Somerville ranks #30 in New Jersey for affordable rent
Somerville is ranked on 34 lists against the 469 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Somerville does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Somerville marked.
Somerville lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Somerville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Somerville does best come first.
Younger than 92% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Somerville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Somerville out-ranks 1 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 Somerville 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 Township · 100 / 100
#159
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor Township · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor Township · 5%
#133
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#175
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#333
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#414 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#214
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway Township · $749/mo
#241
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#355
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#30 People
Most educated#1 Millburn Township · 90%
#157
Youngest#1 Lakewood Township · 18.1
#38
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#433
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#371
Most kids#1 Lakewood Township · 49.8%
#413 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover Township · 13.2 min
#161 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach Township · 81.3%
#310
Most new homes#1 Long Beach Township · 41.2 per 1,000
#177
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#266
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union Township · 49.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague Township · 68.2%
#297
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove Township · 6.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#127 Schools
Best schools#1 Millburn Township · +38.6 pts
#247
Highest graduation rate#1 Livingston Township · 99%
#174 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong Township · 41 in
#381
Least snow#1 Berkeley Township · 10 in
#57
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#254
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken Township · 87.7°
#125
Coolest summers#1 Vernon Township · 80.7°
#252
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#389
Wettest#1 Mount Olive Township · 52 in
#83 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.