Shamong ranks #48 in New Jersey for trails
Shamong 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 3.
Older than 95% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Shamong’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Shamong does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Shamong marked.
Shamong lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Shamong’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Shamong does best come first.
Shamong 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 Shamong 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#162
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#48
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#448 
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#282
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#447 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#217
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#376
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#226
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#329
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#441
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#24
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#56
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#336 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#387
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#333
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#192
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#368 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#289
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#154
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#124
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#61
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#321
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#440
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#226 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
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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.