Demarest makes New Jersey’s top 10 on 3 lists
Demarest is ranked on 33 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 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 Demarest marked.
Demarest out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
More snow than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Demarest’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 Demarest sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Demarest lands in the top half on 19 of 24 lists
Each dot is Demarest’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Demarest does best come first.
Every NJ list, and where Demarest 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
#19
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#10
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#2
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#43
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#10
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#129 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#29
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#363
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#108
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#269
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#36 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#34
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#36
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#25 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#197
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#30
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#171 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#415
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#144
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#246
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#460
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#460
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#438
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#464 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 Demarest’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.