Hillside ranks #33 in New Jersey for low depression
Hillside 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 2.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Hillside’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hillside does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hillside marked.
Hillside lands in the top half on 6 of 25 lists
Each dot is Hillside’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Hillside does best come first.
Hillside out-ranks 2 of its 3 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 Hillside 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
#411
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#399
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#393
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#407
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#33
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#158 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#263
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#57 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#173
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#238
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#309
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#84 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#213 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#383
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#35
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#434
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#430
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#120 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#279
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#408
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#128
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#10 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#227
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#218
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#192 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#295 
The number on the right is Hillside’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.