Mendham is #1 in New Jersey for health insurance
Mendham is ranked on 37 lists against the 469 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 15.
Mendham is on New Jersey’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mendham marked.
Wetter than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Mendham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for public schools
Lists where Mendham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Mendham lands in the top half on 16 of 24 lists
Each dot is Mendham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Mendham does best come first.
Mendham 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 Mendham 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 Township · 100 / 100
#9
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor Township · 17%
#10
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor Township · 5%
#2
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#7
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#250 Schools
Best schools#1 Millburn Township · +38.6 pts
#4
Highest graduation rate#1 Livingston Township · 99%
#11 People
Most educated#1 Millburn Township · 90%
#15
Youngest#1 Lakewood Township · 18.1
#377
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#95
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#121
Most kids#1 Lakewood Township · 49.8%
#103 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach Township · 81.3%
#413
Most new homes#1 Long Beach Township · 41.2 per 1,000
#15
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#373
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union Township · 49.9 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#25
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#40
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#47 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague Township · 68.2%
#238
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove Township · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#145
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#350 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover Township · 13.2 min
#381 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#419
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway Township · $749/mo
#460
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#436
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong Township · 41 in
#71
Least snow#1 Berkeley Township · 10 in
#368
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#308
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken Township · 87.7°
#313
Coolest summers#1 Vernon Township · 80.7°
#61
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#389
Wettest#1 Mount Olive Township · 52 in
#7 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
The number on the right is Mendham’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.