Nutley ranks #30 in New Jersey for walkable streets
Nutley 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 5.
Nutley 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.
The lists Nutley does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Nutley marked.
Nutley lands in the top half on 21 of 26 lists
Each dot is Nutley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Nutley does best come first.
Longer growing season than 88% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Nutley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every NJ list, and where Nutley lands
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
#128
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#49
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#133
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#175
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#105 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#328
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#108
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#30 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#96
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#88
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#52 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#172
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#189
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#275
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#241
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#223 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#110 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#294
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#226
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#281
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#64 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#268
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#232
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#324
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#49 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#259 
The number on the right is Nutley’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.