Upper Montclair Ranks Third On Best Places to Live In NJ List – Montclair, NJ Patch

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The neighborhood of “Upper Montclair” is the third-best place to live in New Jersey, according to a recent report.

Data compiler Niche.com has released its ranking of “2020 Best Places to Live in New Jersey,” which ranks towns and Census-designated places based on crime, public schools, cost of living, job opportunities and “local amenities.”

Upper Montclair” – a census-designated neighborhood within the municipality of Montclair – got the third-highest spot in this year’s list.

See the full list of ranked towns here. Learn about researchers’ methodology here.

Other places in Essex County that cracked the top 100 on this year’s list included:

• 3 – Upper Montclair
• 11 – Short Hills
• 16 – Livingston
• 28 – Glen Ridge
• 31 – South Orange
• 50 – North Caldwell
• 62 – Maplewood
• 70 – Essex Fells
• 97 – Verona

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