Wallington ranks #25 in New Jersey for walkable streets
Wallington is ranked on 39 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists Wallington does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wallington marked.
Wallington lands in the top half on 8 of 26 lists
Each dot is Wallington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Wallington does best come first.
Longer growing season than 87% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Wallington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wallington out-ranks 3 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 Wallington 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#353
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#94
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#25 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#299
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#149
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#363
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
#53 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#278
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#244
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#290
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#332
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#295
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#115 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#199 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#283
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#90
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#378
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#371
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#290 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#193 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#184
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#343
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#145 
The number on the right is Wallington’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.