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 |