Hanover ranks #28 in New Jersey for low obesity
Hanover is ranked on 39 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 14.
The lists Hanover does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hanover marked.
Hanover lands in the top half on 17 of 25 lists
Each dot is Hanover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Hanover does best come first.
Steadier prices than 94% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Hanover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for low obesity
Lists where Hanover sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Hanover out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Hanover 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#45 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#87
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#71
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#93 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#135
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#57
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#400
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#189 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#150
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#399
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#69
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#126
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#346 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#203
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#246
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#299 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#356
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#432
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#181
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#199 
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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.