Millstone ranks #21 in New Jersey for household income
Millstone is ranked on 34 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Millstone does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Millstone marked.
Millstone lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Millstone’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Millstone does best come first.
Shorter growing season than 90% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Millstone’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Millstone out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Millstone 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 · 100 / 100
#104
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#133
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#21
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#45
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#33
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#252 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#93
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#171
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#407 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#165
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#338
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#129
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#303
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#300 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#334
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#319
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#205
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#397
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#450
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#373
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#399 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#272
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#165
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#208
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#141
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#241
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#423
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#176 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
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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.