Beverly ranks #19 in New Jersey for affordability
Beverly is ranked on 32 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 100% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Beverly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Beverly does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Beverly marked.
Beverly lands in the top half on 5 of 22 lists
Each dot is Beverly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Beverly does best come first.
Beverly 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.
Every NJ list, and where Beverly lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#19
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#35
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#81
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#136 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#431
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#43 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#468
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#292
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#91
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#180
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#134
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#191 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#409
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#399
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#392
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#393
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#379 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#397
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#146
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#328
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#366
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#250 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#403
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#47
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#153
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Beverly’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.