Gloucester County has over 291,000 residents, with the numbers being on the rise in recent years. The entire territory it covers measures 337 square miles, with 4.5 percent of it being water, mostly low rivers.

The median home price in Gloucester County is just north of $171,000, so you should be able to afford a place here, especially since there are surely houses that go for way cheaper than this. The cost of living index is also rather low, although still above the national average – 109.6. Commuting in this county takes a little over 28 minutes, which is less than what the data for the entire state of New Jersey show.

6. Somerset

Score: 21

Median home price: $354,500

Cost of living index: 146.8

Average commute time: 31.54

Crime rate: 26

Doctors per 100K: 421

With over 323,000 residents, Somerset ranks about halfway up the ladder of the most populous counties in New Jersey. Nonetheless, that’s still a pretty high number of residents to have on a 304 square miles territory.

The county ranks pretty high on the list of the highest per capita income, however, which might explain why the median home price in the area is $354,500. The cost of living index is, accordingly, also quite high, namely 146.8. The crime rate is low here, while the number of doctors working here is rather high, with the 421 physicians per 100,000 people being above the state’s average.