$400,000 |
196% |
$4,370 |
>75% |
| 37 |
Cranford Township |
Union |
22,369 |
-0.9% |
$446,250 |
95% |
$8,119 |
13% |
| 38 |
Nutley Township |
Essex |
27,011 |
-1.3% |
$409,225 |
141% |
$8,438 |
8% |
| 39 |
Wood-Ridge Borough |
Bergen |
7,594 |
-0.7% |
$413,250 |
124% |
$6,421 |
1% |
| 40 |
Stillwater Township |
Sussex |
4,385 |
2.8% |
$247,500 |
80% |
$5,084 |
34% |
| 41 |
Ho-Ho-Kus Borough |
Bergen |
4,095 |
0.9% |
$719,000 |
66% |
$10,094 |
3% |
| 42 |
Cape May Point Borough |
Cape May |
230 |
-4.6% |
$837,500 |
173% |
$3,187 |
18% |
| 43 |
Linwood City |
Atlantic |
7,354 |
2.5% |
$330,000 |
146% |
$6,420 |
20% |
| 44 |
Montville Township |
Morris |
21,442 |
2.9% |
$585,000 |
93% |
$9,051 |
18% |
| 45 |
Shrewsbury Township |
Monmouth |
1,073 |
-2.3% |
$231,000 |
173% |
$4,312 |
4% |
| 46 |
Teterboro Borough |
Bergen |
18 |
0.0% |
n/a |
n/a |
$1,599 |
<1% |
| 47 |
New Hanover Township |
Burlington |
9,479 |
-2.7% |
$325,000 |
178% |
$3,756 |
<1% |
| 48 |
Haworth Borough |
Bergen |
3,433 |
1.3% |
$734,500 |
107% |
$12,304 |
7% |
| 49 |
Helmetta Borough |
Middlesex |
2,023 |
10.9% |
$240,000 |
155% |
$4,502 |
34% |
| 50 |
Medford Lakes Borough |
Burlington |
4,161 |
-0.3% |
$299,950 |
97% |
$7,113 |
3% |
| 51 |
Sea Bright Borough |
Monmouth |
1,799 |
-1.0% |
$465,000 |
258% |
$5,650 |
2% |
| 52 |
South Amboy City |
Middlesex |
7,865 |
-0.6% |
$309,450 |
148% |
$4,458 |
21% |
| 53 |
Millburn Township |
Essex |
19,153 |
-3.1% |
$985,000 |
95% |
$14,141 |
16% |
| 54 |
Long Hill Township |
Morris |
8,785 |
0.1% |
$485,000 |
63% |
$8,923 |
43% |
| 55 |
Stockton Borough |
Hunterdon |
555 |
-0.9% |
$337,500 |
108% |
$5,617 |
39% |
| 56 |
Cape May City |
Cape May |
3,809 |
-5.6% |
$575,000 |
211% |
$3,301 |
>75% |
| 57 |
Andover Township |
Sussex |
6,552 |
8.6% |
$320,000 |
167% |
$6,110 |
17% |
| 58 |
Hardwick Township |
Warren |
1,631 |
11.4% |
$379,500 |
130% |
$6,628 |
62% |
| 59 |
Berkeley Heights Township |
Union |
13,575 |
1.3% |
$550,000 |
76% |
$8,525 |
7% |
| 60 |
Sea Girt Borough |
Monmouth |
2,044 |
-4.8% |
$1,425,000 |
157% |
$9,597 |
n/a |
| 61 |
Ridgewood Village |
Bergen |
24,639 |
-1.2% |
$679,500 |
84% |
$11,276 |
6% |
| 62 |
Spring Lake Borough |
Monmouth |
3,475 |
-2.6% |
$1,417,500 |
124% |
$8,539 |
22% |
| 63 |
Interlaken Borough |
Monmouth |
881 |
-2.1% |
$620,000 |
131% |
$6,403 |
24% |
| 64 |
Plainsboro Township |
Middlesex |
21,213 |
5.0% |
$326,250 |
124% |
$7,725 |
10% |
| 65 |
Tenafly Borough |
Bergen |
14,390 |
4.2% |
$755,000 |
105% |
$12,402 |
31% |
| 66 |
Kenilworth Borough |
Union |
7,741 |
0.9% |
$375,000 |
129% |
$5,606 |
22% |
| 67 |
Monmouth Beach Borough |
Monmouth |
3,574 |
-0.6% |
$549,900 |
142% |
$5,810 |
3% |
| 68 |
Maurice River Township |
Cumberland |
8,083 |
9.6% |
$154,500 |
149% |
$3,140 |
52% |
| 69 |
Fort Lee Borough |
Bergen |
37,008 |
4.5% |
$510,000 |
105% |
$7,189 |
26% |
| 70 |
Manchester Township |
Ocean |
41,813 |
7.8% |
$192,750 |
132% |
$2,952 |
47% |
| 71 |
Lyndhurst Township |
Bergen |
19,732 |
1.8% |
$405,000 |
125% |
$6,115 |
14% |
| 72 |
Park Ridge Borough |
Bergen |
8,945 |
2.7% |
$536,500 |
88% |
$8,267 |
4% |
| 73 |
Howell Township |
Monmouth |
50,548 |
3.4% |
$340,000 |
120% |
$6,571 |
15% |
| 74 |
Kearny Town |
Hudson |
38,008 |
-6.2% |
$380,000 |
138% |
$7,448 |
10% |
| 75 |
Downe Township |
Cumberland |
1,675 |
2.8% |
$110,000 |
158% |
$2,448 |
70% |
| 76 |
Ridgefield Park Village |
Bergen |
12,665 |
-1.6% |
$384,000 |
126% |
$7,879 |
11% |
| 77 |
Ringwood Borough |
Passaic |
12,814 |
3.4% |
$382,500 |
97% |
$7,843 |
69% |
| 78 |
Closter Borough |
Bergen |
8,730 |
4.1% |
$756,500 |
140% |
$11,010 |
4% |
| 79 |
Medford Township |
Burlington |
23,399 |
5.1% |
$375,000 |
93% |
$7,590 |
19% |
| 80 |
Belleville Township |
Essex |
34,444 |
-4.1% |
$345,000 |
161% |
$6,773 |
9% |
| 81 |
Hopewell Borough |
Mercer |
2,022 |
-0.6% |
$379,250 |
102% |
$8,391 |
5% |
| 82 |
Westwood Borough |
Bergen |
10,934 |
-0.6% |
$465,000 |
96% |
$7,796 |
6% |
| 83 |
Allentown Borough |
Monmouth |
1,847 |
-1.9% |
$315,000 |
102% |
$6,196 |
25% |
| 84 |
Hampton Township |
Sussex |
5,213 |
5.8% |
$276,000 |
139% |
$4,935 |
25% |
| 85 |
Maplewood Township |
Essex |
22,759 |
-4.6% |
$475,000 |
129% |
$10,689 |
21% |
| 86 |
Harrington Park Borough |
Bergen |
4,916 |
3.7% |
$561,000 |
65% |
$10,787 |
9% |
| 87 |
Waldwick Borough |
Bergen |
9,621 |
0.0% |
$450,000 |
96% |
$8,414 |
5% |
| 88 |
Bloomfield Township |
Essex |
45,372 |
-4.8% |
$370,000 |
139% |
$7,772 |
6% |
| 89 |
Mountain Lakes Borough |
Morris |
4,343 |
2.0% |
$811,250 |
83% |
$15,258 |
35% |
| 90 |
Kinnelon Borough |
Morris |
9,681 |
3.4% |
$655,000 |
77% |
$10,369 |
38% |
| 91 |
East Newark Borough |
Hudson |
2,217 |
-6.7% |
$417,500 |
133% |
$5,239 |
1% |
| 92 |
Fredon Township |
Sussex |
3,361 |
17.5% |
$373,000 |
119% |
$6,654 |
16% |
| 93 |
River Vale Township |
Bergen |
9,751 |
3.2% |
$622,000 |
95% |
$10,484 |
3% |
| 94 |
Riverton Borough |
Burlington |
2,715 |
-1.6% |
$290,000 |
96% |
$6,358 |
3% |
| 95 |
Glen Rock Borough |
Bergen |
11,396 |
-1.3% |
$591,000 |
79% |
$11,356 |
8% |
| 96 |
Farmingdale Borough |
Monmouth |
1,563 |
-1.5% |
$335,000 |
123% |
$5,147 |
<1% |
| 97 |
Bloomingdale Borough |
Passaic |
7,604 |
-0.1% |
$354,000 |
103% |
$7,873 |
49% |
| 98 |
Haddon Heights Borough |
Camden |
7,365 |
-2.4% |
$253,000 |
102% |
$7,016 |
7% |
| 99 |
Byram Township |
Sussex |
8,656 |
4.0% |
$345,500 |
111% |
$6,560 |
39% |
| 100 |
Haddonfield Borough |
Camden |
11,515 |
-1.2% |
$415,500 |
98% |
$9,481 |
12% |