Fredon Township is both the safest NJ town to raise a family in, and also the most affordable of the highly ranked towns on our list. 

Top 20 Safest Towns in NJ

Safety Rank Town County Overall Rank
1 Fredon Sussex 5
2 New Hanover Burlington 88
3 Harrington Park Bergen 15
4 Haworth Bergen 82
5 Pennington Mercer 6
6 Old Tappan Bergen 18
7 River Vale Bergen 55
8 Medford Lakes Burlington 86
9 Bethlehem Hunterdon 3
10 Boonton Morris 4
11 Spring Lake Heights Monmouth 45
12 Victory Gardens Morris 91
13 Chatham Twp Morris 28
14 Norwsood Bergen 33
15 Washington Morris 74
16 Ho-Ho-Kus Bergen 73
17 Waldwick Bergen 77
18 Byram Sussex 50
19 Emerson Bergen 59
20 North Haledon Passaic 61

 

 

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