River Edge ranks #11 in New Jersey for graduation rate
River Edge is ranked on 35 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 17.
More snow than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just River Edge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
River Edge 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 River Edge does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with River Edge marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where River Edge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
River Edge lands in the top half on 21 of 25 lists
Each dot is River Edge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where River Edge does best come first.
Where River Edge 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
#33
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#28
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#25
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#43
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#45
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#56 
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#38
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#55
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#30 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#78
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#289
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#179
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#300
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#190 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#204
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#88
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#77 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#165
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#103
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#330
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#108 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#93 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#367
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#280
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#362
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#392 
The number on the right is River Edge’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.