Hoboken Named Among Top Places To Live In New Jersey

HOBOKEN, NJ — Using metrics ranging from the school district to employment to weather, the website Niche.com, which connects families with places to live and schools, has ranked Hoboken among the top communities to live in New Jersey.

Hoboken was ranked number 27 among best communities in the state, just behind Livingston Township and ahead of Edgewater.

The website released the 2021 ranking of "Best Places to Live in New Jersey" on Monday. READ MORE: Here Are The Best Places To Live

Here are this year's Top 15 communities in New Jersey:

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
11. Short Hills
12. Summit
13. Springdale
14. Plainsboro
15. Westfield

See the rest of the rankings here.

Hoboken got an overall grade of A+ and the feel was described as "dense urban."

For a city, it scored well in terms of being good for families, earning an A.

The community received these grades:

• Public schools: B
• Housing: C
• Crime & safety: B-
• Good for families: A
• Nightlife: A+
• Diversity: B
• Jobs: B+
• Weather B-
• Cost of living: C
• Health and fitness: A+
• Outdoor activities: A
• Commute: B+

Read more about Hoboken on Niche.com here.

Read more Patch coverage of Hoboken here.

Nearby, the Jersey City waterfront came in at number 31.

Niche.com utilizes data from public sources including the Department of Education, FBI, and U.S. Census, as well as reviews, to decide on livability.

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

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Sarah Salvatore contributed to this report.

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