High Bridge ranks #5 in New Jersey for trails
High Bridge is ranked on 36 lists against the 469 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
More year-round than 95% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just High Bridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists High Bridge does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with High Bridge marked.
High Bridge lands in the top half on 13 of 22 lists
Each dot is High Bridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where High Bridge does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where High Bridge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
High Bridge out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 High Bridge 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 Township · 68.2%
#45
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove Township · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#5
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#284 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn Township · 100 / 100
#157
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor Township · 17%
#171
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor Township · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#357
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#388 Schools
Best schools#1 Millburn Township · +38.6 pts
#216
Highest graduation rate#1 Livingston Township · 99%
#11 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#100 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#103
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway Township · $749/mo
#255
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#457
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
People
Most educated#1 Millburn Township · 90%
#197
Youngest#1 Lakewood Township · 18.1
#96
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#374
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#440
Most kids#1 Lakewood Township · 49.8%
#209 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover Township · 13.2 min
#360 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach Township · 81.3%
#444
Most new homes#1 Long Beach Township · 41.2 per 1,000
#465
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#87
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union Township · 49.9 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong Township · 41 in
#169
Least snow#1 Berkeley Township · 10 in
#274
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#322
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken Township · 87.7°
#321
Coolest summers#1 Vernon Township · 80.7°
#55
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#366
Wettest#1 Mount Olive Township · 52 in
#22 
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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.