Niche Ranked NJ's Best Places To Live. Where Did Ridgewood Land?

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Bergen County features prominently in a new list of best places to live in New Jersey.

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

The website 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.

Niche 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.

Ridgewood came in at number three in this year’s rankings.

See the rest of their ranking here.

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.

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

You can read more about their process and methodology here.

See where their data comes from by clicking here.

With reporting from Sarah Salvadore.

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