6 Bergen County Towns Named Among 'Best Places To Live In America'

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Six towns in Bergen County were among the 18 New Jersey towns and cities named in Niche.com's Best Places to Live in America in 2024 list, released last Tuesday.

Factors considered include public schools, walkability, diversity, the housing market, and more. The information comes from resident reviews, Census data, employment statistics, CDC numbers, and more.

The list, now in its 10th year, is intended to help everyone from young professionals to retirees decide where they want to live, they say.

Niche analyzed 230 cities and more than 18,000 places to live.

Below are the cities and towns in New Jersey named among the Best Cities to Live in America:

• Princeton
• Ho-Ho-Kus
• Princeton Junction
• Ridgewood
• Harrington Park
• River Edge
• Closter
• Mountain Lakes
• Hoboken
• Upper Montclair
• Metuchen
• New Providence
• Summit
• Haworth
• Montgomery Township
• Haddonfield
• Jersey City
• Newark

Niche had separate lists for cities and for towns. For the first time, Naperville, Illinois, was named the best city, with The Woodlands, Texas; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Arlington, Virginia; and Plano, Texas, rounding out the top five.

The five best places to live, according to the ranking, are, respectively, Colonial Village, Virginia, a Washington, D.C., neighborhood; Carmel, Indiana; Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania; Uptown Tampa, Florida; and Cinco Ranch, Texas.

Find out more about this year's rankings here.

Patch Editor Nicole Rosenthal contributed to this report.