Wantage ranks #57 in New Jersey for conserved land
Wantage 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 2.
More snow than 100% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Wantage’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Wantage does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Wantage marked.
Wantage lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Wantage’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Wantage does best come first.
Wantage out-ranks 0 of its 4 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 Wantage 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
#145
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#87
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#148
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#57
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#279
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#442 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#298
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#207
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#342
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#238
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#404
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#402 
People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#351
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#163
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#306
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#168
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#231 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#331
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#351
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#143
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#408 Climate
Snowiest#1 Pohatcong · 41 in
#2
Least snow#1 Berkeley · 10 in
#443
Mildest winters#1 Cape May · 28.1°
#370
Hottest summers#1 Pennsauken · 87.7°
#363
Coolest summers#1 Vernon · 80.7°
#10
Longest growing season#1 Pleasantville · 243 days
#465
Wettest#1 Mount Olive · 52 in
#288 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 Wantage’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.