New Jersey Has 3 Of The Best Places To Live In America, Study Says
The data compiler 24/7 Wall St. notes that, in Somerset County, 52.5 percent of adults have at least a bachelor’s degree, one of the highest shares of any county and well above the nationwide share of 29.8 percent of adults. The typical household in Somerset earns an annual income of $100,667, 10th highest among all U.S. counties. Somerset also has a 82.4-year life expectancy, more than three years longer than the national life expectancy at birth.16. Somerset County, New Jersey
> 5-yr. population change: 3.5 percent
> Nov. unemployment rate: 3.3 percent
> Poverty rate: 5.0 percent
> Life expectancy at birth: 82.4 years