Best Places to Live in New Jersey for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1MillvillePopulation 27,523 · mixed overall livability82% match
2. #2BridgetonPopulation 26,895 · mixed overall livability82% match
3. #3VinelandPopulation 60,796 · mixed overall livability67% match
4. #4Old BridgePopulation 28,094 · mixed overall livability67% match
5. #5BergenfieldPopulation 28,223 · mixed overall livability62% match
6. #6LodiPopulation 25,969 · mixed overall livability62% match
7. #7Cliffside ParkPopulation 25,546 · mixed overall livability62% match
8. #8TrentonPopulation 90,055 · mixed overall livability56% match
9. #9Atlantic CityPopulation 38,487 · mixed overall livability56% match
10. #10Toms RiverPopulation 92,827 · mixed overall livability51% match
11. #11LakewoodPopulation 68,555 · mixed overall livability51% match
12. #12EnglewoodPopulation 29,109 · mixed overall livability51% match
13. #13ParamusPopulation 26,582 · mixed overall livability51% match
14. #14RidgewoodPopulation 26,043 · mixed overall livability51% match
15. #15NewarkPopulation 307,355 · mixed overall livability49% match
16. #16ElizabethPopulation 135,665 · mixed overall livability49% match
17. #17East OrangePopulation 68,879 · mixed overall livability49% match
18. #18CliftonPopulation 89,451 · mixed overall livability46% match
19. #19PassaicPopulation 70,048 · mixed overall livability46% match
20. #20Union CityPopulation 67,258 · mixed overall livability46% match
21. #21HobokenPopulation 58,754 · mixed overall livability46% match
22. #22West New YorkPopulation 52,438 · mixed overall livability46% match
23. #23HackensackPopulation 45,758 · mixed overall livability46% match
24. #24Fort LeePopulation 39,799 · mixed overall livability46% match
25. #25Fair LawnPopulation 34,948 · mixed overall livability46% 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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