What is the #1 best cities for families in new jersey?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Hoboken	58,340	89.00
2	Sea Bright	1,657	85.70
3	Morristown	20,256	83.80
4	Jersey City	289,691	78.10
5	Red Bank	12,864	78.10
6	Asbury Park	15,239	75.40
7	Avon-by-the-Sea	1,801	74.60
8	Harrison	19,599	73.80
9	Belmar	5,861	73.70
10	Avalon	1,478	72.80
11	Point Pleasant Beach	4,826	72.70
12	Atlantic Highlands	4,409	72.60
13	Eatontown	13,537	72.20
14	Hackensack	45,768	71.80
15	Fort Lee	39,818	70.70
16	Tinton Falls	19,252	70.50
17	Manasquan	5,915	70.30
18	Lake Como	1,660	69.30
19	Highland Park	14,981	69.20
20	Sea Isle City	2,079	69.20
21	Netcong	3,543	68.30
22	Highlands	4,575	67.70
23	Seaside Heights	1,992	67.40
24	Beach Haven	1,096	67.40
25	Riverdale	4,084	67.20
26	Lavallette	1,836	67.10
27	East Orange	69,183	66.80
28	Edgewater	14,544	66.60
29	Keyport	7,159	66.20
30	Bloomingdale	7,686	66.10
31	Bayonne	70,468	64.80
32	Salem	5,315	64.70
33	Califon	1,065	64.70
34	Long Branch	32,184	64.40
35	Atlantic City	38,486	64.30
36	New Brunswick	55,744	64.20
37	Caldwell	8,898	63.80
38	Secaucus	21,437	63.50
39	North Wildwood	3,620	63.50
40	Ocean Gate	1,768	63.30
41	Englewood	29,342	63.30
42	West New York	51,683	63.20
43	Cliffside Park	25,580	63.10
44	Lindenwold	21,534	63.10
45	Maywood	10,042	62.20
46	Monmouth Beach	3,201	61.90
47	Somers Point	10,461	61.80
48	Wildwood Crest	3,094	61.60
49	Neptune City	4,607	61.60
50	Somerville	12,958	61.50
51	Midland Park	6,996	61.40
52	Collingswood	14,163	61.20
53	Morris Plains	6,214	61.20
54	Magnolia	4,360	61.20
55	Brooklawn	1,788	61.20
56	Frenchtown	1,609	60.90
57	Pennington	2,798	60.60
58	Trenton	89,966	60.50
59	Brigantine	7,702	60.20
60	Guttenberg	11,638	60.20
61	Surf City	1,225	60.00
62	Princeton	30,451	59.90
63	Newark	307,188	59.90
64	East Rutherford	10,154	59.60
65	Rahway	29,748	59.60
66	Hopewell	1,828	59.60
67	Westville	4,285	59.40
68	Pine Hill	10,762	59.40
69	Penns Grove	4,860	58.80
70	Saddle River	3,358	58.60
71	Cape May	2,789	58.50
72	Lambertville	4,141	58.40
73	Woodbury	9,992	58.40
74	Millville	27,432	58.10
75	Bordentown	4,006	57.50
76	Glassboro	23,375	57.50
77	Mount Ephraim	4,648	57.40
78	Woodbridge	20,086	57.40
79	Summit	22,512	57.40
80	Wildwood	5,140	57.30
81	Cranford	1,783	57.30
82	Palmyra	7,447	57.10
83	Pemberton	1,373	57.10
84	Florham Park	13,134	57.00
85	Lodi	25,946	56.70
86	Clifton	89,247	56.70
87	Margate City	5,260	56.70
88	Burlington	9,904	56.30
89	Somerdale	5,535	56.20
90	Ventnor City	9,220	56.10
91	Lawnside	3,124	55.90
92	Elmwood Park	21,287	55.70
93	Roselle	22,455	55.60
94	Alpine	1,503	55.40
95	Point Pleasant	19,158	55.40
96	Hillsborough	22,302	55.30
97	Woodland Park	13,284	55.00
98	Carlstadt	6,343	54.70
99	Wharton	7,254	54.60
100	Newton	8,336	54.50
101	Toms River	93,915	54.30
102	Island Heights	1,691	54.20
103	Bradley Beach	4,264	54.10
104	Freehold	12,504	54.10
105	Camden	71,471	53.80
106	Oceanport	6,130	53.60
107	Absecon	9,099	53.40
108	Rutherford	18,748	53.40
109	Spring Lake Heights	4,866	53.40
110	Hamburg	3,293	53.40
111	Brielle	4,960	53.00
112	Stanhope	3,551	52.80
113	Phillipsburg	15,251	52.80
114	Sea Girt	1,978	52.70
115	Plainfield	54,515	52.70
116	Bay Head	1,201	52.60
117	West Long Branch	8,576	52.50
118	Little Ferry	10,942	52.40
119	Wanaque	11,162	52.40
120	Florence	5,027	52.10
121	Carteret	25,187	52.10
122	Linden	43,614	52.00
123	Berlin	7,503	51.80
124	Ridgefield Park	13,167	51.70
125	Woodstown	3,690	51.50
126	Clementon	5,351	51.30
127	Spring Lake	2,782	51.20
128	Paulsboro	6,213	51.10
129	Totowa	10,919	51.10
130	Clinton	2,784	50.80
131	Egg Harbor City	4,378	50.60
132	Westwood	11,221	50.60
133	Ho-Ho-Kus	4,230	50.50
134	Elizabeth	135,887	50.50
135	Wallington	11,825	50.40
136	Merchantville	3,815	50.30
137	Spotswood	8,112	50.30
138	Raritan	8,192	50.30
139	Audubon	8,699	50.30
140	Metuchen	14,982	50.20
141	Englishtown	2,075	50.10
142	Sayreville	45,237	49.90
143	Seaside Park	1,804	49.70
144	Kearny	40,570	49.70
145	Springfield	1,338	49.50
146	South Amboy	9,714	49.50
147	Ocean City	11,260	49.50
148	Bound Brook	12,023	49.40
149	Rumson	7,265	49.30
150	Butler	8,072	49.20
151	Manville	10,870	48.90
152	Runnemede	8,310	48.80
153	North Plainfield	22,667	48.80
154	Englewood Cliffs	5,330	48.80
155	Gibbsboro	2,337	48.60
156	Fairview	14,920	48.60
157	Little Silver	6,096	48.50
158	Matawan	9,636	48.50
159	Ridgewood	26,076	48.50
160	Bridgeton	26,836	48.40
161	Helmetta	2,317	48.40
162	Perth Amboy	55,278	48.40
163	Lebanon	1,664	48.20
164	Allentown	1,926	47.80
165	Mount Arlington	5,901	47.70
166	Madison	16,464	47.70
167	New Providence	13,577	47.60
168	South Bound Brook	4,833	47.60
169	Paterson	157,660	47.60
170	Keansburg	9,729	47.40
171	Alpha	2,249	47.30
172	Park Ridge	9,218	47.20
173	Cranbury	2,304	46.80
174	Vineland	60,692	46.70
175	North Arlington	16,368	46.60
176	Lincoln Park	10,901	46.60
177	Dover	18,420	46.40
178	Flemington	4,887	46.40
179	Hammonton	14,746	46.20
180	Ramsey	14,722	46.00
181	Union City	66,375	45.90
182	Pennsville	12,238	45.90
183	Garfield	32,502	45.90
184	Ridgefield	11,439	45.80
185	Wood-Ridge	10,094	45.70
186	Passaic	69,651	45.70
187	Norwood	5,668	45.50
188	Leonia	9,300	45.30
189	Montvale	8,625	45.20
190	Rockaway	6,589	45.00
191	Moonachie	3,106	44.90
192	Hopatcong	14,470	44.80
193	South Plainfield	24,231	44.60
194	Old Tappan	5,896	44.60
195	Pine Beach	2,378	44.40
196	Chatham	9,219	44.30
197	Mendham	4,977	44.00
198	Barrington	7,047	44.00
199	Pleasantville	20,604	43.90
200	Watchung	6,429	43.90
201	Carneys Point	7,945	43.80
202	Hawthorne	19,472	43.80
203	Bernardsville	7,871	43.70
204	Haddonfield	12,502	43.40
205	Old Bridge	28,015	43.40
206	Fair Lawn	35,153	43.30
207	Oradell	8,197	42.90
208	Franklin Lakes	11,011	42.90
209	Washington	7,287	42.90
210	Bogota	9,110	42.50
211	Wenonah	2,248	42.40
212	Westfield	30,760	42.30
213	Shrewsbury	4,162	42.00
214	New Milford	16,882	41.80
215	Fair Haven	6,182	41.80
216	Beachwood	11,002	41.70
217	Roseland	6,211	41.70
218	Bergenfield	28,269	41.50
219	Milltown	6,994	41.50
220	Stratford	6,965	41.50
221	Far Hills	1,004	41.40
222	Jamesburg	5,763	41.20
223	Beverly	2,489	41.10
224	North Haledon	8,757	41.00
225	Haworth	3,321	40.80
226	Hasbrouck Heights	12,067	40.70
227	Roselle Park	13,965	40.60
228	Glen Ridge	7,827	40.40
229	Upper Saddle River	8,354	40.20
230	Oakland	12,700	40.10
231	Paramus	26,500	40.10
232	Chester	1,359	40.10
233	Bellmawr	11,678	40.00
234	Ringwood	11,600	39.90
235	Hightstown	5,869	39.80
236	Mountainside	6,967	39.70
237	Garwood	4,688	39.50
238	Palisades Park	20,192	39.40
239	Bedminster	1,463	39.20
240	Oxford	1,140	39.10
241	Clayton	8,867	39.00
242	National Park	3,043	38.90
243	Woodlynne	2,899	38.80
244	Newfield	1,811	38.80
245	Boonton	8,803	38.70
246	Waldwick	10,090	38.40
247	Union Beach	5,722	38.40
248	Kenilworth	8,339	38.10
249	Linwood	6,954	38.00
250	Ship Bottom	1,009	37.70
251	Tuckerton	3,616	37.60
252	Tenafly	15,252	37.20
253	Franklin	4,938	37.20
254	Pompton Lakes	11,010	37.20
255	North Caldwell	6,622	37.10
256	South Toms River	3,701	37.10
257	South River	16,007	37.10
258	High Bridge	3,584	36.90
259	Dunellen	7,711	36.90
260	River Edge	12,024	36.80
261	Pitman	8,834	36.50
262	Peapack and Gladstone	2,547	36.30
263	Fanwood	7,714	36.20
264	Lakehurst	2,666	36.00
265	Medford Lakes	4,267	36.00
266	Allendale	6,820	35.70
267	Closter	8,544	35.60
268	Dumont	18,072	35.20
269	Prospect Park	6,286	35.20
270	Lakewood	69,884	34.90
271	Mountain Lakes	4,535	34.90
272	Glen Rock	12,082	34.80
273	Oaklyn	3,934	34.70
274	Northvale	4,782	34.60
275	Barnegat	3,367	34.20
276	Kinnelon	9,971	34.10
277	Essex Fells	2,320	34.10
278	Haddon Heights	7,488	34.00
279	Woodcliff Lake	6,097	33.80
280	Harrington Park	4,883	33.80
281	Cresskill	9,101	32.70
282	Demarest	4,916	32.00
283	Chesilhurst	1,340	31.70
284	Middlesex	14,518	31.70
285	Belvidere	2,526	31.30
286	Hackettstown	10,143	31.30
287	Hillsdale	10,086	30.40
288	Haledon	8,936	30.20
289	Ogdensburg	2,231	30.10
290	Riverton	2,771	29.90
291	Gloucester City	11,465	29.70
292	Elmer	1,152	29.20
293	Laurel Springs	2,025	29.10
294	Emerson	7,263	29.00
295	East Newark	2,529	28.50
296	Northfield	8,427	25.90
297	Buena	4,500	25.60
298	Voorhees	1,775	24.10
299	Swedesboro	2,720	23.40
300	Woodbury Heights	3,116	20.30

Methodology

Cities in New Jersey are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in new jersey?: Hoboken ranks #1 with 89.00 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in new jersey?: 1. Hoboken (89.00), 2. Sea Bright (85.70), 3. Morristown (83.80), 4. Jersey City (78.10), 5. Red Bank (78.10)
How many cities in New Jersey are ranked?: This ranking includes 300 cities in New Jersey with available data.

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