Jackson ranks #44 in New Jersey for safety
Jackson is ranked on 37 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Faster-rising prices than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Jackson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Jackson 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.
Jackson lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Jackson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Jackson does best come first.
The lists Jackson does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jackson marked.
Every NJ list, and where Jackson lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#44 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#164
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#130
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#369 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#271
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#291
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#177
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#155 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#309
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#284
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#341 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#284
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#56
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#411
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#257
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#42 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#327 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#105
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#340
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#35
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#76 
The number on the right is Jackson’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.