Brigantine ranks #19 in New Jersey for conserved land
Brigantine 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 5.
Older than 99% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Brigantine’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Brigantine does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brigantine marked.
Brigantine lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Brigantine’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Brigantine does best come first.
Brigantine 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.
Every NJ list, and where Brigantine lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#6
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#64
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#10
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#298
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#112
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#45
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#294
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#183 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#19
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#244
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#277 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#156 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#212
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#463
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#6
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#10
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#463 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#150 
The number on the right is Brigantine’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.