Clinton ranks #3 in New Jersey for new homes
Clinton is ranked on 34 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Clinton marked.
Clinton lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Clinton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Clinton does best come first.
Younger than 87% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Clinton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Clinton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Clinton 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 Clinton 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%
#72
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#3
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#312
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#18 
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#123
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#134
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#133
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#396 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#110
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#64
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#407
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#402
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#169 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#189 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#212
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#283 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#214
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#282
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#466
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
The number on the right is Clinton’s spot. All of New Jersey’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.