Westfield Named 3rd Best Place In N.J. To Live By Movoto Real Estate

Movoto Real Estate ranked the top 10 Best Places To Live in New Jersey and Westfield came in at number three.

The Real Estate site refers to Westfield as one of the safest townships in New Jersey, with a crime rate 64 percent lower than the state average.

“Aside from safety, Westfield has some other things going for it, namely a high school graduation rate 12 percent higher than the state’s average, a median household income 68 percent higher (over $127,000 per year), and the best home values on our list—71 percent higher than the rest of the state”, according to Movoto’s website.

According to their website, Movoto used the following seven criteria points to determine how each of New Jersey’s 50 most populous municipalities stacked up against each other:

• Amenities per person (pizza places, bagel shops, and diners / person)
• Amenities total (total pizza places, bagel shops, and diners)
• Cost of living (percent above or below state average)
• Crime (percent above or below state average)
• Education (high school degree attainment rate compared to state average)
• Median Income (city’s average compared to state average)
• Home value (percent above or below state average)

To see the full list of Movoto’s top places to live in New Jersey, click here.