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Magazine: Town No. 7 Best Place to Live in GlouCo
West Deptford maintains its county rankings, but falls off tri-county's best towns in South Jersey Magazine list.
West Deptford is a top place to live in Gloucester County, according to a local magazine’s recently released rankings.
South Jersey Magazine ranked the township the seventh best place to live in Gloucester County in its Top Towns 2011 list. West Deptford has held that spot since 2009, the first year the magazine published its Top Town rankings.
Mayor Anna Docimo said it's great that the township's county ranking has remained solid and stable for the last three years.
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"West Deptford has so much to offer," she said. "The quality of life is remarkable in this town."
The magazine also listed West Deptford as the 13th best town for high school performance in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.
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Docimo said she had "nothing but praise" for the school system, and said the schools were a big part of her decision to move here, even before she had children.
"Our school system is fabulous," she said, lauding everything from the staff to athletics and extracurricular activities.
This year, West Deptford failed to make the list for the top 25 best towns in the tri-county area. In both 2009 and 2010, it ranked No. 25 on the list. This year, Gloucester Township moved into the No. 25 spot.
South Jersey Magazine, which published the rankings in its May issue, culled data from the state Department of Education, Division of Local Government services and the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report.
The criteria for the rankings include average residential property value, residential taxes per value, reported crime, SAT scores, college-bound high school graduates and performance on standardized tests.
Top Towns, according to South Jersey Magazine
1. Haddonfield
2. Harrison
3. Florence
4. Medford
5. Moorestown
6. Mansfield
7. Woolwich
8. Marlton
9. East Greenwich
10. Bordentown Township
11. Southampton
12. Delran
13. Voorhees
14. Mount Laurel
15. Burlington Township
16. Cinnaminson
17. Pitman
18. Waterford
19. Mantua
20. Riverside
21. Monroe
22. Bellmawr
23. Lumberton
24. Haddon Township
25. Gloucester Township
Top Gloucester County Towns, according to South Jersey Magazine
1. Harrison
2. Woolwich
3. East Greenich
4. Pitman
5. Mantua
6. Monroe
7. West Deptford
8. Washington Township
9. Franklin Township
10. Clayton
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