Rumson is #1 in New Jersey for health insurance
Rumson is ranked on 34 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 5 and the top quarter on 10.
Rumson is on New Jersey’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Rumson marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for household income
Lists where Rumson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Rumson lands in the top half on 12 of 21 lists
Each dot is Rumson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Rumson does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 93% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Rumson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Rumson out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Rumson 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
#42
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#25
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#2
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#338 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#10
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#316
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#152
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#251
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#65 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#128
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#146
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#31
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#369
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#338
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#324 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#466
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#452
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#409
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#468 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#203
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#238
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#37
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#279
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#97
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#101
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#252 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 Rumson’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.