4) Upper Montclair
Upper Montclair is another small, peaceful city of academics and intellectuals. 82% of its residents are college graduates. 99% of the total population has completed their high school education. No wonder the average test scores in Upper Montclair are 19% higher than the national average. And the city has all the blessings of highly educated residents. The unemployment rate is 43% lower than the national average; the poverty rate is 73% lower. The median household income is more than three times the median household income of the country. The per capita income is 179% higher than the nations’. Crime is a rare occurrence, and the city is deemed safer than 85% of other cities in the US. Again, you don’t get this utopian environment without paying the cost, and this cost is the high housing price, which is 266% higher than the national average. If you’re looking to rent a place here, be prepared to pay 75% more than you would in most parts of the U.S.
