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NJ Monthly Ranks North Caldwell Top Place To Live

New Jersey Monthly's annual 'Top Towns' survey, which was released in August.

It's good to live in North Caldwell.

The magazine New Jersey Monthly ranked North Caldwell the third best place to live in the Garden State in its 2013 "Top Towns" survey. The borough was beaten out by Warren Township and Mendham Borough, which took the second and first spots, respectively. 

Caldwell came in at No. 107 on the list, just ahead of West Caldwell at No. 118. Some other Essex County municipalities were ranked as follows:

  • Millburn: No. 62
  • Essex Fells: No. 72
  • Verona: No. 78
  • Montclair: No. 116
  • Roseland: No. 146
  • Maplewood: No. 179
  • South Orange: No. 233
  • West Orange: No. 309
  • Newark: No. 506
NJ Monthly's survey ranked 514 of New Jersey's 566 municipalities after dropping towns with populations under 1,500 due to lack of statistical data. The rankings took into account: home values, property taxes, crime rate, school performance and lifestyle, according to the website. 

You can see the full list in the photo gallery above.

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