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Top Towns Survey New Jersey Monthly ranks The Top 100 Towns | 2019 Change Violent Average in Crime crime change in median Aver- rate per rate per NJM Average residen- Effective 3-year Median home age 1,000 1,000 Top High residential tial tax property average home price, days on resi- resi- Schools Pop., tax bill, bill, since tax rate, debt per price, since market, dents, dents, rank, Rank Municipality County 2017* 2018 2016 2018 capita* 2018 2016 2018 2016 2016 2018 1 Madison Morris 16,033 $13,091 3.8% 1.687 $255,594 $700,000 12.0% 45 6.1 0.2 26 2 Summit Union 22,323 $17,919 2.0% 1.858 $326,981 $987,583 21.7% 45 8.7 0.5 29 3 Bedminster Somerset 8,210 $6,182 0.7% 1.327 $307,396 $314,000 -8.1% 52 4.0 0.0 19 4 Bernards Somerset 27,061 $12,557 1.8% 1.939 $265,133 $599,950 2.6% 51 3.5 0.0 10 5 Chatham Township Morris 10,435 $14,740 7.2% 1.634 $338,689 $960,000 12.0% 46 4.3 0.3 4 6 Harding Morris 3,873 $13,946 1.6% 1.019 $574,451 $1,246,250 33.3% 95 7.4 0.0 26 7 Woodcliff Lake Bergen 5,903 $15,598 0.2% 2.075 $331,741 $762,500 23.9% 54 4.1 0.5 56 8 Chatham Borough Morris 8,928 $13,758 6.6% 1.692 $285,389 $777,000 13.0% 48 5.1 0.3 4 9 Mountainside Union 6,982 $12,325 2.4% 1.996 $255,317 $601,500 1.1% 53 6.0 0.0 30 10 Closter Bergen 8,766 $15,565 2.9% 2.224 $246,836 $805,000 26.6% 71 4.2 0.2 15 11 Mahwah Bergen 26,759 $8,655 4.5% 1.697 $225,708 $440,000 12.8% 58 5.9 0.2 41 12 Fairfield Essex 7,614 $9,839 0.2% 1.955 $387,998 $515,000 17.0% 56 23.4 0.7 58 13 Avon-by-the-Sea Monmouth 1,794 $9,826 1.8% 1.055 $559,778 $872,500 16.3% 74 16.7 0.0 92 14 Roseland Essex 5,937 $10,492 1.9% 2.143 $302,665 $545,000 4.0% 52 7.3 0.2 58 15 Lebanon Borough Hunterdon 1,669 $6,191 0.3% 2.260 $169,087 $284,000 12.7% 66 6.0 0.0 34 16 Marlboro Monmouth 40,306 $10,995 2.3% 2.092 $191,020 $520,000 23.8% 54 6.2 0.2 44 17 Pennington Mercer 2,589 $12,998 -0.8% 2.607 $193,968 $530,075 14.0% 78 3.1 0.0 16 18 Westwood Bergen 11,326 $10,390 1.8% 2.420 $179,135 $481,250 11.9% 42 4.5 0.2 95 19 Washington Township Bergen 9,393 $10,977 2.7% 2.133 $189,339 $492,000 1.7% 44 1.8 0.0 95 20 Oceanport Monmouth 5,755 $9,898 3.2% 1.854 $213,104 $485,000 14.1% 51 8.9 1.0 70 21 Fair Haven Monmouth 5,950 $15,046 4.1% 1.865 $284,352 $790,000 23.9% 61 6.8 0.2 35 22 Alpine Bergen 1,890 $21,299 1.9% 0.683 $1,216,738 $2,300,000 12.2% 170 5.2 0.0 28 23 Berkeley Heights Union 13,759 $12,767 3.7% 2.217 $244,835 $602,500 7.6% 49 6.9 0.2 30 24 Point Pleasant Ocean 18,651 $7,685 3.9% 1.910 $182,633 $375,000 12.4% 56 8.8 0.2 96 25 East Hanover Morris 11,234 $8,278 5.4% 1.736 $295,310 $480,000 4.3% 54 11.9 0.2 59 26 Peapack and Gladstone Somerset 2,610 $13,859 -1.4% 1.869 $280,715 $959,998 5.6% 72 10.4 0.0 19 27 Boonton Morris 4,350 $11,944 3.4% 2.121 $214,484 $559,000 14.1% 56 4.6 1.6 12 28 North Hanover Burlington 7,540 $6,706 2.8% 2.127 $56,424 $396,950 28.0% 76 4.2 0.0 110 29 Verona Essex 13,608 $11,473 3.6% 2.682 $177,110 $439,000 5.8% 45 6.3 0.2 24 30 Jersey City Hudson 270,753 $6,445 -7.4% 1.615 $108,381 $403,500 29.1% 46 22.4 5.0 165 31 Denville Morris 16,941 $9,955 3.4% 2.281 $194,446 $420,000 7.7% 52 5.0 0.2 85 32 Randolph Morris 25,893 $12,518 1.7% 2.495 $170,384 $525,000 6.6% 53 5.1 0.2 32 33 Essex Fells Essex 2,137 $20,054 7.0% 1.999 $370,474 $999,000 26.9% 74 5.6 0.0 58 34 Morris Township Morris 22,489 $10,160 2.4% 1.789 $237,825 $548,000 -1.5% 56 6.5 0.4 101 35 New Hanover Burlington 7,491 $4,458 1.0% 1.764 $11,716 $231,500 5.6% 78 1.0 0.2 110 36 Cranford Union 24,439 $11,734 8.2% 2.324 $183,057 $475,000 10.7% 37 7.7 0.3 31 37 Island Heights Ocean 1,667 $7,361 3.3% 1.910 $205,629 $410,000 14.7% 49 4.8 0.0 213 38 Caldwell Borough Essex 8,085 $11,398 1.3% 2.406 $139,564 $423,750 3.4% 43 4.9 0.8 80 39 Florham Park Morris 11,765 $9,946 6.9% 1.460 $285,671 $575,000 4.7% 61 9.0 0.6 26 40 Warren Somerset 16,029 $14,786 2.7% 1.996 $286,621 $780,000 5.1% 84 3.5 0.1 46 41 Spring Lake Heights Monmouth 4,618 $6,935 5.8% 1.431 $265,771 $486,000 0.2% 66 3.4 0.2 92 42 Millburn Essex 20,488 $24,308 4.2% 1.793 $498,798 $1,150,909 -2.3% 54 17.4 0.3 3 43 Point Pleasant Beach Ocean 4,544 $8,502 3.0% 1.446 $461,071 $556,250 29.4% 80 23.9 0.7 52 44 Wall Township Monmouth 25,981 $9,033 3.6% 1.826 $235,520 $505,000 16.8% 69 10.8 0.7 98 45 Lavallette Ocean 1,849 $6,815 3.9% 0.859 $1,160,003 $752,500 7.5% 85 16.6 0.6 52 46 North Caldwell Essex 6,730 $16,083 5.4% 2.092 $265,364 $675,000 6.3% 78 4.4 0.0 58 47 New Providence Union 13,308 $14,285 5.0% 2.423 $201,726 $579,000 -1.2% 45 4.6 0.1 9 48 Ridgewood Bergen 25,692 $17,970 4.6% 2.240 $257,339 $745,000 3.5% 40 8.3 0.3 36 49 Westfield Union 30,433 $16,914 3.9% 2.233 $254,733 $700,000 1.6% 53 8.5 0.2 37 50 Hanover Morris 14,661 $7,568 4.6% 1.565 $285,699 $432,500 -1.7% 47 13.1 0.8 47 All contents are copyright © 2019 by New Jersey Monthly, LLC. All rights reserved. *Population and average debt per capita included for reference only. This data does not figure into the rankings. New Jersey Monthly ranks The Top 100 Towns | 2019 Change Violent Average in Crime crime change in median Aver- rate per rate per NJM Average residen- Effective 3-year Median home age 1,000 1,000 Top High residential tial tax property average home price, days on resi- resi- Schools Pop., tax bill, bill, since tax rate, debt per price, since market, dents, dents, rank, Rank Municipality County 2017* 2018 2016 2018 capita* 2018 2016 2018 2016 2016 2018 51 West Caldwell Essex 11,021 $11,102 7.7% 2.278 $223,651 $522,000 10.9% 46 7.4 0.4 80 52 Delaware Township Hunterdon 4,474 $10,664 2.5% 2.321 $194,480 $460,000 25.3% 90 2.9 0.2 21 53 West Long Branch Monmouth 7,972 $9,575 4.9% 1.982 $168,139 $438,000 15.3% 53 23.5 0.5 70 54 Wyckoff Township Bergen 17,322 $14,020 4.0% 1.801 $267,273 $685,000 -1.1% 67 6.3 0.3 22 55 Monroe Township Middlesex 45,332 $7,679 5.5% 2.079 $193,271 $330,000 17.4% 60 3.8 0.1 99 56 Lake Como Monmouth 1,717 $6,281 -2.6% 1.593 $236,386 $387,500 10.7% 70 22.6 2.9 92 57 Sea Girt Monmouth 1,774 $12,913 2.5% 0.698 $1,348,120 $1,952,000 50.2% 60 17.7 2.2 92 58 Ho-Ho-Kus Bergen 4,183 $16,273 4.4% 1.876 $313,853 $755,000 -5.6% 78 3.4 0.0 27 59 Bethlehem Township Hunterdon 3,888 $10,083 -1.5% 2.685 $143,744 $452,000 19.7% 69 2.3 0.3 34 60 Little Silver Monmouth 5,908 $13,284 3.5% 1.981 $290,147 $635,000 0.6% 59 7.9 0.3 39 61 Glen Rock Bergen 12,045 $16,253 5.1% 2.643 $213,284 $596,250 2.7% 44 6.3 0.1 2 62 River Edge Bergen 11,724 $13,141 3.8% 2.790 $150,579 $499,000 16.7% 35 5.5 0.4 74 63 Long Hill Morris 8,711 $11,902 2.8% 2.232 $199,768 $504,500 -3.4% 63 4.4 0.0 46 64 Norwood Bergen 5,895 $13,459 3.0% 2.269 $217,419 $570,000 9.6% 89 2.4 0.2 51 65 Holmdel Monmouth 16,640 $13,478 2.1% 1.987 $254,691 $658,000 11.5% 72 10.7 0.4 43 66 Manasquan Monmouth 5,903 $9,277 7.4% 1.393 $358,333 $700,000 15.9% 72 20.5 0.0 92 67 Brielle Monmouth 4,724 $11,513 5.2% 1.653 $318,540 $577,500 -3.8% 63 4.6 0.0 92 68 Franklin Lakes Bergen 11,255 $17,264 0.4% 1.529 $392,554 $978,750 -0.8% 90 7.3 0.5 22 69 Livingston Essex 30,142 $15,933 5.3% 2.317 $269,772 $585,000 2.7% 41 11.9 0.5 8 70 Cedar Grove Essex 12,703 $10,852 5.0% 2.239 $180,922 $490,000 14.0% 42 8.7 0.2 172 71 Mendham Township Morris 5,845 $19,195 2.4% 2.048 $331,308 $839,000 -10.7% 102 3.4 0.0 7 72 Allendale Bergen 6,906 $15,136 1.5% 2.186 $254,563 $600,000 -4.3% 74 5.6 0.1 27 73 Montvale Bergen 8,724 $12,165 4.5% 2.071 $261,842 $564,360 -5.1% 52 4.5 0.2 56 74 Moorestown Burlington 20,540 $11,241 -3.9% 2.158 $228,256 $458,008 -10.2% 66 14.9 0.4 22 75 Parsippany-Troy Hills Morris 53,201 $8,942 4.5% 2.408 $161,869 $415,000 5.1% 46 7.8 0.7 82 76 Colts Neck Monmouth 9,968 $15,121 3.9% 1.749 $305,412 $710,000 8.5% 86 6.7 0.5 75 77 Bridgewater Somerset 45,414 $9,144 4.5% 2.013 $204,008 $430,000 2.4% 55 9.4 0.3 63 78 Saddle River Bergen 3,262 $17,146 -0.4% 0.924 $757,247 $1,100,000 -24.9% 91 6.5 0.3 30 79 Midland Park Bergen 7,384 $11,792 4.6% 2.550 $167,810 $480,000 13.0% 45 5.2 0.5 119 80 East Amwell Hunterdon 3,925 $9,086 2.1% 2.153 $187,358 $405,000 -3.6% 86 5.9 0.0 21 81 Hillsdale Bergen 10,581 $13,187 3.5% 2.602 $172,355 $524,000 2.7% 49 3.6 0.3 78 82 Scotch Plains Union 24,630 $13,419 4.8% 2.539 $171,889 $489,950 7.4% 44 6.8 0.4 76 83 Cresskill Bergen 8,935 $16,722 6.4% 2.293 $254,680 $687,500 13.0% 80 3.5 0.2 40 84 Hasbrouck Heights Bergen 12,277 $10,922 1.9% 2.740 $149,525 $465,000 17.6% 51 6.5 0.6 174 85 Secaucus Hudson 20,215 $6,258 -6.4% 2.042 $243,951 $405,000 4.7% 63 22.8 2.1 139 86 Princeton Mercer 31,822 $19,388 5.8% 2.032 $251,839 $815,000 5.2% 58 17.9 0.8 20 87 Ridgefield Bergen 11,435 $9,454 8.6% 1.933 $166,431 $493,250 8.4% 66 6.1 0.4 157 88 Asbury Park Monmouth 15,767 $5,291 2.7% 1.821 $99,812 $328,000 19.3% 54 59.9 14.1 145 89 Park Ridge Bergen 8,944 $13,109 7.0% 2.438 $204,534 $542,000 8.0% 52 2.6 0.4 55 90 Raritan Township Hunterdon 22,106 $9,971 4.0% 2.418 $187,752 $375,000 1.4% 60 5.2 0.1 21 91 South Brunswick Middlesex 46,561 $9,365 2.1% 2.093 $194,275 $390,000 1.3% 68 8.8 0.4 65 92 Ramsey Bergen 15,242 $12,538 5.1% 2.274 $234,238 $532,500 8.9% 55 9.3 0.8 33 93 Carlstadt Bergen 6,314 $7,077 0.7% 1.911 $415,508 $405,000 11.0% 43 22.3 1.8 228 94 Freehold Township Monmouth 35,053 $8,881 2.2% 2.140 $186,219 $385,000 28.4% 51 18.3 1.3 83 95 Franklin Township Somerset 66,734 $7,344 2.2% 2.210 $149,109 $319,700 12.4% 56 12.9 1.0 117 96 Tenafly Bergen 14,900 $20,717 4.3% 2.211 $304,417 $764,500 1.9% 70 4.8 0.3 28 97 Pequannock Morris 15,410 $8,596 7.3% 2.062 $175,628 $386,000 -2.0% 55 7.2 0.2 73 98 Mount Arlington Morris 5,868 $7,569 2.0% 2.379 $134,576 $323,000 13.3% 63 6.4 0.2 142 99 Cranbury Middlesex 3,944 $11,960 2.4% 1.933 $400,904 $710,000 -1.4% 70 10.1 0.8 20 100 Oradell Bergen 8,314 $14,984 6.1% 2.610 $217,994 $607,500 6.2% 55 3.9 0.0 74 All contents are copyright © 2019 by New Jersey Monthly, LLC.
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