Millburn/Short Hills Named Among Best Places To Live In NJ

MILLBURN/SHORT HILLS, NJ — Public data sources along with millions of reviews from students, parents, and residents have amalgamated into Niche.com's 2020 "Best Places To Live" report card. The town of Millburn, more specifically, the Short Hills community, got top grades and appeared on the list from Niche among the first dozen towns.

For at least the fourth year in row, Niche took a bit of a unique approach: The consumer rankings service assigned a grade, on an A+-to-D- scale, to almost every town in the state.

Short Hills appeared 11th on this list:

1. Princeton
2. Princeton Junction
3. Upper Montclair
4. Ridgewood
5. Mountain Lakes
6. Princeton Meadows
7. Springdale
8. Monmouth Junction
9. Westfield
10. New Providence
11. Short Hills
12. Haddonfield
13. Glen Rock
14. Allendale
15. Summit

The town recieved an overall grade of A+ with individual breakouts as follows:

• Public Schools: A+
• Housing: B
• Nightlife: A-
• Good for Families: A+
• Diversity: B-
• Jobs: B
• Weather: B- (See this report for current updates on the Tropical Storm)
• Cost of Living: C
• Health & Fitness: A
• Outdoor Activities: A
• Commute: B

The story includes information on demographics, political views, and even several reviews from residents. One said, "Postcard-perfect town with great location for commuting to NYC. Insane academic competition in high school. Downtown could use more nightlife. Lots of working families but also more than a few billionaires."

Niche said that their Data Team uses advanced algorithms and statistical techniques to compare, normalize, and connect millions of data points to thoroughly analyze U.S. schools and neighborhoods.

"Our Research Team combines user feedback and insights with industry standards to determine the key components that should make up our various grades," they said on their website. "Niche report cards are designed to capture what schools and neighborhoods are really like."
You can view more on their process and methodology on their website.

Here are some other recent Millburn/Short Hills updates:

• Millburn Township will prohibit vehicles from a section of Main Street in Millburn throughout August, so that restaurants, fitness studios, and art studios can use it to offer goods and services. The restriction will apply to Main Street between Millburn Avenue and Essex Street for the entire month of August, beginning this Thursday, July 30 at 4 p.m. and running through Monday, Aug. 31 at 7 a.m.
• Millburn schools reopen on Sept. 3. Download the calendar here. The reopening plan was recently released. See it here.
• Here are recent coronavirus updates, statistics, and where to get tested in Millburn.

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