Upper Deerfield ranks #45 in New Jersey for affordability
Upper Deerfield 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 5.
Younger than 96% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Upper Deerfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Upper Deerfield does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Upper Deerfield marked.
Upper Deerfield lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Upper Deerfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Upper Deerfield does best come first.
Upper Deerfield out-ranks 2 of its 5 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 Upper Deerfield 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#45
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#111
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#59
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#99 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#78
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#345
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#421 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#60
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#263
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#134
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#460
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#463
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#459
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#450
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#450
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#453 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#432
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#19
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#450
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#273
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#108 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#431
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#10
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#98
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#153
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#227
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#128
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#343 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.