Harrison ranks #3 in New Jersey for growth
Harrison is ranked on 36 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Harrison marked.
Younger than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Harrison’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Harrison lands in the top half on 11 of 23 lists
Each dot is Harrison’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Harrison does best come first.
Harrison out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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 Harrison 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#252
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#100
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#346
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#407
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#33
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#22 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#245
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#48
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#195 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#348
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#25
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#101 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#188
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#20
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#449
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#448
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#395 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#288
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#375
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#314
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#49 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#244 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#453 
The number on the right is Harrison’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.