West Windsor Named Among Best Places To Live In NJ In 2019

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — West Windsor is one of the best places to live in New Jersey, according to rankings recently released by New Jersey Monthly.

West Windsor was ranked the 133rd best place to live in New Jersey in New Jersey Monthly’s list of Best Places to Live in New Jersey for 2019. It was fourth in Mercer County, behind Pennington (#17 in NJ), Princeton (#86 in NJ) and Hopewell (#122 in NJ).

The 565 municipalities in New Jersey were ranked based on five categories: home values, property taxes, crime rate, school performance and a lifestyle factor — that looks at the number of acute-care hospitals and live performing-arts theaters nearby, number of restaurants, and average commute time for residents.

NJ Monthly used Leflein Associates, an independent research firm based in Ringwood, to rank the towns. However, towns with populations under 1,500 were dropped from the survey.

Here is how West Windsor ranked, according to NJ Monthly's data:

Property Taxes: With a population of 28,491 as of 2017, West Windsor has an average tax bill of $14,374 as of 2018, which is up 4.2 percent since 2016. The effective property tax rate is 2.449 and the 3-year average debt per capita is $232,103.

Home Values: The median home price in West Windsor is $615,000 as of 2018, which is up 4 percent since 2016. Homes spend an average of 49 days on the market.

Crime Rate: West Windsor's crime rate per 1,000 residents as of 2016 is 16.7, with a violent crime rate per 1,000 residents of 0.5 as of 2016.

School Performance: The West Windsor Regional School District ranked as the 15th best in the state, according to NJ Monthly's Top High Schools for 2018.

To see the full list of all New Jersey towns and how they ranked see the NJ Monthly article here.