Cresskill ranks #11 in New Jersey for low depression
Cresskill is ranked on 33 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 12.
More snow than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Cresskill’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Cresskill does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cresskill marked.
Cresskill lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Cresskill’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Cresskill does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Cresskill sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Cresskill out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Cresskill 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
#93
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#25
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#143
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#45
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#120 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#115
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#333
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#138
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#202
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#76 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#147
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#66
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#51 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#274
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#78 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#350
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#206
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#414
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#126 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#414
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#419
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#387
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#415 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#12
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#410
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#276
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Cresskill’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.