Movoto Real Estate's Best Small Cities In New Jersey

City	Population	Rank	Amenities Rank	Quality of Life Rank	Crime Rank	Tax Rank	Employment Rank	Commute Rank	Weather Rank	Big Deal Score
Florham Park	11,696	1	18	8	5	1	6	55	49	20.29
Princeton	28,572	2	5	18	27	1	21	4	72	21.14
Lakewood	53,805	3	44	85	39	1	6	4	3	26.00
Middlesex	13,635	4	37	57	29	1	52	8	3	26.71
Somerville	12,098	5	11	73	82	1	12	8	3	27.14
Oakland	12,754	6	53	13	24	1	26	55	21	27.57
Lincoln Park	10,521	7	73	44	30	1	6	22	21	28.14
Freehold	12,052	8	1	98	91	1	5	4	3	29.00
Ramsey	14,473	9	24	11	34	1	26	91	21	29.71
Hasbrouck Heights	11,842	10	29	34	2	1	26	42	76	30.00
Madison	15,845	11	43	20	8	1	6	91	49	31.14
Morristown	18,411	12	2	63	84	1	6	17	49	31.71
Franklin Lakes	10,590	13	54	5	19	1	26	98	21	32.00
Westwood	10,908	14	17	30	6	1	26	71	76	32.43
Westfield	30,316	15	38	9	31	1	3	98	49	32.71
Martinsville	11,980	16	107	6	20	1	12	81	3	32.86
Ridgefield	11,032	17	26	68	7	1	26	31	76	33.57
Kinnelon	10,248	18	94	3	1	1	6	111	21	33.86
Ridgewood	24,958	19	25	2	33	1	2	117	76	36.57
Bound Brook	10,402	20	33	90	90	1	12	31	3	37.14
Hillsdale	10,219	21	74	25	10	1	26	55	76	38.14
Somerset	22,083	22	14	39	85	1	12	114	3	38.29
Glen Rock	11,601	23	45	19	14	1	26	91	76	38.86
New Providence	12,171	24	55	17	9	1	78	71	49	40.00
Fort Lee	35,345	25	28	59	17	1	4	98	76	40.43
Pompton Lakes	11,097	26	47	45	23	1	111	37	21	40.71
Manville	10,344	26	80	83	69	1	12	37	3	40.71
Tenafly	14,488	28	49	7	11	1	26	117	76	41.00
Summit	21,457	29	21	13	28	1	78	98	49	41.14
Fair Lawn	32,457	30	42	30	38	1	25	81	76	41.86
Red Bank	12,206	31	4	84	77	1	52	55	21	42.00
Bergenfield	26,764	32	84	63	4	1	12	55	76	42.14
Rutherford	18,061	33	34	38	52	1	26	71	76	42.57
Metuchen	13,574	34	22	12	49	1	52	114	49	42.71
Paramus	26,342	35	7	22	122	1	21	55	76	43.43
Bradley Gardens	14,206	35	122	10	51	1	12	105	3	43.43
River Edge	11,340	37	60	29	18	1	26	98	76	44.00
South Plainfield	23,385	38	31	41	64	1	52	71	49	44.14
Highland Park	13,982	39	48	42	54	1	52	81	38	45.14
Elmwood Park	19,403	40	66	65	63	1	26	22	76	45.57
Dover	18,157	41	40	92	70	1	77	4	37	45.86
Little Ferry	10,626	42	59	70	37	1	26	55	76	46.29
Eatontown	12,709	43	15	95	120	1	52	22	21	46.57
Hamilton Square	12,784	44	115	27	75	1	21	17	72	46.86
Woodbridge	19,265	45	13	56	73	1	51	91	49	47.71
Hopatcong	15,147	46	103	40	12	1	72	105	2	47.86
Hoboken	50,005	46	36	21	79	1	1	121	76	47.86
Hawthorne	18,791	48	50	47	43	1	111	8	76	48.00
Ringwood	12,228	48	77	15	13	1	111	98	21	48.00
Dumont	17,479	50	90	49	16	1	26	81	76	48.43