Ocean ranks #92 in New Jersey for low depression
Ocean 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.
The lists Ocean does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Ocean marked.
Ocean lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Ocean’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Ocean does best come first.
More vacation homes than 91% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Ocean’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Ocean out-ranks 3 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 Ocean lands
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
#96 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#247
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#349
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#175
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#238
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#106 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#175
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#190
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#276
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#102
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#118 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#374
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#117
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#286
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#128 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#262
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#209
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#149 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#41
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#305
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#116
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#213 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#203
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#238
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#80
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#272
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#102
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#101
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#207 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
The number on the right is Ocean’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.