River Vale is #1 in New Jersey for graduation rate
River Vale is ranked on 39 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 17.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with River Vale marked.
More snow than 98% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just River Vale’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
River Vale lands in the top half on 20 of 25 lists
Each dot is River Vale’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where River Vale does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for household income
Lists where River Vale sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
River Vale out-ranks 6 of its 7 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 River Vale 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#340
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#25
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#360
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#159 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#58
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#76
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#25
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#68
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#45
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#51 
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#27 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#50
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#324
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#147
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#194
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#75 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#108
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#42
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#81 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#293
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#49
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#218 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#403
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#96
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#378
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#447 
The number on the right is River Vale’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.