Harding ranks #10 in New Jersey for conserved land
Harding is ranked on 35 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Harding does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Harding marked.
Harding lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Harding’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Harding does best come first.
Older than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Harding’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Harding out-ranks 0 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.
Where Harding 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#10
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#32
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#435 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#35
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#432
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#37
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#131
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#66 
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#70
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#49
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#71
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#68
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#147 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#139
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#96
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#122 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#48
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#240
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#312 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#461
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#437
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#453
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#216
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#184
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#287
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#226
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#159
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#276
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#37 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Harding’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.