Best counties in New Jersey

Ranked by composite score — 21 counties

Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Cape May County	58.9	65	59.6	40.9
2	Hunterdon County	54.4	45.9	40.7	74.4
3	Ocean County	53.4	52.4	52.2	39.8
4	Morris County	52.3	51.8	34.9	71.4
5	Monmouth County	52.2	52.6	39.8	63.5
6	Warren County	52	31.3	56.3	48.4
7	Somerset County	51.7	48.6	35.4	72.1
8	Sussex County	51.7	32.8	50.3	58
9	Bergen County	50.6	54.9	32.7	64.1
10	Burlington County	49.9	34.2	48.9	52.1
11	Atlantic County	49	32.7	58.7	33.5
12	Cumberland County	48.9	33.2	63.6	25.5
13	Salem County	48.6	17	63.5	34.6
14	Middlesex County	48.4	40.3	41.6	54.5
15	Gloucester County	48.2	23.3	52.7	50.5
16	Mercer County	47.8	31.7	50.4	46.3
17	Hudson County	46.8	50.2	36.6	42.1
18	Union County	46.5	44.7	38.9	48.7
19	Essex County	45.7	45.4	40.4	33.5
20	Camden County	44.9	15.8	56.9	39.8
21	Passaic County	44.4	38.3	43.6	40.3