Brick ranks #30 in New Jersey for a top hospital nearby
Brick 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 2.
The lists Brick does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brick marked.
Brick lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Brick’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Brick does best come first.
More vacation homes than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Brick’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Brick out-ranks 1 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.
Every NJ list, and where Brick lands
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
#274
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#290
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#238
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#30 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#187
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#220
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#68
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#100 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#158 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#221
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#291
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#190 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#40
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#289
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#106
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#189 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#309
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#343
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#122
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#114
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#361 
The number on the right is Brick’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.