Short Hills was named as one of the best places to live in America for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche. Short Hills was ranked as the eighth-best place to live in New Jersey.
The "Best Places to Live" rankings include cities, city neighborhoods, and suburbs. Niche defines a place as a "non-rural town" with a population of 1,000 or more, including neighborhoods, suburbs, and cities. Niche also separately ranked the best cities, neighborhoods, and suburbs to live in.
Short Hills received an overall Niche grade of A+. Here's how Niche graded Short Hills in the following categories:
- Public Schools: A+
- Housing: B
- Nightlife: A-
- Good for Families: A+
- Diversity: B-
Short Hills also ranked as the No. 2 best place to raise a family, the No.1 place with the best public school in New Jersey, and the No. 1 suburb with the best public school in New Jersey.
Place to raise a family, the No.1 place with the best public school in New Jersey, and the No. 1 suburb with the best public school in New Jersey.
The top 10 best places to live in New Jersey are:
- Princeton Junction
- Upper Montclair
- Princeton
- Princeton Meadows
- Ridgewood
- Waterfront
- Westfield
- Short Hills
- Highland Park
- Haddonfield
Niche released its "Best Places to Live" rankings last Monday. The publication says its goal is to "provide accurate, comparable and thorough evaluations of places." Using data from government and private sources, Niche grades the places evaluated for the rankings on factors like public schools, crime and safety, and housing.
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