Wanaque ranks #15 in New Jersey for trails
Wanaque is ranked on 38 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 Wanaque does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wanaque marked.
Wanaque lands in the top half on 12 of 25 lists
Each dot is Wanaque’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Wanaque does best come first.
Fewer kids than 89% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Wanaque’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wanaque out-ranks 2 of its 3 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 Wanaque 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#16 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#44
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#15
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#337 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#262
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#171
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#231
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#291
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#292
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#188
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#197 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#178
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#231
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#367
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#228 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#260
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#388
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#81
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#69
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#418 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Princeton · 22.4 per resident
#157
Most library borrowing#1 Ocean City · 31.3 per resident
#137
Best libraries for kids#1 Ocean City · 44.2 per child
#116 
The number on the right is Wanaque’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.