Rankings · How Delaware ranks in NJ
Delaware ranks #12 in New Jersey for safety
Delaware 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 6.
Lists ranked on
35
of NJ’s 468 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #12 safest
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 21 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Safety
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Older than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Delaware’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Older than 96% of NJ towns
YoungerOlder
54.4 median age
Fewer kids than 95% of NJ towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
13.8% of residents are under 18
More seniors than 94% of NJ towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
27.7% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 86% of NJ towns
DrierWetter
49 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 78% of NJ towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.1° January low
Shorter growing season than 78% of NJ towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
179 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 76% of NJ towns
Year-roundVacation homes
1% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 66% of NJ towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
85.7° July high
More snow than 63% of NJ towns
Less snowMore snow
27 in of snow a year
Steadier prices than 63% of NJ towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+58.5% in home prices, 5 years
Where it shines
The lists Delaware does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Delaware marked.
At a glance
Delaware lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Delaware’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Delaware does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
SafetySafety →
Safest#12/296 HealthHealth →
Fewest uninsured#45/468Most active#103/468Fewest smokers#133/468Lowest obesity#134/468Healthiest#135/468Lowest depression#295/468Closest to a top hospital#387/468 People
Most educated#109/468 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#250/467 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#320/468 Almost there
2 spots from the top 10 for safety
Lists where Delaware sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Delaware out-ranks 6 of its 8 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.