Closter ranks #3 in New Jersey for library borrowing
Closter is ranked on 38 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 15.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Closter marked.
More snow than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Closter’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Closter sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Closter lands in the top half on 20 of 25 lists
Each dot is Closter’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Closter does best come first.
Closter 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.
Every NJ list, and where Closter lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#36
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#3
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#12 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#84
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#25
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#45
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#90 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#82
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#132
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#344
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#356
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#19 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#208
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#176
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#186 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#135 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#109
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#231
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#303
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#342 
The number on the right is Closter’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.