These Are The 10 Best Small Cities In New Jersey
If you are thinking about moving to New Jersey, skip the hubbub shown on T.V. and head straight for the smaller cities
If you’re looking to move to New Jersey and want to know what it’s really like to live there, do yourself a favor and never, ever watch a reality show about the state. What with all of the table-throwing, glass-throwing, and just plain throwing up they shows, they miss the real essence of what is wonderful about the state—its beauty, its beaches, and of course, all those bagels.
Even better than all that, there are the often overlooked small cities of New Jersey. The places you can raise a family, start a business, or just go out for a good meal. These are the places that they don’t show you on T.V.
These are the best small cities in New Jersey:
1. Borough of Florham Park
2. Municipality of Princeton
3. CDP of Lakewood
4. Borough of Middlesex
5. Borough of Somerville
6. Borough of Oakland
7. Borough of Lincoln Park
8. Borough of Freehold
9. Borough of Ramsey
10. Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
#6 OAKLAND
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Named for the area’s beautiful white oak trees, this Bergen County borough is more than just a pretty face. Granted, one of the things it is, is expensive, with a cost of living of 129 where the national average was 100—but like with anything, you get what you pay for.
Here, what you’re paying for is a great quality of life. This community had a 93 percent high school graduation rate, a median household income of $116,067, and according to the real estate prices, a booming housing market.
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