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New Jersey · 466 graded towns

Towns and cities in New Jersey

179 of New Jersey’s 466 graded towns and cities (38%) grade A− or better nationally, against 25% of U.S. towns. Oradell ranks first in the state with an A+; health (A+) and jobs & income (A+) are its strongest grades; cost of living (D) is its lowest.

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How New Jersey compares: report cardBest places to liveBest small townsMost affordable townsSafest townsTowns with the best schoolsHealthiest towns
466
towns of 2,500+ with an overall grade
179
grade A− or better nationally
2
of 2,500+ without enough data for a grade
62
smaller places (1,000–2,499) with subject grades
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A+42A90A−47B+43B41B−49C+31C30C−35D28D−30

All 466 graded towns, by county

Every town of 2,500+ residents with an overall grade, in 21 counties, A to Z inside each. The rank is among 466 New Jersey towns on the best places to live list. A town that spans counties is listed in the one where most of it lies.

466 graded towns, A to Z.

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Atlantic County 18 graded

  1. DAbsecon#409 of 4669,209
  2. D−Atlantic City#465 of 46638,787
  3. C+Brigantine#320 of 4667,658
  4. C−Buena#407 of 4664,529
  5. DBuena Vista Township#415 of 4667,175
  6. DEgg Harbor City#418 of 4664,426
  7. CEgg Harbor Township#373 of 46648,435
  8. C−Galloway Township#378 of 46638,380
  9. DHamilton Townshipanother Hamilton Township is in Mercer County#419 of 46628,845
  10. C+Hammonton#338 of 46615,060
  11. A−Linwood#142 of 4667,051
  12. A−Margate City#139 of 4665,194
  13. B−Mullica Township#280 of 4665,853
  14. A−Northfield#178 of 4668,496
  15. D−Pleasantville#455 of 46620,853
  16. DSomers Point#430 of 46610,590
  17. C−Ventnor City#403 of 4669,345
  18. C−Weymouth Township#388 of 4662,751

Bergen County 67 graded

  1. A+Allendale#3 of 4667,116
  2. ABergenfield#109 of 46628,754
  3. B+Bogota#212 of 4669,816
  4. B−Carlstadt#291 of 4666,410
  5. BCliffside Park#263 of 46626,539
  6. ACloster#58 of 4668,663
  7. ACresskill#86 of 4669,257
  8. ADemarest#123 of 4664,893
  9. A+Dumont#35 of 46618,501
  10. B−East Rutherford#287 of 46610,566
  11. B+Edgewater#208 of 46615,499
  12. CElmwood Park#368 of 46621,534
  13. A+Emerson#19 of 4667,371
  14. C−Englewood#374 of 46630,035
  15. AEnglewood Cliffs#53 of 4665,384
  16. AFair Lawn#98 of 46637,128
  17. D−Fairview#440 of 46615,509
  18. A−Fort Lee#160 of 46640,345
  19. A+Franklin Lakes#21 of 46611,180
  20. C−Garfield#382 of 46633,353
  21. A+Glen Rock#32 of 46612,288
  22. C−Hackensack#393 of 46646,380
  23. A+Harrington Park#4 of 4665,052
  24. AHasbrouck Heights#63 of 46612,211
  25. A+Haworth#23 of 4663,422
  26. A+Hillsdale#8 of 46610,214
  27. A+Ho-Ho-Kus#31 of 4664,313
  28. ALeonia#99 of 4669,441
  29. C+Little Ferry#333 of 46611,099
  30. C+Lodi#313 of 46626,187
  31. BLyndhurst Township#236 of 46622,343
  32. AMahwah Township#116 of 46625,678
  33. A−Maywood#140 of 46610,166
  34. A+Midland Park#37 of 4667,039
  35. AMontvale#78 of 46610,113
  36. A−Moonachie#170 of 4663,153
  37. ANew Milford#67 of 46617,133
  38. BNorth Arlington#223 of 46616,601
  39. ANorthvale#49 of 4664,978
  40. ANorwood#64 of 4665,817
  41. A+Oakland#26 of 46612,837
  42. A+Old Tappan#7 of 4666,686
  43. A+Oradell#1 of 4668,293
  44. B−Palisades Park#275 of 46620,317
  45. B−Paramus#293 of 46626,723
  46. A+Park Ridge#18 of 4669,571
  47. ARamsey#57 of 46614,925
  48. B+Ridgefield#196 of 46611,547
  49. B−Ridgefield Park#274 of 46613,372
  50. A+Ridgewood#42 of 46626,527
  51. A+River Edge#33 of 46612,159
  52. A+River Vale Township#6 of 46610,555
  53. B−Rochelle Park Township#267 of 4665,972
  54. ARutherford#105 of 46619,132
  55. B+Saddle Brook Township#191 of 46614,441
  56. A−Saddle River#145 of 4663,430
  57. C−South Hackensack Township#377 of 4662,755
  58. B+Teaneck Township#201 of 46643,329
  59. ATenafly#46 of 46615,237
  60. AUpper Saddle River#79 of 4668,650
  61. A+Waldwick#22 of 46610,252
  62. B−Wallington#297 of 46612,092
  63. AWashington Townshipanother Washington Township is in Gloucester County and Morris County#82 of 4669,392
  64. A+Westwood#40 of 46611,365
  65. AWood-Ridge#104 of 46610,341
  66. A+Woodcliff Lake#24 of 4666,193
  67. AWyckoff Township#74 of 46617,224

Burlington County 33 graded

  1. C+Beverly#318 of 4662,564
  2. A−Bordentown#154 of 4664,108
  3. BBordentown Township#226 of 46612,821
  4. D−Burlington#444 of 46610,243
  5. B−Burlington Township#300 of 46624,893
  6. A+Chesterfield Township#36 of 4669,046
  7. B−Cinnaminson Township#289 of 46617,930
  8. CDelanco Township#361 of 4665,010
  9. B−Delran Township#296 of 46618,909
  10. C+Eastampton Township#328 of 4666,603
  11. C−Edgewater Park Township#401 of 4669,617
  12. B+Evesham Township#217 of 46649,525
  13. BFlorence Township#239 of 46613,385
  14. B+Hainesport Township#182 of 4666,197
  15. C+Lumberton Township#343 of 46613,171
  16. A−Mansfield Townshipanother Mansfield Township is in Warren County#167 of 4669,199
  17. DMaple Shade Township#412 of 46620,556
  18. AMedford Lakes#122 of 4664,403
  19. AMedford Township#115 of 46625,612
  20. AMoorestown Township#118 of 46622,262
  21. C−Mount Holly Township#380 of 46610,645
  22. BMount Laurel Township#258 of 46647,738
  23. CNorth Hanover Township#351 of 4668,189
  24. CPalmyra#359 of 4667,664
  25. C−Pemberton Township#387 of 46627,611
  26. C−Riverside Township#386 of 4668,231
  27. A−Riverton#148 of 4662,842
  28. B−Shamong Township#302 of 4666,659
  29. C+Southampton Township#334 of 46610,563
  30. B−Springfield Townshipanother Springfield Township is in Union County#301 of 4663,315
  31. B−Tabernacle Township#299 of 4667,014
  32. B−Westampton Township#312 of 4669,436
  33. DWillingboro Township#426 of 46632,824

Camden County 29 graded

  1. BAudubon#251 of 4668,825
  2. A−Barrington#165 of 4667,155
  3. B−Bellmawr#288 of 46611,874
  4. A−Berlin#173 of 4667,628
  5. CBerlin Township#366 of 4666,060
  6. D−Camden#449 of 46671,430
  7. B+Cherry Hill Township#180 of 46679,965
  8. B−Clementon#307 of 4665,744
  9. C+Collingswood#340 of 46614,386
  10. C−Gloucester City#391 of 46611,643
  11. B−Gloucester Township#306 of 46667,085
  12. AHaddon Heights#45 of 4667,609
  13. B−Haddon Township#279 of 46615,649
  14. AHaddonfield#52 of 46612,740
  15. D−Lawnside#441 of 4663,340
  16. D−Lindenwold#439 of 46621,952
  17. CMagnolia#345 of 4664,415
  18. C+Merchantville#325 of 4664,241
  19. CMount Ephraim#358 of 4664,716
  20. B+Oaklyn#184 of 4663,985
  21. DPennsauken Township#423 of 46637,742
  22. C−Pine Hill#390 of 46610,909
  23. B−Runnemede#298 of 4668,443
  24. C−Somerdale#395 of 4665,823
  25. B+Stratford#209 of 4667,200
  26. A−Voorhees Township#175 of 46631,571
  27. B−Waterford Township#282 of 46610,562
  28. CWinslow Township#344 of 46640,562
  29. DWoodlynne#422 of 4662,942

Cape May County 9 graded

  1. DCape May#425 of 4662,716
  2. CDennis Township#356 of 4666,100
  3. C−Lower Township#376 of 46621,533
  4. C−Middle Township#405 of 46619,990
  5. DNorth Wildwood#417 of 4663,518
  6. BOcean City#250 of 46611,101
  7. BUpper Township#252 of 46612,355
  8. D−Wildwood#456 of 4665,068
  9. CWildwood Crest#347 of 4663,000

Cumberland County 10 graded

  1. D−Bridgeton#463 of 46628,307
  2. D−Commercial Township#466 of 4664,767
  3. D−Deerfield Township#461 of 4663,251
  4. D−Fairfield Townshipanother Fairfield Township is in Essex County#464 of 4665,440
  5. DHopewell Townshipanother Hopewell Township is in Mercer County#411 of 4664,517
  6. D−Lawrence Townshipanother Lawrence Township is in Mercer County#446 of 4663,167
  7. D−Maurice River Township#462 of 4664,780
  8. D−Millville#454 of 46628,098
  9. D−Upper Deerfield Township#443 of 4668,111
  10. D−Vineland#447 of 46662,703

Essex County 21 graded

  1. CBelleville Township#371 of 46638,997
  2. BBloomfield Township#259 of 46656,375
  3. ACaldwell#54 of 4669,375
  4. ACedar Grove Township#60 of 46613,916
  5. D−City of Orange Township#442 of 46635,642
  6. D−East Orange#437 of 46672,159
  7. B+Fairfield Townshipanother Fairfield Township is in Cumberland County#216 of 4668,346
  8. AGlen Ridge#70 of 4668,259
  9. D−Irvington Township#448 of 46662,233
  10. A+Livingston Township#39 of 46632,223
  11. A−Maplewood Township#156 of 46626,320
  12. AMillburn Township#113 of 46622,874
  13. AMontclair Township#126 of 46644,633
  14. D−Newark#453 of 466323,808
  15. ANorth Caldwell#108 of 4666,815
  16. A−Nutley Township#149 of 46630,744
  17. ARoseland#96 of 4666,417
  18. B+South Orange Village Township#186 of 46619,139
  19. AVerona Township#68 of 46615,107
  20. AWest Caldwell Township#69 of 46611,205
  21. BWest Orange Township#256 of 46649,557

Gloucester County 22 graded

  1. BClayton#255 of 4669,041
  2. C+Deptford Township#322 of 46632,600
  3. AEast Greenwich Township#131 of 46612,610
  4. B+Elk Township#194 of 4664,520
  5. CFranklin Townshipanother Franklin Township is in Warren County and Hunterdon County and Somerset County#353 of 46616,666
  6. C+Glassboro#337 of 46624,483
  7. A−Greenwich Townshipanother Greenwich Township is in Warren County#179 of 4665,026
  8. A+Harrison Township#16 of 46614,043
  9. B−Logan Township#269 of 4666,126
  10. B+Mantua Township#181 of 46615,582
  11. B−Monroe Townshipanother Monroe Township is in Middlesex County#281 of 46638,137
  12. CNational Park#348 of 4663,088
  13. DPaulsboro#434 of 4666,329
  14. APitman#111 of 4668,961
  15. A−South Harrison Township#134 of 4663,479
  16. B+Swedesboro#202 of 4662,766
  17. BWashington Townshipanother Washington Township is in Morris County and Bergen County#227 of 46649,840
  18. B−West Deptford Township#270 of 46622,681
  19. C−Westville#384 of 4664,357
  20. C−Woodbury#394 of 46610,130
  21. AWoodbury Heights#130 of 4663,162
  22. A−Woolwich Township#150 of 46614,858

Hudson County 12 graded

  1. CBayonne#364 of 46674,744
  2. DEast Newark#433 of 4662,574
  3. C−Guttenberg#385 of 46611,910
  4. CHarrison#357 of 46622,105
  5. BHoboken#238 of 46659,027
  6. C−Jersey City#396 of 466302,013
  7. C−Kearny#383 of 46640,862
  8. C−North Bergen Township#375 of 46661,483
  9. B−Secaucus#294 of 46622,640
  10. C−Union City#399 of 46666,656
  11. BWeehawken Township#244 of 46617,827
  12. DWest New York#432 of 46653,192

Hunterdon County 18 graded

  1. C+Alexandria Township#331 of 4664,811
  2. B+Bethlehem Township#207 of 4663,774
  3. A−Clinton#161 of 4662,794
  4. AClinton Township#81 of 46613,412
  5. A+Delaware Township#13 of 4664,597
  6. A−East Amwell Township#168 of 4663,952
  7. C+Flemington#321 of 4664,856
  8. AFranklin Townshipanother Franklin Township is in Gloucester County and Warren County and Somerset County#65 of 4663,288
  9. A−High Bridge#137 of 4663,603
  10. C+Holland Township#324 of 4665,239
  11. BKingwood Township#232 of 4663,864
  12. B+Lambertville#220 of 4664,198
  13. A−Lebanon Township#141 of 4666,229
  14. ARaritan Township#71 of 46625,281
  15. AReadington Township#132 of 46616,406
  16. ATewksbury Township#47 of 4665,925
  17. A−Union Townshipanother Union Township is in Union County#152 of 4666,649
  18. B+West Amwell Township#213 of 4663,037

Mercer County 11 graded

  1. BEast Windsor Township#254 of 46630,562
  2. C−Ewing Township#397 of 46639,030
  3. CHamilton Townshipanother Hamilton Township is in Atlantic County#346 of 46694,157
  4. B+Hightstown#203 of 4666,007
  5. AHopewell Townshipanother Hopewell Township is in Cumberland County#100 of 46618,763
  6. BLawrence Townshipanother Lawrence Township is in Cumberland County#228 of 46634,165
  7. A+Pennington#9 of 4662,889
  8. A−Princeton#151 of 46631,469
  9. ARobbinsville Township#89 of 46615,958
  10. D−Trenton#450 of 46691,506
  11. AWest Windsor Township#77 of 46632,839

Middlesex County 24 graded

  1. CCarteret#367 of 46625,781
  2. A+Cranbury Township#25 of 4664,240
  3. DDunellen#421 of 4668,337
  4. A−East Brunswick Township#163 of 46650,678
  5. B+Edison Township#210 of 466109,077
  6. BHighland Park#248 of 46615,259
  7. B+Jamesburg#199 of 4665,819
  8. AMetuchen#85 of 46615,363
  9. B+Middlesex#188 of 46614,740
  10. A−Milltown#146 of 4667,103
  11. AMonroe Townshipanother Monroe Township is in Gloucester County#106 of 46649,830
  12. D−New Brunswick#458 of 46657,133
  13. B−North Brunswick Township#311 of 46645,097
  14. BOld Bridge Township#237 of 46670,228
  15. DPerth Amboy#436 of 46656,739
  16. BPiscataway Township#229 of 46662,253
  17. APlainsboro Township#103 of 46624,349
  18. B−Sayreville#273 of 46646,787
  19. C+South Amboy#335 of 46610,403
  20. ASouth Brunswick Township#125 of 46647,454
  21. B−South Plainfield#268 of 46624,891
  22. C+South River#330 of 46616,262
  23. BSpotswood#233 of 4668,236
  24. B−Woodbridge Township#277 of 466104,802

Monmouth County 39 graded

  1. B+Aberdeen Township#218 of 46619,535
  2. DAsbury Park#431 of 46615,632
  3. B−Belmar#303 of 4665,853
  4. B−Bradley Beach#285 of 4664,163
  5. A+Brielle#30 of 4664,959
  6. AColts Neck Township#120 of 4669,989
  7. C+Eatontown#329 of 46613,607
  8. A+Fair Haven#2 of 4666,096
  9. C+Freehold#342 of 46612,562
  10. B+Freehold Township#195 of 46636,052
  11. A−Hazlet Township#171 of 46620,743
  12. BHighlands#242 of 4664,350
  13. AHolmdel Township#66 of 46617,535
  14. BHowell Township#225 of 46655,156
  15. C−Keansburg#398 of 4669,818
  16. C+Keyport#332 of 4667,235
  17. A+Little Silver#20 of 4666,124
  18. DLong Branch#424 of 46633,321
  19. AManalapan Township#94 of 46640,987
  20. A−Manasquan#143 of 4665,954
  21. AMarlboro Township#90 of 46642,254
  22. BMatawan#247 of 4669,768
  23. AMiddletown Township#93 of 46667,135
  24. B+Millstone Township#197 of 46610,412
  25. A+Monmouth Beach#34 of 4663,226
  26. DNeptune City#429 of 4664,591
  27. DNeptune Township#428 of 46628,273
  28. C+Ocean Townshipanother Ocean Township is in Ocean County#315 of 46628,088
  29. AOceanport#91 of 4666,540
  30. C+Red Bank#323 of 46612,896
  31. ARumson#44 of 4667,157
  32. B+Shrewsbury#185 of 4664,178
  33. ASpring Lake#61 of 4662,769
  34. ASpring Lake Heights#56 of 4664,868
  35. B+Tinton Falls#219 of 46619,539
  36. C+Union Beach#316 of 4665,708
  37. A−Upper Freehold Township#159 of 4667,251
  38. B+Wall Township#198 of 46626,753
  39. B+West Long Branch#193 of 4668,625

Morris County 36 graded

  1. BBoonton#234 of 4668,920
  2. ABoonton Township#73 of 4664,432
  3. AButler#110 of 4668,184
  4. A+Chatham#27 of 46610,027
  5. AChester Township#62 of 4667,795
  6. A+Denville Township#12 of 46617,424
  7. C−Dover#400 of 46618,919
  8. B+East Hanover Township#190 of 46611,457
  9. AFlorham Park#43 of 46614,456
  10. A−Hanover Township#169 of 46615,105
  11. A+Harding Township#10 of 4663,949
  12. AJefferson Township#121 of 46620,703
  13. AKinnelon#48 of 46610,138
  14. ALincoln Park#119 of 46610,950
  15. B+Long Hill Township#187 of 4668,684
  16. A+Madison#15 of 46616,607
  17. AMendham#59 of 4664,985
  18. AMendham Township#84 of 4666,075
  19. A−Mine Hill Township#172 of 4664,160
  20. AMontville Township#112 of 46624,469
  21. AMorris Plains#80 of 4666,586
  22. B+Morris Township#200 of 46623,730
  23. B+Morristown#211 of 46620,750
  24. AMount Arlington#95 of 4665,985
  25. AMount Olive Township#87 of 46629,503
  26. A+Mountain Lakes#11 of 4664,649
  27. B+Netcong#183 of 4663,924
  28. AParsippany-Troy Hills Township#114 of 46656,633
  29. APequannock Township#92 of 46615,750
  30. ARandolph Township#101 of 46626,878
  31. B−Riverdale#265 of 4664,144
  32. ARockaway#102 of 4666,631
  33. A−Rockaway Township#162 of 46627,728
  34. A−Roxbury Township#157 of 46623,427
  35. AWashington Townshipanother Washington Township is in Gloucester County and Bergen County#75 of 46618,309
  36. B−Wharton#284 of 4667,618

Ocean County 20 graded

  1. B−Barnegat Township#310 of 46626,151
  2. BBeachwood#253 of 46611,340
  3. CBerkeley Township#354 of 46645,550
  4. B−Brick Township#308 of 46677,402
  5. BJackson Township#231 of 46661,281
  6. B−Lacey Township#295 of 46630,297
  7. DLakehurst#414 of 4662,735
  8. C−Lakewood Township#392 of 466143,765
  9. C+Little Egg Harbor Township#339 of 46621,801
  10. C+Long Beach Township#336 of 4663,148
  11. B−Manchester Township#305 of 46646,556
  12. BOcean Townshipanother Ocean Township is in Monmouth County#245 of 4669,314
  13. CPlumsted Township#349 of 4669,991
  14. APoint Pleasant#88 of 46619,712
  15. BPoint Pleasant Beach#261 of 4664,993
  16. D−Seaside Heights#459 of 4662,549
  17. C+South Toms River#326 of 4663,895
  18. BStafford Township#241 of 46630,958
  19. C+Toms River Township#317 of 466100,899
  20. DTuckerton#416 of 4663,734

Passaic County 16 graded

  1. BBloomingdale#230 of 4667,853
  2. C+Clifton#341 of 46691,127
  3. C−Haledon#406 of 4669,125
  4. B+Hawthorne#192 of 46620,169
  5. A−Little Falls Township#155 of 46615,340
  6. BNorth Haledon#240 of 4669,089
  7. D−Passaic#457 of 46671,337
  8. D−Paterson#460 of 466161,793
  9. APompton Lakes#129 of 46611,246
  10. D−Prospect Park#438 of 4666,450
  11. ARingwood#127 of 46611,853
  12. B−Totowa#278 of 46611,166
  13. A−Wanaque#133 of 46611,418
  14. B+Wayne Township#214 of 46654,819
  15. A−West Milford Township#164 of 46625,216
  16. B−Woodland Park#264 of 46613,623

Salem County 10 graded

  1. B−Alloway Township#266 of 4663,338
  2. C−Carneys Point Township#404 of 4668,766
  3. D−Penns Grove#445 of 4664,934
  4. DPennsville Township#427 of 46612,923
  5. A−Pilesgrove Township#158 of 4664,280
  6. C−Pittsgrove Township#381 of 4669,039
  7. C−Quinton Township#402 of 4662,675
  8. D−Salem#452 of 4665,389
  9. B+Upper Pittsgrove Township#215 of 4663,545
  10. A−Woodstown#176 of 4663,784

Somerset County 18 graded

  1. ABedminster Township#76 of 4668,285
  2. A+Bernards Township#17 of 46628,594
  3. A+Bernardsville#41 of 4667,966
  4. C−Bound Brook#389 of 46613,038
  5. A−Branchburg Township#138 of 46615,511
  6. A−Bridgewater Township#144 of 46646,455
  7. BFranklin Townshipanother Franklin Township is in Gloucester County and Warren County and Hunterdon County#246 of 46669,105
  8. A−Green Brook Township#174 of 4667,410
  9. AHillsborough Township#97 of 46645,061
  10. CManville#372 of 46610,932
  11. AMontgomery Township#117 of 46624,039
  12. DNorth Plainfield#410 of 46622,879
  13. APeapack and Gladstone#128 of 4662,587
  14. B+Raritan#206 of 4668,516
  15. BSomerville#243 of 46614,665
  16. CSouth Bound Brook#365 of 4664,926
  17. A+Warren Township#29 of 46617,753
  18. B−Watchung#272 of 4666,583

Sussex County 17 graded

  1. AAndover Township#107 of 4665,721
  2. B+Byram Township#221 of 4668,249
  3. C+Frankford Township#319 of 4665,368
  4. BFranklin#260 of 4665,083
  5. A−Fredon Township#166 of 4663,332
  6. A−Green Township#147 of 4663,715
  7. BHamburg#262 of 4663,345
  8. B−Hampton Township#309 of 4664,989
  9. B+Hardyston Township#205 of 4668,541
  10. B+Hopatcong#222 of 46614,824
  11. CMontague Township#352 of 4663,896
  12. CNewton#362 of 4668,486
  13. ASparta Township#83 of 46620,431
  14. AStanhope#124 of 4663,614
  15. B−Stillwater Township#292 of 4664,072
  16. B+Vernon Township#204 of 46622,965
  17. CWantage Township#369 of 46611,154

Union County 20 graded

  1. A+Berkeley Heights Township#38 of 46615,140
  2. B+Clark Township#189 of 46616,418
  3. ACranford Township#55 of 46624,725
  4. DElizabeth#435 of 466141,675
  5. A+Fanwood#28 of 4668,035
  6. A−Garwood#135 of 4665,390
  7. DHillside Township#413 of 46622,860
  8. BKenilworth#235 of 4668,602
  9. CLinden#360 of 46645,752
  10. A+Mountainside#5 of 4667,346
  11. ANew Providence#50 of 46614,092
  12. D−Plainfield#451 of 46657,141
  13. CRahway#363 of 46631,010
  14. CRoselle#355 of 46623,261
  15. A−Roselle Park#153 of 46615,603
  16. AScotch Plains Township#72 of 46625,437
  17. A−Springfield Townshipanother Springfield Township is in Burlington County#177 of 46618,342
  18. ASummit#51 of 46623,314
  19. B−Union Townshipanother Union Township is in Hunterdon County#290 of 46663,675
  20. A+Westfield#14 of 46632,595

Warren County 16 graded

  1. CAllamuchy Township#350 of 4665,484
  2. B−Belvidere#276 of 4662,551
  3. BBlairstown Township#249 of 4665,815
  4. B−Franklin Townshipanother Franklin Township is in Gloucester County and Hunterdon County and Somerset County#271 of 4663,049
  5. B−Greenwich Townshipanother Greenwich Township is in Gloucester County#286 of 4665,726
  6. BHackettstown#224 of 46610,185
  7. C−Harmony Township#408 of 4662,542
  8. A−Independence Township#136 of 4665,666
  9. CKnowlton Township#370 of 4662,947
  10. B−Liberty Township#283 of 4662,701
  11. BLopatcong Township#257 of 4669,537
  12. C+Mansfield Townshipanother Mansfield Township is in Burlington County#327 of 4667,996
  13. DPhillipsburg#420 of 46615,456
  14. C−Pohatcong Township#379 of 4663,578
  15. B−Washington#304 of 4667,326
  16. C+White Township#314 of 4664,706
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Towns of 2,500+ without enough data for an overall grade. Their pages show every subject that is graded.

  • –Atlantic Highlands Monmouth County · 4,417 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.
  • –New Hanover Township Burlington County · 6,237 people. No overall grade: no safety or schools figures, and the overall needs three of the four.

Smaller places 62 with 1,000–2,499 residents

These have subject grades (safety, schools, health and the rest) but no overall grade or rank: the overall starts at 2,500 residents.

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