Dunellen ranks #37 in New Jersey for new homes
Dunellen is ranked on 37 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Fewer seniors than 87% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Dunellen’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Dunellen out-ranks 1 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.
Dunellen lands in the top half on 5 of 23 lists
Each dot is Dunellen’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Dunellen does best come first.
The lists Dunellen does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Dunellen marked.
Where Dunellen 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%
#366
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#37
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#288
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#204 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#165
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#260
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#402
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#343
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#145 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#434
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#449
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#413
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#428
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#425
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#311 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#281 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#171
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#173
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#172 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#377
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#257
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#215
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#405
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#137 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#380
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#57
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#240
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#115
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#277
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#227
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#89 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
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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.