{"id":49,"date":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dominickleonesellsnj-com\/2026\/10\/03\/here-are-the-best-places-to-live-in-new-jersey-according-to-us-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:00:00","slug":"here-are-the-best-places-to-live-in-new-jersey-according-to-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/here-are-the-best-places-to-live-in-new-jersey-according-to-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the best places to live in New Jersey, according to US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>US News has named Clifton, Jersey City, and Bayonne as the top three places to live in New Jersey for 2026-2027, evaluating value, livability, job market, and quality of life, with median home values between $463K and $564K. While these cities lead the rankings, I always look at the story behind the numbers\u2014especially when it comes to the integrity and long-term value of each property. With my background in both real estate and residential construction, I focus on how a home\u2019s structure and location, particularly along the waterfront, can truly impact your investment. Whether you\u2019re drawn to city life or considering shore living, recognizing the technical demands behind each home is key to finding a space that\u2019s both beautiful and built to last.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.app.com\/story\/news\/2026\/09\/15\/nj-best-place-to-live-us-news-rankings-clifton-bayonne-jersey-city\/91779425007\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News has named Clifton, Jersey City, and Bayonne as the top three places to live in New Jersey for 2026-2027, evaluating value, livability, job market, and quality of life, with median home values between $463K and $564K. While these cities lead the rankings, I always look at the story behind the numbers\u2014especially when it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":467,"featured_media":50,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/467"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominickleonesellsnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}