Harmony ranks #38 in New Jersey for low property taxes
Harmony is ranked on 34 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 100% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Harmony’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Harmony does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Harmony marked.
Harmony lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Harmony’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Harmony does best come first.
Harmony out-ranks 2 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.
Every NJ list, and where Harmony 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
#122
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#195
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#38
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#467
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#191
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#69
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#92
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#266
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#456 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#225 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#388
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#399
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#392
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#369
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#404
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#163 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#394
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#428
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#41
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#41
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#368 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#300
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#137
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#347
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#344
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#32
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#449
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#60 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 Harmony’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.