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If you think New Jersey is nothing but a mass of turnpikes and highways, then you've never heard of Franklin Township. With about 6,500 acres of farmland, residential areas can be just five minutes from the country, and sheep and cows are a common sight. Franklin is also one of the most diverse townships in New Jersey, with a population that's 20% Asian and 27% African-American. City slickers take note: The community doesn't have a real downtown area, and it takes an hour to reach New York City or Philadelphia. --D.M.
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Due to erroneous job, cost-of-living, and test score stats for a small number of places, this city's rank changed slightly from an earlier version.
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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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