Bridgewater ranks #33 in New Jersey for low depression
Bridgewater is ranked on 36 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Bridgewater out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
The lists Bridgewater does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bridgewater marked.
Bridgewater lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Bridgewater’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Bridgewater does best come first.
Wetter than 94% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Bridgewater’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Where Bridgewater 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
#95
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#76
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#71
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#33
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#405 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#108
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#226
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#241
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#220
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#135 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#184
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#110
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#318 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#346
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#361
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#263
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#73 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#268 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#256
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#366
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#338
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#65 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#380
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#57
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#270
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#212
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#145
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#389
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#23 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Bridgewater’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.