Berkeley Heights Named One Of The Best Towns by New Jersey Monthly

Berkeley Heights is the #7 town in the state according to New Jersey Monthly’s list of the Garden State’s 100 Top Towns. 

"The municipalities that performed best in this year's rankings were generally the more affluent towns of northern and central New Jersey," says New Jersey Monthly Editor Ken Schlager. "In difficult economic times, these towns tend to have the resources needed to hold the line on property tax increases, maintain school performance and protect their citizens against crime. This in turn makes the towns more desirable to homebuyers, thus boosting home values." 

The 2011 list of New Jersey's Top 100 Towns was compiled for New Jersey Monthly by Leflein Associates, an independent research firm in Ringwood, NJ. In creating the rankings, the researchers considered five categories best representing the quality of life in New Jersey’s 566 municipalities: property taxes; home values; crime rate; school performance; and a lifestyle factor based on proximity to services, entertainment and dining, as well as commute time. Municipalities with populations below 1,500 were eliminated from the rankings, due to insufficient data.

The Top Towns are Ho-Ho-Kus, Peapack Gladstone, Bernards Township, Boonton Township, Rumson, Florham Park, Berkeley Heights, Bernardsville, Essex Fells, and Franklin Lakes.

 “The 100 Top Towns” is featured in the September issue of New Jersey Monthly, which subscribers will receive after August 22 and is available on newsstands on August 30, 2011.