Maple Shade ranks #47 in New Jersey for affordability
Maple Shade is ranked on 36 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Hotter summers than 95% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Maple Shade’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Maple Shade does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Maple Shade marked.
Maple Shade lands in the top half on 6 of 22 lists
Each dot is Maple Shade’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Maple Shade does best come first.
Maple Shade out-ranks 1 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.
Every NJ list, and where Maple Shade lands
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
#47
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#157
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#51
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#121 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#90 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#357
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#136 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#382
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#349
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#392
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#369
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#357
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#287 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#311
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#58
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#413
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#289
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#338 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#257 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#284
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#447
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#228
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#90 
The number on the right is Maple Shade’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.