Best Places to Live in New Jersey for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1VinelandPopulation 60,796 · mixed overall livability73% match
2. #2MillvillePopulation 27,523 · mixed overall livability73% match
3. #3Atlantic CityPopulation 38,487 · mixed overall livability63% match
4. #4Perth AmboyPopulation 55,226 · mixed overall livability61% match
5. #5BridgetonPopulation 26,895 · mixed overall livability61% match
6. #6SicklervillePopulation 45,853 · mixed overall livability59% match
7. #7BergenfieldPopulation 28,223 · mixed overall livability59% match
8. #8CarteretPopulation 25,161 · mixed overall livability59% match
9. #9LakewoodPopulation 68,555 · mixed overall livability56% match
10. #10PrincetonPopulation 30,450 · mixed overall livability56% match
11. #11Old BridgePopulation 28,094 · mixed overall livability54% match
12. #12PatersonPopulation 157,864 · mixed overall livability51% match
13. #13NewarkPopulation 307,355 · mixed overall livability49% match
14. #14East OrangePopulation 68,879 · mixed overall livability49% match
15. #15KearnyPopulation 41,157 · mixed overall livability49% match
16. #16RahwayPopulation 29,664 · mixed overall livability49% match
17. #17Toms RiverPopulation 92,827 · mixed overall livability44% match
18. #18PassaicPopulation 70,048 · mixed overall livability44% match
19. #19Jersey CityPopulation 287,899 · mixed overall livability41% match
20. #20CliftonPopulation 89,451 · mixed overall livability41% match
21. #21BayonnePopulation 70,497 · mixed overall livability41% match
22. #22West New YorkPopulation 52,438 · mixed overall livability41% match
23. #23HackensackPopulation 45,758 · mixed overall livability41% match
24. #24SayrevillePopulation 45,136 · mixed overall livability41% match
25. #25LindenPopulation 43,478 · mixed overall livability41% 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.

Tune these weights yourself on the interactive map →

Disagree with the ranking? Drag the sliders for young families and watch the map re-score every place in New Jersey live.

Other ways to rank New Jersey

Explore New Jersey