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The 2008 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was grown in this leafy 40-square-mile township in southern New Jersey. It also boasts 64 public parks and playgrounds, including 350-acre Veterans Park and the 35-acre sculpture park Grounds for Sculpture. A major drawback: Hamilton does not have a true downtown. For independent restaurants and retail stores, locals can head to Princeton, just 20 minutes away. -- D.M.
Due to an error by our data provider, an earlier version listed incorrect stats for this city's number of colleges.
(I) Income tax notes:
The New Jersey rates reported are for single individuals. For married couples filing jointly, the tax rates also range from 1.4% to 8.97%, with 7 brackets and the same high and low income ranges.
Using statistics from data services company Onboard Informatics, we crunched the numbers in order to zero in on America's best small cities for families. (Last year, we looked at small towns, with populations between 8,500 and 50,000.)
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