Delran ranks #21 in New Jersey for new homes
Delran is ranked on 36 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Hotter summers than 99% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Delran’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Delran does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Delran marked.
Delran lands in the top half on 8 of 22 lists
Each dot is Delran’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Delran does best come first.
Delran 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.
Where Delran 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#288
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#21
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#104
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#35 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#109
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#98
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#173
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#147 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#191
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#148
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#317
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#346
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#203 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#179
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#259
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#260 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#330
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#320
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#238
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#347 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#208 
The number on the right is Delran’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.