Green ranks #101 in New Jersey for conserved land
Green 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 2.
Colder winters than 97% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Green’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Green does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Green marked.
Green lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Green’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Green does best come first.
Green out-ranks 1 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.
Every NJ list, and where Green lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#122
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#340
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#131
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#170
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#271 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#202
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#171
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#143
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#404
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#227 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#101
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#134
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#423 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#259
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#162
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#455
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#242 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#442
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#445
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#164
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#300
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#137
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#361
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#334
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#47
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#401
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#117 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Green’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.