#1Haddonfield
Camden County · 12,740 peopleCivic life grade, better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #52 of 466 in NJ
Haddonfield, #1 on this list · Photo: Cashcow at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0New Jersey rankings · Civic life
Towns with the most civic life in New Jersey
Haddonfield ranks first on civic life among New Jersey’s 466 towns of 2,500+; 105 of the 466 grade A− or better on civic life nationally.
The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. How grades work
#1A+
#2Tewksbury Township
Hunterdon County · 5,925 peopleCivic life grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466 in NJ
#3Upper Saddle River
Bergen County · 8,650 peopleCivic life grade, better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 466 in NJ
All 466 towns
Civic life grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 4 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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#TownGradeOverall
2Tewksbury TownshipHunterdon County · 5,925 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466
3Upper Saddle RiverBergen County · 8,650 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 466
12LambertvilleHunterdon County · 4,198 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #220 of 466
14Pequannock TownshipMorris County · 15,750 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 466
19Frankford TownshipSussex County · 5,368 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #319 of 466
23Blairstown TownshipWarren County · 5,815 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #249 of 466
24Montclair TownshipEssex County · 44,633 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #126 of 466
25Montgomery TownshipSomerset County · 24,039 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #117 of 466
26Franklin TownshipHunterdon County · 3,288 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 466
29Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County · 17,535 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 466
30Lebanon TownshipHunterdon County · 6,229 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 466
32Alexandria TownshipHunterdon County · 4,811 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #331 of 466
33East Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,952 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 466
38Knowlton TownshipWarren County · 2,947 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #370 of 466
40Livingston TownshipEssex County · 32,223 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #39 of 466
41Kingwood TownshipHunterdon County · 3,864 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #232 of 466
42Upper TownshipCape May County · 12,355 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #252 of 466
43Hopewell TownshipMercer County · 18,763 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #100 of 466
44Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 7,251 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 466
47Medford TownshipBurlington County · 25,612 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #115 of 466
49Stillwater TownshipSussex County · 4,072 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #292 of 466
53Long Beach TownshipOcean County · 3,148 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #336 of 466
57Moorestown TownshipBurlington County · 22,262 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 466
58Delaware TownshipHunterdon County · 4,597 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 466
59Long Hill TownshipMorris County · 8,684 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #187 of 466
60Wyckoff TownshipBergen County · 17,224 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #74 of 466
64Union TownshipHunterdon County · 6,649 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #152 of 466
65Holland TownshipHunterdon County · 5,239 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #324 of 466
67Margate CityAtlantic County · 5,194 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #139 of 466
69Hainesport TownshipBurlington County · 6,197 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #182 of 466
70Peapack and GladstoneSomerset County · 2,587 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #128 of 466
T72Shamong TownshipBurlington County · 6,659 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #302 of 466
T72Southampton TownshipBurlington County · 10,563 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #334 of 466
74Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County · 7,014 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #299 of 466
78East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 12,610 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #131 of 466
79South Orange Village TownshipEssex County · 19,139 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #186 of 466
80Clinton TownshipHunterdon County · 13,412 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 466
81Maplewood TownshipEssex County · 26,320 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 466
82Denville TownshipMorris County · 17,424 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 466
84West Caldwell TownshipEssex County · 11,205 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #69 of 466
87Fredon TownshipSussex County · 3,332 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #166 of 466
88Franklin LakesBergen County · 11,180 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #21 of 466
89Clark TownshipUnion County · 16,418 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #189 of 466
90Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County · 3,774 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 466
92West Windsor TownshipMercer County · 32,839 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 466
93Raritan TownshipHunterdon County · 25,281 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 466
95Hampton TownshipSussex County · 4,989 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #309 of 466
97West Milford TownshipPassaic County · 25,216 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #164 of 466
98Cranford TownshipUnion County · 24,725 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #55 of 466
100Franklin TownshipWarren County · 3,049 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #271 of 466
101Readington TownshipHunterdon County · 16,406 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 466
102Millburn TownshipEssex County · 22,874 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #113 of 466
103Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 9,039 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #381 of 466
104Dennis TownshipCape May County · 6,100 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #356 of 466
105Wall TownshipMonmouth County · 26,753 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #198 of 466
107Montague TownshipSussex County · 3,896 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #352 of 466
108Millstone TownshipMonmouth County · 10,412 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 466
110Washington TownshipMorris County · 18,309 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 466
111Springfield TownshipUnion County · 18,342 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #177 of 466
112Mahwah TownshipBergen County · 25,678 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #116 of 466
113Mendham TownshipMorris County · 6,075 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #84 of 466
114White TownshipWarren County · 4,706 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #314 of 466
116Wayne TownshipPassaic County · 54,819 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 466
117Bedminster TownshipSomerset County · 8,285 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 466
119Bernards TownshipSomerset County · 28,594 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 466
120Lawrence TownshipCumberland County · 3,167 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #446 of 466
122FlemingtonHunterdon County · 4,856 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #321 of 466
123Wildwood CrestCape May County · 3,000 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #347 of 466
T124North WildwoodCape May County · 3,518 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #417 of 466
126Berkeley Heights TownshipUnion County · 15,140 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #38 of 466
127Andover TownshipSussex County · 5,721 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 466
129Spring Lake HeightsMonmouth County · 4,868 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 466
132Middle TownshipCape May County · 19,990 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #405 of 466
134Liberty TownshipWarren County · 2,701 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #283 of 466
138Lower TownshipCape May County · 21,533 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #376 of 466
140East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 50,678 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 466
141Vernon TownshipSussex County · 22,965 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 466
144Pilesgrove TownshipSalem County · 4,280 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 466
147Point Pleasant BeachOcean County · 4,993 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #261 of 466
149Wantage TownshipSussex County · 11,154 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #369 of 466
150Branchburg TownshipSomerset County · 15,511 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 466
151Lacey TownshipOcean County · 30,297 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #295 of 466
152Washington TownshipBergen County · 9,392 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #82 of 466
156Little SilverMonmouth County · 6,124 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #20 of 466
159South Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 3,479 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 466
160Monmouth BeachMonmouth County · 3,226 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 466
161BordentownBurlington County · 4,108 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #154 of 466
162Mansfield TownshipWarren County · 7,996 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #327 of 466
163Allamuchy TownshipWarren County · 5,484 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #350 of 466
164Colts Neck TownshipMonmouth County · 9,989 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #120 of 466
165Warren TownshipSomerset County · 17,753 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 466
167Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County · 25,437 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #72 of 466
168Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County · 24,349 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 466
172Green TownshipSussex County · 3,715 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 466
174Roxbury TownshipMorris County · 23,427 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 466
176North Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 8,189 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #351 of 466
177River Vale TownshipBergen County · 10,555 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 466
178Springfield TownshipBurlington County · 3,315 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #301 of 466
179Montville TownshipMorris County · 24,469 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #112 of 466
180Robbinsville TownshipMercer County · 15,958 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 466
181Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County · 21,801 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #339 of 466
182Plumsted TownshipOcean County · 9,991 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #349 of 466
183Harrington ParkBergen County · 5,052 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 466
186Bradley BeachMonmouth County · 4,163 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #285 of 466
187Westampton TownshipBurlington County · 9,436 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #312 of 466
188Evesham TownshipBurlington County · 49,525 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 466
192Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 14,043 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 466
193Woolwich TownshipGloucester County · 14,858 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #150 of 466
195Lawrence TownshipMercer County · 34,165 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #228 of 466
196Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County · 20,743 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 466
199SwedesboroGloucester County · 2,766 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #202 of 466
200Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County · 10,645 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #380 of 466
202Alloway TownshipSalem County · 3,338 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #266 of 466
203Eastampton TownshipBurlington County · 6,603 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #328 of 466
204Bordentown TownshipBurlington County · 12,821 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #226 of 466
205Ocean TownshipMonmouth County · 28,088 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #315 of 466
206Middletown TownshipMonmouth County · 67,135 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #93 of 466
207Fairfield TownshipEssex County · 8,346 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 466
208Chesterfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,046 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 466
209Logan TownshipGloucester County · 6,126 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #269 of 466
210Harding TownshipMorris County · 3,949 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 466
211Englewood CliffsBergen County · 5,384 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #53 of 466
213Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County · 46,455 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #144 of 466
216Woodbury HeightsGloucester County · 3,162 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #130 of 466
217Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County · 17,930 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #289 of 466
218Haddon TownshipCamden County · 15,649 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #279 of 466
219Hanover TownshipMorris County · 15,105 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #169 of 466
226Mansfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,199 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 466
227East Hanover TownshipMorris County · 11,457 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #190 of 466
228Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County · 45,061 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #97 of 466
230Teaneck TownshipBergen County · 43,329 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 466
231Cranbury TownshipMiddlesex County · 4,240 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 466
233Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County · 79,965 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #180 of 466
235Waterford TownshipCamden County · 10,562 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #282 of 466
238West Orange TownshipEssex County · 49,557 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #256 of 466
239Independence TownshipWarren County · 5,666 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 466
240Stafford TownshipOcean County · 30,958 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #241 of 466
242Mount Olive TownshipMorris County · 29,503 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 466
244Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County · 4,426 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #418 of 466
245Pompton LakesPassaic County · 11,246 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #129 of 466
246Highland ParkMiddlesex County · 15,259 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #248 of 466
248Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County · 40,987 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 466
250Upper Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 3,545 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #215 of 466
251Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County · 47,738 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #258 of 466
252Greenwich TownshipWarren County · 5,726 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #286 of 466
253Monroe TownshipMiddlesex County · 49,830 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #106 of 466
254Commercial TownshipCumberland County · 4,767 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #466 of 466
255Somers PointAtlantic County · 10,590 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #430 of 466
256Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County · 56,633 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 466
257Seaside HeightsOcean County · 2,549 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #459 of 466
258Monroe TownshipGloucester County · 38,137 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #281 of 466
259West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,037 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 466
261South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 47,454 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #125 of 466
264Hasbrouck HeightsBergen County · 12,211 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #63 of 466
266Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County · 13,916 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 466
267South Hackensack TownshipBergen County · 2,755 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #377 of 466
268Pemberton TownshipBurlington County · 27,611 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #387 of 466
272Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 5,026 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 466
275MillvilleCumberland County · 28,098 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #454 of 466
277Barnegat TownshipOcean County · 26,151 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #310 of 466
278Galloway TownshipAtlantic County · 38,380 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #378 of 466
280Pennsville TownshipSalem County · 12,923 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #427 of 466
281Jefferson TownshipMorris County · 20,703 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 466
282Voorhees TownshipCamden County · 31,571 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 466
283Medford LakesBurlington County · 4,403 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #122 of 466
285Howell TownshipMonmouth County · 55,156 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #225 of 466
286Hardyston TownshipSussex County · 8,541 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 466
287Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County · 20,556 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #412 of 466
288Rockaway TownshipMorris County · 27,728 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 466
289West Long BranchMonmouth County · 8,625 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #193 of 466
290Randolph TownshipMorris County · 26,878 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 466
292Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County · 2,751 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #388 of 466
294Ewing TownshipMercer County · 39,030 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #397 of 466
296Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County · 42,254 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 466
298Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 36,052 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 466
299Byram TownshipSussex County · 8,249 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 466
302Pohatcong TownshipWarren County · 3,578 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #379 of 466
304Lumberton TownshipBurlington County · 13,171 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #343 of 466
308Atlantic CityAtlantic County · 38,787 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #465 of 466
309Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County · 19,535 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 466
312Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County · 48,435 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #373 of 466
313South PlainfieldMiddlesex County · 24,891 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #268 of 466
314Berlin TownshipCamden County · 6,060 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #366 of 466
315Morris TownshipMorris County · 23,730 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 466
316Gloucester CityCamden County · 11,643 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #391 of 466
317Harmony TownshipWarren County · 2,542 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #408 of 466
318Woodland ParkPassaic County · 13,623 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #264 of 466
319Carneys Point TownshipSalem County · 8,766 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #404 of 466
321Ridgefield ParkBergen County · 13,372 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #274 of 466
323Nutley TownshipEssex County · 30,744 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 466
324Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County · 5,972 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #267 of 466
327Brick TownshipOcean County · 77,402 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #308 of 466
328Lopatcong TownshipWarren County · 9,537 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #257 of 466
329Mine Hill TownshipMorris County · 4,160 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #172 of 466
330Burlington TownshipBurlington County · 24,893 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #300 of 466
331East Windsor TownshipMercer County · 30,562 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #254 of 466
333WestvilleGloucester County · 4,357 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #384 of 466
335Elk TownshipGloucester County · 4,520 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #194 of 466
336Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 70,228 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #237 of 466
339West Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 22,681 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #270 of 466
340Bloomfield TownshipEssex County · 56,375 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #259 of 466
341Jackson TownshipOcean County · 61,281 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #231 of 466
345Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 32,600 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #322 of 466
346Neptune TownshipMonmouth County · 28,273 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #428 of 466
347Delran TownshipBurlington County · 18,909 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #296 of 466
351Toms River TownshipOcean County · 100,899 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #317 of 466
352Berkeley TownshipOcean County · 45,550 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #354 of 466
353Mullica TownshipAtlantic County · 5,853 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #280 of 466
354Washington TownshipGloucester County · 49,840 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #227 of 466
355Mantua TownshipGloucester County · 15,582 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #181 of 466
357GlassboroGloucester County · 24,483 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #337 of 466
358Little Falls TownshipPassaic County · 15,340 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 466
359Edison TownshipMiddlesex County · 109,077 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 466
360Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County · 22,343 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #236 of 466
361Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County · 62,253 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #229 of 466
362Boonton TownshipMorris County · 4,432 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #73 of 466
364Hamilton TownshipAtlantic County · 28,845 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #419 of 466
366Willingboro TownshipBurlington County · 32,824 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #426 of 466
367Ventnor CityAtlantic County · 9,345 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #403 of 466
368Bound BrookSomerset County · 13,038 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #389 of 466
370Lakewood TownshipOcean County · 143,765 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #392 of 466
371BurlingtonBurlington County · 10,243 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #444 of 466
372Tinton FallsMonmouth County · 19,539 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 466
373Franklin TownshipGloucester County · 16,666 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #353 of 466
374WoodburyGloucester County · 10,130 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #394 of 466
375Franklin TownshipSomerset County · 69,105 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #246 of 466
377Buena Vista TownshipAtlantic County · 7,175 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #415 of 466
378Quinton TownshipSalem County · 2,675 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #402 of 466
379Weehawken TownshipHudson County · 17,827 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #244 of 466
381Union TownshipUnion County · 63,675 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #290 of 466
382New Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 6,237 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
383North ArlingtonBergen County · 16,601 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #223 of 466
384Manchester TownshipOcean County · 46,556 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #305 of 466
385Florence TownshipBurlington County · 13,385 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #239 of 466
387Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 104,802 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #277 of 466
389SayrevilleMiddlesex County · 46,787 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #273 of 466
393BridgetonCumberland County · 28,307 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #463 of 466
394Gloucester TownshipCamden County · 67,085 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #306 of 466
396Palisades ParkBergen County · 20,317 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #275 of 466
399East RutherfordBergen County · 10,566 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #287 of 466
401Pennsauken TownshipCamden County · 37,742 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #423 of 466
402National ParkGloucester County · 3,088 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #348 of 466
403New BrunswickMiddlesex County · 57,133 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #458 of 466
404North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 45,097 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #311 of 466
410Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County · 9,617 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #401 of 466
414Winslow TownshipCamden County · 40,562 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #344 of 466
416Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County · 14,441 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #191 of 466
417Hamilton TownshipMercer County · 94,157 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #346 of 466
419South Toms RiverOcean County · 3,895 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #326 of 466
420Green Brook TownshipSomerset County · 7,410 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 466
424South RiverMiddlesex County · 16,262 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #330 of 466
427PleasantvilleAtlantic County · 20,853 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #455 of 466
428South AmboyMiddlesex County · 10,403 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #335 of 466
435Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 3,251 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #461 of 466
436Hillside TownshipUnion County · 22,860 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #413 of 466
437Delanco TownshipBurlington County · 5,010 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #361 of 466
445Cliffside ParkBergen County · 26,539 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #263 of 466
447South Bound BrookSomerset County · 4,926 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #365 of 466
449Fairfield TownshipCumberland County · 5,440 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #464 of 466
451Riverside TownshipBurlington County · 8,231 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #386 of 466
453North Bergen TownshipHudson County · 61,483 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #375 of 466
455Belleville TownshipEssex County · 38,997 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C · #371 of 466
456City of Orange TownshipEssex County · 35,642 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #442 of 466
460Irvington TownshipEssex County · 62,233 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #448 of 466
461Perth AmboyMiddlesex County · 56,739 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #436 of 466
462Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 8,111 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #443 of 466
463Hopewell TownshipCumberland County · 4,517 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #411 of 466
465North PlainfieldSomerset County · 22,879 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #410 of 466
Not ranked
2 towns without a civic life grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Lakehurst Ocean County · 2,735 people
- Maurice River Township Cumberland County · 4,780 people
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Questions people ask
Which New Jersey town has the most civic life?
Haddonfield (Camden County) ranks first on civic life among 466 towns, with an A+; Tewksbury Township and Upper Saddle River follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a civic life grade (466 in New Jersey). 2 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Jersey page.
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