Pitman ranks #41 in New Jersey for library visits
Pitman is ranked on 39 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 Pitman does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pitman marked.
Pitman lands in the top half on 11 of 25 lists
Each dot is Pitman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Pitman does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 89% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Pitman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Pitman out-ranks 2 of its 3 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 Pitman 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#42 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#66
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#114
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#147
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#211
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#175
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#404
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#398 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#410
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#182
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#88 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#173 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#41
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#161
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#125 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#246
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#175
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#298
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#134
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#374 
The number on the right is Pitman’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.