Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in New Jersey for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1Atlantic CityPopulation 38,487 · mixed overall livability29% match
- #2NewarkPopulation 307,355 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #3Jersey CityPopulation 287,899 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #4PatersonPopulation 157,864 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #5ElizabethPopulation 135,665 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #6Toms RiverPopulation 92,827 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #7TrentonPopulation 90,055 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #8CliftonPopulation 89,451 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #9CamdenPopulation 71,799 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #10BayonnePopulation 70,497 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #11PassaicPopulation 70,048 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #12East OrangePopulation 68,879 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #13LakewoodPopulation 68,555 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #14Union CityPopulation 67,258 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #15VinelandPopulation 60,796 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #16HobokenPopulation 58,754 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #17New BrunswickPopulation 55,718 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #18Perth AmboyPopulation 55,226 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #19PlainfieldPopulation 54,358 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #20West New YorkPopulation 52,438 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #21SicklervillePopulation 45,853 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #22HackensackPopulation 45,758 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #23SayrevillePopulation 45,136 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #24LindenPopulation 43,478 · mixed overall livability7% match
- #25KearnyPopulation 41,157 · mixed overall livability7% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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