Middlesex ranks #51 in New Jersey for graduation rate
Middlesex is ranked on 32 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Middlesex does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Middlesex marked.
Middlesex lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Middlesex’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Middlesex does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 89% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Middlesex’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Middlesex out-ranks 3 of its 6 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 Middlesex 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#106 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#223
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#80
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#345
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#336
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#380
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#290
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#346
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#359
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#357 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#304
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#287
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#195
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#29 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#453
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#122 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#299
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#308
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#158
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#167
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#217 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#143
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#159
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#380
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#57
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#227
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
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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.