New Jersey Ranked A Best State To Raise A Family
What makes an area a good place to raise a family? Cost of living, career opportunities, and school systems are some of the main selling points for people when they…
What makes an area a good place to raise a family? Cost of living, career opportunities, and school systems are some of the main selling points for people when they are looking to move. It turns out that the Garden State is a good place to raise a family. WalletHub's recent report ranked the state of New Jersey as the seventh best place to do so.
In order to compile all 50 states into a ranking, WalletHub examined 51 different criteria points. They were categorized into the following groupings; family fun, health and safety, education and child care, affordability and socio-economics. From there, a point system was applied and then totaled to determine what was highest to lowest on the scale. A score of 100 represented the most favorable condition to raise a family.
New Jersey Score
The Garden State finished with a score of 58.14 points. Affordability, education and child care were the top subjects where New Jersey thrived.
Niche recently compiled a similar report and took it a step further by identifying Mountain Lakes and Princeton Junction as top towns to raise a family. "Living in Princeton Junction offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents own their homes. In Princeton Junction, there are a lot of parks. and the public schools are highly rated," they say.
Tri-State
In general, all of the tri-state areas scored quite well with WalletHub. New York finished third overall, thanks in-part for finishing second in the family fun category. Connecticut then rounded out the top 10, and scored as the best state in the country in term of affordability.
Each of these three states is in close proximity to New York City. And they each have coastline areas for families to enjoy relaxing beach time.
The details WalletHub is sharing is aimed at helping families consider what is most important to them when looking for a place to build their lives.
4 New Jersey Cities Make Best Party Cities in the US List
New Jersey knows how to get down. According to Bonus Finder, four New Jersey cities have been ranked as some of the "best party cities in the United States."
The casino review site compiled the list of United States cities based on several attributes the city had to have. Bonus Finder looked at the following criteria:
The site even had your pockets in mind when determining where is the best place to go for a great night out. Below are some factors that Bonus Finder considered in their ranking:
Lastly, (and maybe most importantly, depending on who you ask), the site also considered which clubs and events had the latest "last call at the bar."
The site reviewed "the number of bars, hotels, nightclubs, casinos, stripclubs, and late night food venues were calculated per 10,000 people. Each city has a normalized score out of 10 on each of the factors, before taking an average total normalized score across each of these scores to reach our final overall score out of 10."
Take a look at the three New Jersey cities that made the top 20 of their list and their final scores below:
14. Newark, N.J.
All scores are out of 10.
Music Events: 5.11
Bars: 6.44
Nightclubs: 5.00
Late Night Food Venues: 6.22
Hotels: 7.66
Casinos: 8.34
Stripclubs: 5.00
Average Price of a Drink: 6.70
Average Price of a Hotel Room: 6.17
Average Taxi Cost from the Airport to the City Center:9.66
Last Call at the Bar: 6.80
Total Score: 7.58
8. Jersey City
All scores are out of 10.
Music Events: 5.04
Bars: 7.46
Nightclubs: 5.19
Late Night Food Venues: 6.95
Hotels: 6.98
Casinos: 7.87
Stripclubs: 5.00
Average Price of a Drink: 8.28
Average Price of a Hotel Room: 6.67
Average Taxi Cost from the Airport to the City Center: 8.90
Last Call at the Bar: 6.00
Total Score: 7.83
3. Hoboken
All scores are out of 10.
Music Events: 5.33
Bars: 10.00
Nightclubs: 5.00
Late Night Food Venues: 10.00
Hotels: 7.01
Casinos: 8.33
Stripclubs: 5.00
Average Price of a Drink: 10.00
Average Price of a Hotel Room: 9.15
Average Taxi Cost from the Airport to the City Center: 5.00
Last Call at the Bar: 6.80
Total Score: 9.27
2. Atlantic City
All scores are out of 10.
Music Events: 5.67
Bars: 5.47
Nightclubs: 6.29
Late Night Food Venues: 5.50
Hotels: 8.95
Casinos: 9.25
Stripclubs: 10.00
Average Price of a Drink: 5.47
Average Price of a Hotel Room: 7.06
Average Taxi Cost from the Airport to the City Center: 8.81
Last Call at the Bar: 10.00
Total Score: 9.44
