Where Is Gloucester Township Ranked On List Of Best Towns For New Jersey Families?

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Out of the 565 towns in the State of New Jersey, Gloucester Township is ranked No. 394 on New Jersey Family's "Best Towns for Families 2017."

New Jersey Family is a resource for local parents. Haddonfield was the top town in Camden County, checking in at No. 6. The town of Clinton, in Hunterdon County, topped the overall list.

The list ranks 511 New Jersey towns "through the lens" of how family friendly they are, from top to bottom.

“This year, we reworked our algorithm to take a deeper dive into high school performance while also weighing things like safety, how affordable a town is, average commute time and more criteria that matters to families,” says Cindy Mironovich, New Jersey Family’s publisher and founder.

Here is a list of where other Camden County towns are ranked on the list:

• 6 Haddonfield, Camden
• 28 Gibbsboro, Camden
• 102 Cherry Hill, Camden
• 136 Voorhees, Camden
• 242 Barrington, Camden
• 263 Haddon Heights, Camden
• 285 Laurel Springs, Camden
• 304 Waterford, Camden
• 305 Lawnside, Camden
• 313 Stratford, Camden
• 321 Woodlynne, Camden
• 338 Merchantville, Camden
• 341 Somerdale, Camden
• 359 Magnolia, Camden
• 362 Bellmawr, Camden
• 367 Oaklyn, Camden
• 368 Audubon, Camden
• 370 Winslow, Camden
• 392 Mount Ephraim, Camden
• 394 Gloucester Township, Camden
• 412 Pennsauken, Camden
• 420 Gloucester City, Camden
• 422 Collingswood, Camden
• 430 Chesilhurst, Camden
• 437 Berlin, Camden
• 438 Pine Hill, Camden
• 441 Runnemede, Camden
• 445 Lindenwold, Camden
• 449 Brooklawn, Camden
• 460 Camden, Camden
• 464 Clementon, Camden

Here is the list of top towns in each New Jersey county:

• Atlantic County — Linwood City
• Bergen County – Glen Rock
• Burlington County – Moorestown
• Camden County – Haddonfield
• Cape May County – Upper Township
• Cumberland County – Hopewell
• Essex County – West Caldwell
• Gloucester County –Woolwich
• Hudson County – Secaucus
• Hunterdon County (and Best in NJ) – Clinton
• Mercer County – West Windsor
• Middlesex County – Plainsboro
• Monmouth County – Fair Haven
• Morris County – Mountain Lakes
• Ocean County – Point Pleasant
• Passaic County – Wayne
• Salem County – Alloway
• Somerset County – Montgomery
• Sussex County – Sparta
• Union County ­– Cranford
• Warren County – Hardwick

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