Trenton, the state capital · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0New Jersey rankings · 2026
Rankings in New Jersey
21 lists rank New Jersey’s towns of 2,500+ (466 with an overall grade); Oradell leads the overall list with an A+.
Graded lists sort on the same grades every town page shows; described lists (climate, income, property taxes, libraries) carry no letters. How grades work
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live466 towns · #1 OradellBest small towns215 towns · #1 OradellMost affordable towns468 towns · #1 CamdenSafest towns342 towns · #1 EmersonTowns with the best schools465 towns · #1 Englewood CliffsHealthiest towns468 towns · #1 Chatham and Millburn Township and Mountain LakesBest towns for jobs & income468 towns · #1 Ho-Ho-Kus and NorwoodMost walkable towns468 towns · #1 EdgewaterTowns with the lowest natural-hazard risk468 towns · #1 Berlin TownshipBest towns for the outdoors468 towns · #1 High Bridge and Mine Hill Township and MountainsideMost historic towns468 towns · #1 Bordentown and RivertonTowns with the most civic life466 towns · #1 HaddonfieldTowns with the least snow451 towns · #1 Barnegat TownshipDescribed, no lettersSnowiest towns451 towns · #1 Pohatcong TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters467 towns · #1 Cape MayDescribed, no lettersTowns with the hottest summers467 towns · #1 Gibbstown and 4 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers467 towns · #1 Upper Greenwood Lake and Vernon TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the highest incomes468 towns · #1 Fair Haven and 7 moreDescribed, no lettersTowns with the lowest property taxes246 towns · #1 CamdenDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing towns465 towns · #1 Plumsted TownshipDescribed, no lettersTowns with the most-used libraries234 towns · #1 PrincetonDescribed, no letters
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