Best Places to Live in New Jersey for Walkable City Living

Top 25 places

1. #1CliftonPopulation 89,451 · mixed overall livability100% match
2. #2BayonnePopulation 70,497 · mixed overall livability100% match
3. #3PassaicPopulation 70,048 · mixed overall livability100% match
4. #4PlainfieldPopulation 54,358 · mixed overall livability100% match
5. #5Jersey CityPopulation 287,899 · mixed overall livability92% match
6. #6ElizabethPopulation 135,665 · mixed overall livability89% match
7. #7TrentonPopulation 90,055 · mixed overall livability89% match
8. #8New BrunswickPopulation 55,718 · mixed overall livability89% match
9. #9Perth AmboyPopulation 55,226 · mixed overall livability89% match
10. #10East OrangePopulation 68,879 · mixed overall livability86% match
11. #11HackensackPopulation 45,758 · mixed overall livability83% match
12. #12SayrevillePopulation 45,136 · mixed overall livability83% match
13. #13LindenPopulation 43,478 · mixed overall livability83% match
14. #14Fair LawnPopulation 34,948 · mixed overall livability83% match
15. #15Long BranchPopulation 31,932 · mixed overall livability83% match
16. #16RahwayPopulation 29,664 · mixed overall livability83% match
17. #17BergenfieldPopulation 28,223 · mixed overall livability83% match
18. #18CarteretPopulation 25,161 · mixed overall livability83% match
19. #19VinelandPopulation 60,796 · mixed overall livability81% match
20. #20PrincetonPopulation 30,450 · mixed overall livability75% match
21. #21Old BridgePopulation 28,094 · mixed overall livability75% match
22. #22ParamusPopulation 26,582 · mixed overall livability75% match
23. #23West New YorkPopulation 52,438 · mixed overall livability72% match
24. #24Atlantic CityPopulation 38,487 · mixed overall livability72% match
25. #25NewarkPopulation 307,355 · mixed overall livability69% match

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