Ewing ranks #50 in New Jersey for short commutes
Ewing 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 2.
The lists Ewing does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ewing marked.
Ewing lands in the top half on 12 of 23 lists
Each dot is Ewing’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Ewing does best come first.
Fewer kids than 91% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Ewing’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ewing out-ranks 2 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.
Every NJ list, and where Ewing lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#50 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#77
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#170
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#129
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#55 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#94
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#138
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#77
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#111 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#342
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#290
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#265 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#224
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#71
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#399
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#244
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#425 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#219
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#226
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#233 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#258 
The number on the right is Ewing’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.