Wall ranks #24 in New Jersey for new homes
Wall is ranked on 32 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
The lists Wall does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wall marked.
Wall lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Wall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Wall does best come first.
More homes per newcomer than 90% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Wall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wall out-ranks 5 of its 7 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 Wall lands
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%
#96
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#24
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#221 
Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#156
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#284
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#133
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#103
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#109
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#92
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#157 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#119 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#213
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#37
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#323 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#149
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#381
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#85
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#82
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#295 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#393
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#222
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#289
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#174 
The number on the right is Wall’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.