Edison is #1 in New Jersey for low depression
Edison is ranked on 40 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edison marked.
Edison lands in the top half on 17 of 26 lists
Each dot is Edison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Edison does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Edison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Edison out-ranks 6 of its 7 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.
Every NJ list, and where Edison 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
#182
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#100
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#71
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#1
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#127 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#128
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#133
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#329
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#318
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#110 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#280
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#312
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#248
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#19 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#117
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#110
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#75 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#342
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#196
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#202 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#230
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#267
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#217
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#20 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#364 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#239 
The number on the right is Edison’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.