Glen Rock Named 2nd Best NJ Town For Families: Report

GLEN ROCK, NJ — Glen Rock was named the second best town for families in New Jersey, according to a new ranking published by New Jersey Family magazine.

Glen Rock was named the second best town for families in New Jersey. Ho-Ho-Kus was the second highest Bergen County town ranked at No. 12.

"Not many towns still have the tight-knit vibe where everyone knows your name, but Glen Rock undeniably does, Kathleen Walter told the magazine. "It can be seen at the municipal pool over the summer, where toddlers splash away with water toys while older kids hit the playground."

Glen Rock is also consistently praised for its outstanding schools, but offers author visits and a new education center at Thielke Arboretum.

The famous 520-ton boulder in the middle of town, where the borough got its name, is rumored to have been brought to Glen Rock from Peekskill, New York about 15,000 years ago, according to the magazine.

The magazine looked at towns with more than 1,500 residents, and took into account several key factors, including average home sale price, crime rates, school performance, commute time, and diversity. They then took that data to find the different rankings, including the best overall, best for commuters, and best large, mid-sized, and small towns.

Here's how other Bergen County municipalities were ranked on the overall list:

• No. 22 Northvale
• No. 24 Allendale
• No. 28 Harrington Park
• No. 31 Demarest
• No. 38 Mahwah
• No. 41 Closter
• No. 48 Wyckoff
• No. 49 Oakland
• No. 50 Oradell
• No. 57 Upper Saddle River
• No. 64 Tenafly
• No. 66 Haworth
• No. 67 Norwood
• No. 70 Hillsdale
• No. 72 Old Tappan
• No. 73 Washington Township
• No. 79 Ramsey
• No. 81 Park Ridge
• No. 84 River Vale
• No. 87 Cresskill
• No. 88 Emerson
• No. 89 Alpine
• No. 97 River Edge
• No. 100 Waldwick
• No. 105 Ridgewood
• No. 106 Franklin Lakes
• No. 108 Leonia
• No. 109 Montvale
• No. 110 Woodcliff Lake
• No. 113 Bergenfield
• No. 121 Edgewater
• No. 122 Dumont
• No. 137 Midland Park
• No. 144 Westwood
• No. 147 Saddle River
• No. 178 Wood-Ridge
• No. 182 Rutherford
• No. 192 New Milford
• No. 197 Moonachie
• No. 202 Fair Lawn
• No. 247 Fort Lee
• No. 249 Bogota
• No. 263 Hasbrouck Heights
• No. 278 Lyndhurst
• No. 279 East Rutherford
• No. 288 Ridgefield
• No. 300 Carlstadt
• No. 301 Englewood Cliffs
• No. 317 North Arlington
• No. 339 Saddle Brook
• No. 356 Teaneck
• No. 382 Palisades Park
• No. 388 Maywood
• No. 398 Little Ferry
• No. 410 Wallington
• No. 417 Ridgefield Park
• No. 420. Englewood
• No. 431 Rochelle Park
• No. 436 Elmwood Park
• No. 451 Lodi
• No. 460 Cliffside Park
• No. 468 Fairview
• No. 470 Hackensack
• No. 479 South Hackensack
• No. 487 Garfield

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