Hackettstown Graded In New 'Best Places To Live In NJ' List

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — If you're wondering which are the best places to live in New Jersey, Niche.com has got you covered.

On Monday, the website released the 2021 ranking of 'Best Places to Live in New Jersey.'

Niche.com uses up-to-date data from dozens of public sources including the Department of Education, FBI and U.S. Census to compile a comprehensive assessment of the overall livability of an area. The website compiles statistics throughout the year and also takes into account thousands of reviews.

Rankings are based on cost of living, higher education, housing, public schools, diversity, nightlife etc. Each community is then assigned a grade, on an A+-to-D- scale.

Hackettstown was issued these grades:

• Overall: B
• Public Schools: B
• Crime & Safety: B
• Housing: C
• Nightlife: B
• Good for Families: B
• Diversity: A

According to Niche.com, the pandemic has changed the way people live and work, with many "thinking hard about where they want to live if they no longer have a daily commute."

"In the past year, many people have become more mobile than ever before. Especially if they're able to work remotely, people are asking themselves where they really want to live," Luke Skurman, CEO and founder, said in a statement.

Here are this year's Top 10 communities:

1. Princeton Junction
2. Princeton
3. Ridgewood
4. Mountain Lakes
5. Upper Montclair
6. Princeton Meadows
7. Ho-Ho-Kus
8. New Providence
9. Glen Rock
10. Monmouth Junction

See the rest of their ranking here.

"Our rankings are designed to help our users find the next place they want to call home based on their unique priorities," Skurman said.

• You can read more about their process and methodology here.
• See where their data comes from by clicking here.

This post contains reporting by Sarah Salvadore.

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