Tenafly, Ranks Among Best Towns For Families

New Jersey Best Towns for Families 2015

New Jersey Family Magazine has recently compiled a list of  best towns for families in the state of New Jersey, ranking all towns a  with populations of over 1500 residents.

Anat Eisenberg is proud to report that – unsurprisingly – 27 towns in Bergen County ranked among the top 100 best towns including Tenafly which was ranked 59^th among more than 500 municipalities.

The magazine ranked 512 towns considering such criteria as tax rates, average home sale prices, crime rates, public school district rankings , median household income ,percentage of families with children under the age of 18 , mean travel time to work ,number of restaurants , number of hospitals within 10 miles and number of grocery/convenience stores within 5 miles.

While we are not surprised with the findings, the study does re-affirm that Tenafly, Demarest, Closter, Cresskill, Old Tappan and Harrington Park are ideal towns for families.

Tenafly in particular has one the highest ranked school system in the state, a neighborly atmosphere, great restaurants and a good commute to NYC.

For recreation, Tenafly residents have   limitless possibilities. Families can walk through the beautiful parks and wooded trails of the Tenafly Nature Center as well as  attend a wide variety of art classes at the local JCC.