Union ranks #11 in New Jersey for graduation rate
Union 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 7.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 100% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Union’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Union does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Union marked.
Union lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Union’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Union does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for graduation rate
Lists where Union sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Union 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.
Where Union 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%
#81
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#116
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#263
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#1 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#192
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#182
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#143
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#357
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#371 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#192
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#150
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#200
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#31
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#285
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#402 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#213
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#334
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#139
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#252
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#310 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#439 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#169
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#273
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#316
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#280
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#98
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#366
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#68 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 Union’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.