Gloucester ranks #64 in New Jersey for affordability
Gloucester 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.
Hotter summers than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Gloucester’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Gloucester out-ranks 4 of its 6 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.
Gloucester lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Gloucester’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Gloucester does best come first.
The lists Gloucester does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Gloucester marked.
Every NJ list, and where Gloucester lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#64
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#135
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#162
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#140 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#251
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#169
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#41
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#54 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#182 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#329
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#172
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#225 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#172 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#340
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#320
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#314
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#357
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#370 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#321
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#112
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#355
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#316
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#160 
The number on the right is Gloucester’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.