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Bernardsville Named Among Top 100 Richest In US: Bloomberg
Bernardsville was among only 18 New Jersey towns to secure a spot on the list annual richest places index in 2019.
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ — Bernardsville was named to the among 100 richest in the United Stated and 18 New Jersey town on the 2019 Bloomberg Richest Places rankings.
Bernardsville was one of two of the big movers on the list. The borough jumped 31 spots to No. 64.Rumson was the second one jumping 19 spots and into the top 20, according to the report.
Bloomberg ranks communities based on average household income using the US Census data. The designated areas do not include any unincorporated areas, and households without any type of income were excluded.
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Only towns with at least 2,000 households qualify as "places" for purposes of Bloomberg's ranking — excluding Kenilworth and its fewer than 900 homes.
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