Fairview ranks #14 in New Jersey for walkable streets
Fairview is ranked on 33 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Steadier prices than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Fairview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fairview does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fairview marked.
Fairview lands in the top half on 6 of 23 lists
Each dot is Fairview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Fairview does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Fairview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Fairview out-ranks 0 of its 3 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 Fairview 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%
#302
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#84
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#409
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#197 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#425
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#380
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#441
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#457
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#114 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#447
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#14 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#291
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#181
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#341
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#124 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#263 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#188
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#212
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#183 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#423
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#89
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#382
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#444
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#189 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#61
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#383
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
#64
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Fairview’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.