Honestly, how would you rate the quality of life in New Jersey?

Is the standard of life in New Jersey nice, truthful or poor?
The outcomes of a just-released research may shock you
A number of teams give the Backyard State decrease scores than final yr

Regardless of a seemingly infinite barrage of complaints about dwelling in New Jersey, it appears a majority of Backyard State residents are pretty happy about the place they reside.

Based on Patrick Murray, the director of the Monmouth College Ballot, the just-released Backyard State High quality of Life Index now stands at +24, barely decrease than final yr’s +27 ranking.

The index can vary from –100 to +100.

He mentioned the Index finds 63% of New Jerseyans give the Backyard State a constructive ranking, with 18% of residents saying it’s a wonderful place to stay and 45% price it nearly as good.

Just like final yr

“That’s about the identical because it was a yr in the past when it was 64%. It’s a bit of increased than 2 years in the past proper within the midst of the pandemic, when it was 59%,” he mentioned.

1 / 4 of respondents give Jersey a good ranking, and 12% price the state as a poor place to stay.

He mentioned when folks have been requested concerning the city the place they stay “proper now it’s a 77% constructive ranking which is barely increased than in latest polls, it’s been between 73% and 76% .”

Individuals like their residence cities

Murray mentioned when Jersey residents have been requested what makes their space an excellent space, “the most effective scores is for the standard of the native atmosphere, which is at 78% constructive, 30% glorious and 48% good.”

He famous college scores stand at 60% constructive, 19% glorious and 41% good, which is barely decrease than 63% in 2022 and 64% in 2021.

The survey finds the share of Backyard State residents who at the moment really feel very protected in their very own neighborhoods at night time stands at 64%, which is simply barely decrease than 65% in 2022 and 67% in 2021.

He mentioned in terms of satisfaction about dwelling within the Backyard State “scores amongst city residents have dropped by 15 factors since final yr, whereas they’ve remained pretty secure amongst these within the suburban areas of the state.”

Since final yr constructive scores for the state amongst these making lower than $50,000 a yr have dropped, from +18 to +7, these 55 and older, from +31 to +22, and Black and Hispanic residents, from +23 to +15.

GARDEN STATE QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS
NJ TOTAL   GENDER            AGE                       RACE                          INCOME
Male Feminine  18-34 35-54 55+    White Black/ Hispanic   <$50K $50 >100K
1/23  +24  +21   +28         +29     +23 +22        +31         +15                   +7  +27   +31
4/22  +27 +24    +30         +24     +25 +31        +30         +23                   +18 +24  +35
4/21  +25 +20    +29         +24     +24 +27        +25         +20                   +17 +25  +31
4/20  +37 +34    +41         +34     +38 +40        +43         +26                   +29 +37  +44
9/19  +24 +21    +26         +21     +20 +32        +31         +13                   +18 +20  +33
2/19  +13 +14    +12         +10     +11 +18        +17          +4                     +2  +14  +20
4/18  +18 +16    +20         +22     +14 +20        +22          +5                     +8  +16  +27

The Monmouth College Ballot was carried out by phone from January 5 to 9, 2023 with 809 New Jersey adults. The query outcomes on this launch have a margin of error of +/- 4.7 proportion factors.

David Matthau is a reporter for New Jersey 101.5. You’ll be able to attain him at david.matthau@townsquaremedia.com

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