Bloomfield ranks #36 in New Jersey for a top hospital nearby
Bloomfield is ranked on 40 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Bloomfield does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bloomfield marked.
Bloomfield lands in the top half on 11 of 26 lists
Each dot is Bloomfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Bloomfield does best come first.
Younger than 87% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Bloomfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Bloomfield out-ranks 3 of its 5 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 Bloomfield 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
#223
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#134
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#377
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#36 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#317
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#169
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#73 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#254
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#251
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#257
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#45 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#198
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#62
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#405
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#339
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#298 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#119
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#158
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#137 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#308 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#202 
The number on the right is Bloomfield’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.