Woolwich ranks #11 in New Jersey for growth
Woolwich is ranked on 36 lists against the 468 New Jersey towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
More kids than 97% of New Jersey
Not better or worse, just Woolwich’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Woolwich does best on
Each list ranks every NJ town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Woolwich marked.
Woolwich lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Woolwich’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NJ, the right end is last. Areas where Woolwich does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for growth
Lists where Woolwich sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Woolwich 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 Woolwich 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Long Beach · 81.3%
#183
Most new homes#1 Long Beach · 41.2 per 1,000
#28
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Margate City · +136.0%
#155
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Union · 49.9 per home
#119 Safety
Safest#1 Emerson · 1.5
#57 People
Most educated#1 Millburn · 90%
#151
Youngest#1 Lakewood · 18.1
#49
Oldest#1 North Wildwood · 65.6
#418
Most residents 65+#1 North Wildwood · 51.5%
#434
Most kids#1 Lakewood · 49.8%
#13 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 New Hanover · 13.2 min
#188 Health
Healthiest#1 Millburn · 100 / 100
#275
Lowest obesity#1 West Windsor · 17%
#349
Fewest smokers#1 West Windsor · 5%
#290
Most active#1 Fair Haven · 13%
#213
Fewest uninsured#1 Spring Lake · 4%
#176
Lowest depression#1 Palisades Park · 11%
#404
Closest to a top hospital#1 Englewood · 0.0 mi
#380 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Montague · 68.2%
#109
Most trails#1 Cedar Grove · 6.4 mi / sq mi
#351
Most walkable#1 Union City · 295 / sq mi
#363 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Salem · 0.8 yrs
#236
Cheapest rent#1 Alloway · $749/mo
#295
Lowest property tax#1 Camden · $2,302/yr
#351
Rent easiest to afford#1 Matawan · 29.4%
The number on the right is Woolwich’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.