Deerfield ranks #7 in New Jersey for short commutes
Deerfield is ranked on 33 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
More year-round than 97% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Deerfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Deerfield does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Deerfield marked.
Deerfield lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Deerfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Deerfield does best come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Deerfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Deerfield out-ranks 2 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.
Where Deerfield 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#7 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#43
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#124
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#16
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#453
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#280
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#76
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#459
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#460
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#459
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#441
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#440
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#462 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#311
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#440 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#429
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#238
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#234
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#233
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#180 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#431
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#10
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#117
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#155
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#229
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#128
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#339 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 Deerfield’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.