Lawrence ranks #23 in New Jersey for low property taxes
Lawrence is ranked on 33 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Drier than 99% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Lawrence’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Lawrence does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lawrence marked.
Lawrence lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lawrence’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Lawrence does best come first.
Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#32
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#49
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#23
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#142 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#456
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#159
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#23
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#354
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#453 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#426
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#441
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#434
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#393
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#377
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#357
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#466 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#439
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#166
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#305
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#384
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#272 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#431
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#10
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#60
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#199
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#186
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#356
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#368 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 Lawrence’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.