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Rumson, NJ is a small town located in Monmouth County and has been highly ranked for many reasons. According to BestPlaces.net, Rumson ranks as the #3 best place to live in the state of New Jersey. This ranking is based on a variety of factors such as quality of life, cost of living, job market, weather, crime rates and more. It has also been voted the #1 safest city in New Jersey by Safewise and holds a low crime rate compared to other cities in the state. Residents have access to excellent schools and great recreational activities like beaches and parks. Overall, Rumson is an attractive community with much to offer its residents.

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#2 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#2 Sleepless Cities 2011
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#2 Best and Worst Airports to make a Connection List
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#2 Sperlings Skincare Wrinkle Ranking
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#3 The Most Single Cities
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#3 Best Airports to Make a Connection
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#4 Best States for LGBTQ Rights
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#5 Safest Cities for Families with Young Children
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#5 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#5 Most Difficult Cities to Navigate
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#5 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#6 Best Cities for Teleworking - Extra Large Metro Areas
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#7 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#7 Most Competitive Private Colleges
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#8 Most Affordable Colleges
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#8 Best Cities for Seniors 2005
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#8 Wrinkle Ranking Cities Most at Risk for Skin Damage by 2040
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#9 Most Irritation Prone Cities
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#10 Failure To Lunch
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#10 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011
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#11 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#11 Cities on the Edge of Greatness
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#12 America's Best Cities for a Healthy Retirement
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#13 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#13 Best US Cities for Seniors 2011
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#14 Healthiest Cities
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#14 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#14 America’s Least Manly Cities
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#15 Gloomiest Places in America
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#15 Fiscally Fit Cities Report
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#16 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#16 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#19 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#20 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#24 America's Riskiest Online Cities
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#25 Best Block Party Places
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#25 Stressful Cities 2012
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#28 America's Most Playful Cities
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#29 Most Energetic Cities
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#29 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#29 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft
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#34 Worst Cities for Respiratory Infections
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#34 America's Top Hygge Cities
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#35 Best Baseball Cities
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#35 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#35 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#40 2005 Best Places to Live
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#42 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#42 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#43 2005 High Gas Prices
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#45 Sleep in the City Study
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#49 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#50 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#50 America’s Manliest Cities
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#75 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#106 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#234 Best Green Cities
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Over 15 years ago

I have been nothing short of amazed at the quality of eduction offered by the public school system in the Rumson elementary system: the leadership and quality displayed  More

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Rumson, NJ is one of those rare places where you really can have it all. A quick 40 minute ferry ride takes you to New York City for all it has to offer for work,  More

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Over 16 years ago

The beach, 1 hour to New York, Mansions, Regular Houses, Great People, High Taxes, so much  More

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