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Best places to live in Greater Newark

5 places with 551,200 residents within about 10 km of Newark, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Newark, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    47
  2. 2Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    46
  3. 3Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    44
  4. 4Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    33
  5. 5Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    32

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For retired couples

  1. 1Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    58
  2. 2Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    58
  3. 3Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    57
  4. 4Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    54
  5. 5Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    55
  2. 2Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    55
  3. 3Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    53
  4. 4Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    52
  5. 5Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    50

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For commuters

  1. 1Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    80
  2. 2Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    77
  3. 3Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    75
  4. 4Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    74
  5. 5Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    72

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For single professionals

  1. 1Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    75
  2. 2Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    73
  3. 3Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    72
  4. 4Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    68
  5. 5Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    68

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Union (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 56,771 residents    29
  2. 2Elizabeth (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 129,007 residents    28
  3. 3Hillside (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 22,155 residents    27
  4. 4Irvington (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 61,323 residents    22
  5. 5Newark (New Jersey)
    New Jersey, 281,944 residents    22

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Towns in Greater Newark