To help you find your town in our Best Places to Live list, we’ve placed all the municipalities in alphabetical order to make things easy.
| 2013 Rank | Municipality | County |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | Aberdeen township | Monmouth |
| 302 | Absecon city | Atlantic |
| 70 | Alexandria township | Hunterdon |
| 275 | Allamuchy township | Warren |
| 115 | Allendale borough | Bergen |
| 279 | Allentown borough | Monmouth |
| 392 | Alloway township | Salem |
| 366 | Alpha borough | Warren |
| 50 | Alpine borough | Bergen |
| 225 | Andover township | Sussex |
| 471 | Asbury Park city | Monmouth |
| 511 | Atlantic City | Atlantic |
| 171 | Atlantic Highlands borough | Monmouth |
| 337 | Audubon borough | Camden |
| 162 | Avon-by-the-Sea borough | Monmouth |
| 312 | Barnegat township | Ocean |
| 391 | Barrington borough | Camden |
| 439 | Bayonne city | Hudson |
| 346 | Beachwood borough | Ocean |
| 60 | Bedminster township | Somerset |
| 288 | Belleville township | Essex |
| 479 | Bellmawr borough | Camden |
| 204 | Belmar borough | Monmouth |
| 505 | Belvidere town | Warren |
| 258 | Bergenfield borough | Bergen |
| 85 | Berkeley Heights township | Union |
| 283 | Berkeley township | Ocean |
| 288 | Berlin borough | Camden |
| 496 | Berlin township | Camden |
| 47 | Bernards township | Somerset |
| 27 | Bernardsville borough | Somerset |
| 28 | Bethlehem township | Hunterdon |
| 510 | Beverly city | Burlington |
| 155 | Blairstown township | Warren |
| 417 | Bloomfield township | Essex |
| 406 | Bloomingdale borough | Passaic |
| 459 | Bogota borough | Bergen |
| 268 | Boonton town | Morris |
| 149 | Boonton township | Morris |
| 216 | Bordentown city | Burlington |
| 427 | Bordentown township | Burlington |
| 487 | Bound Brook borough | Somerset |
| 365 | Bradley Beach borough | Monmouth |
| 37 | Branchburg township | Somerset |
| 307 | Brick township | Ocean |
| 456 | Bridgeton city | Cumberland |
| 120 | Bridgewater township | Somerset |
| 54 | Brielle borough | Monmouth |
| 298 | Brigantine city | Atlantic |
| 509 | Brooklawn borough | Camden |
| 445 | Buena borough | Atlantic |
| 497 | Buena Vista township | Atlantic |
| 480 | Burlington city | Burlington |
| 340 | Burlington township | Burlington |
| 370 | Butler borough | Morris |
| 364 | Byram township | Sussex |
| 107 | Caldwell borough | Essex |
| 436 | Camden city | Camden |
| 397 | Cape May city | Cape May |
| 282 | Carlstadt borough | Bergen |
| 447 | Carneys Point township | Salem |
| 425 | Carteret borough | Middlesex |
| 170 | Cedar Grove township | Essex |
| 41 | Chatham borough | Morris |
| 11 | Chatham township | Morris |
| 308 | Cherry Hill township | Camden |
| 501 | Chesilhurst borough | Camden |
| 40 | Chester borough | Morris |
| 25 | Chester township | Morris |
| 284 | Chesterfield township | Burlington |
| 142 | Cinnaminson township | Burlington |
| 452 | City of Orange township | Essex |
| 174 | Clark township | Union |
| 369 | Clayton borough | Gloucester |
| 482 | Clementon borough | Camden |
| 296 | Cliffside Park borough | Bergen |
| 426 | Clifton city | Passaic |
| 87 | Clinton town | Hunterdon |
| 42 | Clinton township | Hunterdon |
| 33 | Closter borough | Bergen |
| 394 | Collingswood borough | Camden |
| 102 | Colts Neck township | Monmouth |
| 449 | Commercial township | Cumberland |
| 55 | Cranbury township | Middlesex |
| 141 | Cranford township | Union |
| 148 | Cresskill borough | Bergen |
| 383 | Deerfield township | Cumberland |
| 305 | Delanco township | Burlington |
| 127 | Delaware township | Hunterdon |
| 338 | Delran township | Burlington |
| 8 | Demarest borough | Bergen |
| 161 | Dennis township | Cape May |
| 113 | Denville township | Morris |
| 316 | Deptford township | Gloucester |
| 306 | Dover town | Morris |
| 508 | Downe township | Cumberland |
| 222 | Dumont borough | Bergen |
| 323 | Dunellen borough | Middlesex |
| 178 | Eagleswood township | Ocean |
| 35 | East Amwell township | Hunterdon |
| 243 | East Brunswick township | Middlesex |
| 343 | East Greenwich township | Gloucester |
| 19 | East Hanover township | Morris |
| 483 | East Newark borough | Hudson |
| 503 | East Orange city | Essex |
| 219 | East Rutherford borough | Bergen |
| 239 | East Windsor township | Mercer |
| 303 | Eastampton township | Burlington |
| 358 | Eatontown borough | Monmouth |
| 57 | Edgewater borough | Bergen |
| 403 | Edgewater Park township | Burlington |
| 236 | Edison township | Middlesex |
| 514 | Egg Harbor City | Atlantic |
| 388 | Egg Harbor township | Atlantic |
| 450 | Elizabeth city | Union |
| 329 | Elk township | Gloucester |
| 420 | Elmwood Park borough | Bergen |
| 101 | Emerson borough | Bergen |
| 313 | Englewood city | Bergen |
| 45 | Englewood Cliffs borough | Bergen |
| 274 | Englishtown borough | Monmouth |
| 72 | Essex Fells borough | Essex |
| 198 | Estell Manor city | Atlantic |
| 88 | Evesham township | Burlington |
| 463 | Ewing township | Mercer |
| 22 | Fair Haven borough | Monmouth |
| 207 | Fair Lawn borough | Bergen |
| 164 | Fairfield township | Essex |
| 327 | Fairfield township | Cumberland |
| 347 | Fairview borough | Bergen |
| 99 | Fanwood borough | Union |
| 227 | Flemington borough | Hunterdon |
| 328 | Florence township | Burlington |
| 64 | Florham Park borough | Morris |
| 290 | Folsom borough | Atlantic |
| 213 | Fort Lee borough | Bergen |
| 318 | Frankford township | Sussex |
| 407 | Franklin borough | Sussex |
| 30 | Franklin Lakes borough | Bergen |
| 84 | Franklin township | Hunterdon |
| 238 | Franklin township | Gloucester |
| 252 | Franklin township | Warren |
| 399 | Franklin township | Somerset |
| 317 | Fredon township | Sussex |
| 349 | Freehold borough | Monmouth |
| 139 | Freehold township | Monmouth |
| 359 | Frelinghuysen township | Warren |
| 354 | Galloway township | Atlantic |
| 331 | Garfield city | Bergen |
| 163 | Garwood borough | Union |
| 395 | Gibbsboro borough | Camden |
| 463 | Glassboro borough | Gloucester |
| 181 | Glen Gardner borough | Hunterdon |
| 94 | Glen Ridge borough | Essex |
| 63 | Glen Rock borough | Bergen |
| 454 | Gloucester City | Camden |
| 311 | Gloucester township | Camden |
| 93 | Green Brook township | Somerset |
| 109 | Green township | Sussex |
| 338 | Greenwich township | Warren |
| 433 | Greenwich township | Gloucester |
| 498 | Guttenberg town | Hudson |
| 334 | Hackensack city | Bergen |
| 212 | Hackettstown town | Warren |
| 86 | Haddon Heights borough | Camden |
| 210 | Haddon township | Camden |
| 103 | Haddonfield borough | Camden |
| 266 | Hainesport township | Burlington |
| 485 | Haledon borough | Passaic |
| 270 | Hamburg borough | Sussex |
| 254 | Hamilton township | Atlantic |
| 348 | Hamilton township | Mercer |
| 273 | Hammonton town | Atlantic |
| 221 | Hampton township | Sussex |
| 48 | Hanover township | Morris |
| 18 | Harding township | Morris |
| 242 | Hardwick township | Warren |
| 208 | Hardyston township | Sussex |
| 247 | Harmony township | Warren |
| 92 | Harrington Park borough | Bergen |
| 507 | Harrison town | Hudson |
| 246 | Harrison township | Gloucester |
| 200 | Hasbrouck Heights borough | Bergen |
| 74 | Haworth borough | Bergen |
| 373 | Hawthorne borough | Passaic |
| 259 | Hazlet township | Monmouth |
| 71 | Helmetta borough | Middlesex |
| 310 | High Bridge borough | Hunterdon |
| 361 | Highland Park borough | Middlesex |
| 325 | Highlands borough | Monmouth |
| 156 | Hightstown borough | Mercer |
| 10 | Hillsborough township | Somerset |
| 108 | Hillsdale borough | Bergen |
| 484 | Hillside township | Union |
| 23 | Ho-Ho-Kus borough | Bergen |
| 202 | Hoboken city | Hudson |
| 117 | Holland township | Hunterdon |
| 100 | Holmdel township | Monmouth |
| 413 | Hopatcong borough | Sussex |
| 291 | Hope township | Warren |
| 147 | Hopewell borough | Mercer |
| 106 | Hopewell township | Mercer |
| 216 | Hopewell township | Cumberland |
| 167 | Howell township | Monmouth |
| 379 | Independence township | Warren |
| 495 | Irvington township | Essex |
| 330 | Island Heights borough | Ocean |
| 276 | Jackson township | Ocean |
| 442 | Jamesburg borough | Middlesex |
| 143 | Jefferson township | Morris |
| 465 | Jersey City | Hudson |
| 443 | Keansburg borough | Monmouth |
| 467 | Kearny town | Hudson |
| 388 | Kenilworth borough | Union |
| 385 | Keyport borough | Monmouth |
| 160 | Kingwood township | Hunterdon |
| 43 | Kinnelon borough | Morris |
| 131 | Knowlton township | Warren |
| 277 | Lacey township | Ocean |
| 400 | Lafayette township | Sussex |
| 110 | Lake Como borough | Monmouth |
| 260 | Lakehurst borough | Ocean |
| 264 | Lakewood township | Ocean |
| 121 | Lambertville city | Hunterdon |
| 384 | Laurel Springs borough | Camden |
| 128 | Lavallette borough | Ocean |
| 475 | Lawnside borough | Camden |
| 281 | Lawrence township | Mercer |
| 414 | Lawrence township | Cumberland |
| 36 | Lebanon Borough | Hunterdon |
| 58 | Lebanon township | Hunterdon |
| 232 | Leonia borough | Bergen |
| 197 | Liberty township | Warren |
| 137 | Lincoln Park borough | Morris |
| 488 | Linden city | Union |
| 489 | Lindenwold borough | Camden |
| 241 | Linwood city | Atlantic |
| 458 | Little Egg Harbor township | Ocean |
| 255 | Little Falls township | Passaic |
| 187 | Little Ferry borough | Bergen |
| 69 | Little Silver borough | Monmouth |
| 68 | Livingston township | Essex |
| 352 | Lodi borough | Bergen |
| 199 | Logan township | Gloucester |
| 226 | Long Beach township | Ocean |
| 375 | Long Branch city | Monmouth |
| 104 | Long Hill township | Morris |
| 265 | Lopatcong township | Warren |
| 154 | Lower Alloways Creek township | Salem |
| 151 | Lower township | Cape May |
| 272 | Lumberton township | Burlington |
| 313 | Lyndhurst township | Bergen |
| 17 | Madison borough | Morris |
| 461 | Magnolia borough | Camden |
| 26 | Mahwah township | Bergen |
| 153 | Manalapan township | Monmouth |
| 186 | Manasquan borough | Monmouth |
| 437 | Manchester township | Ocean |
| 278 | Mannington township | Salem |
| 165 | Mansfield township | Burlington |
| 374 | Mansfield township | Warren |
| 190 | Mantua township | Gloucester |
| 444 | Manville borough | Somerset |
| 438 | Maple Shade township | Burlington |
| 179 | Maplewood township | Essex |
| 112 | Margate City | Atlantic |
| 152 | Marlboro township | Monmouth |
| 286 | Matawan borough | Monmouth |
| 421 | Maurice River township | Cumberland |
| 157 | Maywood borough | Bergen |
| 206 | Medford Lakes borough | Burlington |
| 177 | Medford township | Burlington |
| 1 | Mendham borough | Morris |
| 32 | Mendham township | Morris |
| 435 | Merchantville borough | Camden |
| 185 | Metuchen borough | Middlesex |
| 150 | Middle township | Cape May |
| 320 | Middlesex borough | Middlesex |
| 158 | Middletown township | Monmouth |
| 205 | Midland Park borough | Bergen |
| 62 | Millburn township | Essex |
| 77 | Millstone township | Monmouth |
| 168 | Milltown borough | Middlesex |
| 411 | Millville city | Cumberland |
| 299 | Mine Hill township | Morris |
| 75 | Monmouth Beach borough | Monmouth |
| 319 | Monroe township | Gloucester |
| 377 | Monroe township | Middlesex |
| 404 | Montague township | Sussex |
| 116 | Montclair township | Essex |
| 53 | Montgomery township | Somerset |
| 76 | Montvale borough | Bergen |
| 15 | Montville township | Morris |
| 446 | Moonachie borough | Bergen |
| 56 | Moorestown township | Burlington |
| 123 | Morris Plains borough | Morris |
| 129 | Morris township | Morris |
| 114 | Morristown town | Morris |
| 166 | Mount Arlington borough | Morris |
| 468 | Mount Ephraim borough | Camden |
| 418 | Mount Holly township | Burlington |
| 73 | Mount Laurel township | Burlington |
| 132 | Mount Olive township | Morris |
| 20 | Mountain Lakes borough | Morris |
| 44 | Mountainside borough | Union |
| 262 | Mullica township | Atlantic |
| 411 | National Park borough | Gloucester |
| 469 | Neptune City borough | Monmouth |
| 363 | Neptune township | Monmouth |
| 408 | Netcong borough | Morris |
| 462 | New Brunswick city | Middlesex |
| 415 | New Hanover township | Burlington |
| 342 | New Milford borough | Bergen |
| 59 | New Providence borough | Union |
| 506 | Newark city | Essex |
| 250 | Newfield borough | Gloucester |
| 432 | Newton town | Sussex |
| 333 | North Arlington borough | Bergen |
| 434 | North Bergen township | Hudson |
| 430 | North Brunswick township | Middlesex |
| 3 | North Caldwell borough | Essex |
| 172 | North Haledon borough | Passaic |
| 90 | North Hanover township | Burlington |
| 477 | North Plainfield borough | Somerset |
| 182 | North Wildwood city | Cape May |
| 351 | Northfield city | Atlantic |
| 193 | Northvale borough | Bergen |
| 4 | Norwood borough | Bergen |
| 144 | Nutley township | Essex |
| 15 | Oakland borough | Bergen |
| 416 | Oaklyn borough | Camden |
| 98 | Ocean City | Cape May |
| 371 | Ocean Gate borough | Ocean |
| 119 | Ocean township | Ocean |
| 223 | Ocean township | Monmouth |
| 60 | Oceanport borough | Monmouth |
| 441 | Ogdensburg borough | Sussex |
| 280 | Old Bridge township | Middlesex |
| 24 | Old Tappan borough | Bergen |
| 211 | Oldmans township | Salem |
| 97 | Oradell borough | Bergen |
| 124 | Oxford township | Warren |
| 140 | Palisades Park borough | Bergen |
| 422 | Palmyra borough | Burlington |
| 21 | Paramus borough | Bergen |
| 51 | Park Ridge borough | Bergen |
| 126 | Parsippany-Troy Hills township | Morris |
| 429 | Passaic city | Passaic |
| 504 | Paterson city | Passaic |
| 474 | Paulsboro borough | Gloucester |
| 184 | Peapack and Gladstone borough | Somerset |
| 335 | Pemberton township | Burlington |
| 34 | Pennington borough | Mercer |
| 466 | Penns Grove borough | Salem |
| 486 | Pennsauken township | Camden |
| 427 | Pennsville township | Salem |
| 14 | Pequannock township | Morris |
| 440 | Perth Amboy city | Middlesex |
| 481 | Phillipsburg town | Warren |
| 237 | Pilesgrove township | Salem |
| 355 | Pine Beach borough | Ocean |
| 470 | Pine Hill borough | Camden |
| 350 | Piscataway township | Middlesex |
| 321 | Pitman borough | Gloucester |
| 362 | Pittsgrove township | Salem |
| 492 | Plainfield city | Union |
| 67 | Plainsboro township | Middlesex |
| 513 | Pleasantville city | Atlantic |
| 192 | Plumsted township | Ocean |
| 476 | Pohatcong township | Warren |
| 176 | Point Pleasant Beach borough | Ocean |
| 180 | Point Pleasant borough | Ocean |
| 341 | Pompton Lakes borough | Passaic |
| 52 | Princeton borough | Mercer |
| 9 | Princeton township | Mercer |
| 493 | Prospect Park borough | Passaic |
| 372 | Quinton township | Salem |
| 500 | Rahway city | Union |
| 135 | Ramsey borough | Bergen |
| 80 | Randolph township | Morris |
| 96 | Raritan borough | Somerset |
| 38 | Raritan township | Hunterdon |
| 29 | Readington township | Hunterdon |
| 300 | Red Bank borough | Monmouth |
| 194 | Ridgefield borough | Bergen |
| 134 | Ridgefield Park village | Bergen |
| 81 | Ridgewood village | Bergen |
| 231 | Ringwood borough | Passaic |
| 95 | River Edge borough | Bergen |
| 49 | River Vale township | Bergen |
| 326 | Riverdale borough | Morris |
| 453 | Riverside township | Burlington |
| 393 | Riverton borough | Burlington |
| 158 | Robbinsville township | Mercer |
| 227 | Rochelle Park township | Bergen |
| 402 | Rockaway borough | Morris |
| 196 | Rockaway township | Morris |
| 146 | Roseland borough | Essex |
| 448 | Roselle borough | Union |
| 248 | Roselle Park borough | Union |
| 215 | Roxbury township | Morris |
| 13 | Rumson borough | Monmouth |
| 491 | Runnemede borough | Camden |
| 250 | Rutherford borough | Bergen |
| 360 | Saddle Brook township | Bergen |
| 65 | Saddle River borough | Bergen |
| 478 | Salem city | Salem |
| 385 | Sandyston township | Sussex |
| 405 | Sayreville borough | Middlesex |
| 82 | Scotch Plains township | Union |
| 39 | Sea Girt borough | Monmouth |
| 125 | Sea Isle City | Cape May |
| 344 | Seaside Heights borough | Ocean |
| 203 | Seaside Park borough | Ocean |
| 294 | Secaucus town | Hudson |
| 175 | Shamong township | Burlington |
| 220 | Shrewsbury borough | Monmouth |
| 396 | Somerdale borough | Camden |
| 382 | Somers Point city | Atlantic |
| 471 | Somerville borough | Somerset |
| 331 | South Amboy city | Middlesex |
| 398 | South Bound Brook borough | Somerset |
| 122 | South Brunswick township | Middlesex |
| 410 | South Hackensack township | Bergen |
| 261 | South Harrison township | Gloucester |
| 233 | South Orange Village township | Essex |
| 304 | South Plainfield borough | Middlesex |
| 223 | South River borough | Middlesex |
| 424 | South Toms River borough | Ocean |
| 229 | Southampton township | Burlington |
| 195 | Sparta township | Sussex |
| 271 | Spotswood borough | Middlesex |
| 12 | Spring Lake borough | Monmouth |
| 209 | Spring Lake Heights borough | Monmouth |
| 269 | Springfield township | Union |
| 356 | Springfield township | Burlington |
| 315 | Stafford township | Ocean |
| 145 | Stanhope borough | Sussex |
| 111 | Stillwater township | Sussex |
| 419 | Stratford borough | Camden |
| 133 | Summit city | Union |
| 285 | Sussex borough | Sussex |
| 301 | Swedesboro borough | Gloucester |
| 66 | Tabernacle township | Burlington |
| 256 | Teaneck township | Bergen |
| 7 | Tenafly borough | Bergen |
| 31 | Tewksbury township | Hunterdon |
| 91 | Tinton Falls borough | Monmouth |
| 235 | Toms River township | Ocean |
| 387 | Totowa borough | Passaic |
| 499 | Trenton city | Mercer |
| 409 | Tuckerton borough | Ocean |
| 455 | Union Beach borough | Monmouth |
| 502 | Union City | Hudson |
| 5 | Union township | Hunterdon |
| 460 | Union township | Union |
| 423 | Upper Deerfield township | Cumberland |
| 245 | Upper Freehold township | Monmouth |
| 169 | Upper Pittsgrove township | Salem |
| 82 | Upper Saddle River borough | Bergen |
| 230 | Upper township | Cape May |
| 457 | Ventnor City | Atlantic |
| 291 | Vernon township | Sussex |
| 78 | Verona township | Essex |
| 293 | Victory Gardens borough | Morris |
| 380 | Vineland city | Cumberland |
| 188 | Voorhees township | Camden |
| 138 | Waldwick borough | Bergen |
| 214 | Wall township | Monmouth |
| 357 | Wallington borough | Bergen |
| 297 | Wanaque borough | Passaic |
| 295 | Wantage township | Sussex |
| 2 | Warren township | Somerset |
| 451 | Washington borough | Warren |
| 46 | Washington township | Morris |
| 105 | Washington township | Bergen |
| 249 | Washington township | Gloucester |
| 473 | Washington township | Warren |
| 173 | Watchung borough | Somerset |
| 490 | Waterford township | Camden |
| 253 | Wayne township | Passaic |
| 234 | Weehawken township | Hudson |
| 336 | Wenonah borough | Gloucester |
| 201 | West Amwell township | Hunterdon |
| 118 | West Caldwell township | Essex |
| 287 | West Deptford township | Gloucester |
| 183 | West Long Branch borough | Monmouth |
| 324 | West Milford township | Passaic |
| 390 | West New York town | Hudson |
| 309 | West Orange township | Essex |
| 79 | West Windsor township | Mercer |
| 136 | Westampton township | Burlington |
| 89 | Westfield town | Union |
| 368 | Westville borough | Gloucester |
| 257 | Westwood borough | Bergen |
| 266 | Weymouth township | Atlantic |
| 401 | Wharton borough | Morris |
| 218 | White township | Warren |
| 321 | Wildwood city | Cape May |
| 263 | Wildwood Crest borough | Cape May |
| 378 | Willingboro township | Burlington |
| 494 | Winslow township | Camden |
| 244 | Wood-Ridge borough | Bergen |
| 345 | Woodbine borough | Cape May |
| 381 | Woodbridge township | Middlesex |
| 367 | Woodbury city | Gloucester |
| 189 | Woodbury Heights borough | Gloucester |
| 6 | Woodcliff Lake borough | Bergen |
| 431 | Woodland Park borough | Passaic |
| 191 | Woodland township | Burlington |
| 512 | Woodlynne borough | Camden |
| 376 | Woodstown borough | Salem |
| 352 | Woolwich township | Gloucester |
| 130 | Wyckoff township | Bergen |
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