Springfield ranks #37 in New Jersey for conserved land
Springfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Springfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Springfield does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Springfield marked.
Springfield lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Springfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Springfield does best come first.
Springfield out-ranks 4 of its 6 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.
Every NJ list, and where Springfield lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#122 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#451
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#172
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#301
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#284
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#373 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#258
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#160
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#238
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#37
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#350
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#461 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#271
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#275
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#196
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#274
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#242 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#193
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#251
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#137
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#28
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#355
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#188
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#272 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 Springfield’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.