Farmingdale

Howell Township has been rated as one of the Top 100 Places to live by CNN Money.

Top 100 rank: 77
Population: 52,000
(CNN MONEY)

Howell Township Web Site        

On the southeast edge of Jersey, Howell is a coastal town with wide-open spaces and rolling hills.Residents enjoy a country-like lifestyle just minutes from the beaches of the Jersey Shore. The Manasquan Reservoir is a community treasure, offering clear blue waters for kayaking and other water sports and a surrounding wildlife preserve.

With reasonable housing prices, it's easy to see why people who move here rarely want to leave. (From: CNNMoney.com)

Points of interest

• Manasquan Reservoir: Offers nature and exercise related activities such as fishing, bird watching, jogging, biking, dog walking. The reservoir also has a nature exhibit where people can go see the local wildlife.
• Turkey Swamp Park: The park offers some other ecotourism activities. Turkey Swamp Park has many trails that you can walk or go horseback riding on. The park also has campgrounds that you can stay in all year round.
• Six Flags Great Adventure: Also neighboring Howell in Jackson, New Jersey, is Six Flags Great Adventure. This theme park is fun for all ages. Six Flags offers many different roller coasters and attractions, including Kingda Ka.
• Freehold Raceway Mall: a super-regional mall anchored by J.C. Penney, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Nordstrom and Sears
• Freehold Raceway: the oldest half-mile racetrack in the United States, it offers harness racing
• Shark River: At Shark River, you can go fishing and rafting