Belmar ranks #54 in New Jersey for a top hospital nearby
Belmar is ranked on 35 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Fewer kids than 97% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Belmar’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Belmar does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Belmar marked.
Belmar lands in the top half on 14 of 24 lists
Each dot is Belmar’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Belmar does best come first.
Belmar out-ranks 1 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Belmar lands in every NJ ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#190
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#320
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#54 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#309
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#107
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#56 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#167
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#425
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#44
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#147
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#452 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#427
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#208
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#151
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#17
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#196
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#230
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#85
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#179
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#176 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#276 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#238 
The number on the right is Belmar’s spot. All of New Jersey’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every NJ list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.