Kids & Family

N.J.'s Best Towns For Families: Hopatcong Is Number 410

Family magazine lists all 508 towns based on certain criteria.

New Jersey is home to more than 500 municipalities, and the vast majority of them are great for families.

According to New Jersey Family magazine, some are better than others, and a new list has come out ranking each and every one of the 508 towns based on a handful of criteria.

The magazine’s website used school district quality, crime rates, affordability, commute times, and other “lifestyle factors” to come with its rankings.

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So where did your town land?

In Morris County, the breakdown of the region’s municipalities went like this:

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  • Boonton, 4
  • Mendham Borough, 7
  • Mendham Township, 9
  • Denville, 16
  • Chester Township, 19
  • Mountain Lakes, 24
  • Chatham Borough, 25
  • Long Hill Township, 26
  • Chatham Township, 28
  • Kinnelon, 53
  • Parsippany, 71
  • Washington Township, 74
  • Hanover, 76
  • Randolph, 78
  • Montville, 83
  • Victory Gardens, 91
  • Pequannock, 94
  • Mine Hill, 107
  • Harding, 113
  • Morris Plains, 117
  • Madison, 134
  • Mount Arlington, 154
  • Jefferson, 173
  • Morris Township, 184
  • Butler, 185
  • Chester Borough, 186
  • Florham Park, 188
  • Mount Olive, 198
  • Morristown, 207
  • Rockaway Township, 221
  • Roxbury Township, 240
  • East Hanover, 262
  • Dover, 263
  • Boonton Township, 298
  • Wharton, 318
  • Rockaway Borough, 340
  • Riverdale, 459

Oradell in Bergen County ranked number one overall, while Hoboken came in dead last at number 508.

See the full list of all New Jersey towns here.

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