#1Mountain Lakes
Morris County · 4,649 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #11 of 466 in NJ
Mountain Lakes, #1 on this list · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0New Jersey rankings · Health
Healthiest towns in New Jersey
Mountain Lakes ranks first on health among New Jersey’s 468 towns of 2,500+; 315 of the 468 grade A− or better on health nationally.
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work
#1A+
#2Chatham
Morris County · 10,027 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #27 of 466 in NJ
#3Millburn Township
Essex County · 22,874 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #113 of 466 in NJ
All 468 towns
Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 11 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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#TownGradeOverall
16Berkeley Heights TownshipUnion County · 15,140 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #38 of 466
19Montgomery TownshipSomerset County · 24,039 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #117 of 466
20West Windsor TownshipMercer County · 32,839 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #77 of 466
25Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County · 24,349 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #103 of 466
33Livingston TownshipEssex County · 32,223 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #39 of 466
37Montville TownshipMorris County · 24,469 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #112 of 466
46West Caldwell TownshipEssex County · 11,205 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #69 of 466
48Peapack and GladstoneSomerset County · 2,587 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #128 of 466
T49Bernards TownshipSomerset County · 28,594 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #17 of 466
53Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County · 25,437 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #72 of 466
57River Vale TownshipBergen County · 10,555 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 466
60Colts Neck TownshipMonmouth County · 9,989 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #120 of 466
61Maplewood TownshipEssex County · 26,320 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 466
62Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County · 42,254 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 466
65Hopewell TownshipMercer County · 18,763 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #100 of 466
66Denville TownshipMorris County · 17,424 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 466
67Washington TownshipBergen County · 9,392 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #82 of 466
68Randolph TownshipMorris County · 26,878 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 466
69Harding TownshipMorris County · 3,949 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 466
70Long Hill TownshipMorris County · 8,684 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #187 of 466
71South Orange Village TownshipEssex County · 19,139 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #186 of 466
72Warren TownshipSomerset County · 17,753 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 466
75Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County · 56,633 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 466
77Chesterfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,046 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 466
78Sparta TownshipSussex County · 20,431 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #83 of 466
79Washington TownshipMorris County · 18,309 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 466
80Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County · 45,061 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #97 of 466
82Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County · 17,535 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 466
84Bedminster TownshipSomerset County · 8,285 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 466
85Lawrence TownshipMercer County · 34,165 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #228 of 466
86Mahwah TownshipBergen County · 25,678 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #116 of 466
87Hanover TownshipMorris County · 15,105 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #169 of 466
88East Hanover TownshipMorris County · 11,457 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #190 of 466
93Branchburg TownshipSomerset County · 15,511 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 466
94Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County · 46,455 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #144 of 466
96Monmouth BeachMonmouth County · 3,226 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 466
98Robbinsville TownshipMercer County · 15,958 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 466
99Morris TownshipMorris County · 23,730 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 466
102Springfield TownshipUnion County · 18,342 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #177 of 466
103Millstone TownshipMonmouth County · 10,412 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 466
104East Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,952 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 466
105Clinton TownshipHunterdon County · 13,412 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 466
108Medford TownshipBurlington County · 25,612 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #115 of 466
109Boonton TownshipMorris County · 4,432 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #73 of 466
111Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County · 13,916 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 466
112Tewksbury TownshipHunterdon County · 5,925 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466
115Spring Lake HeightsMonmouth County · 4,868 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 466
116Highland ParkMiddlesex County · 15,259 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #248 of 466
117Englewood CliffsBergen County · 5,384 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #53 of 466
118Moorestown TownshipBurlington County · 22,262 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 466
120Weehawken TownshipHudson County · 17,827 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #244 of 466
121Medford LakesBurlington County · 4,403 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #122 of 466
125Readington TownshipHunterdon County · 16,406 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 466
126Fairfield TownshipEssex County · 8,346 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 466
127Wayne TownshipPassaic County · 54,819 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 466
128Nutley TownshipEssex County · 30,744 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 466
129Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County · 40,987 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 466
130Raritan TownshipHunterdon County · 25,281 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 466
T133Delaware TownshipHunterdon County · 4,597 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 466
T133Voorhees TownshipCamden County · 31,571 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 466
135Franklin TownshipHunterdon County · 3,288 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 466
136Mount Olive TownshipMorris County · 29,503 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 466
137Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 7,251 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 466
139Clark TownshipUnion County · 16,418 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #189 of 466
140LambertvilleHunterdon County · 4,198 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #220 of 466
141Byram TownshipSussex County · 8,249 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 466
143East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 12,610 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #131 of 466
144South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 47,454 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #125 of 466
145West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,037 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 466
146Cranbury TownshipMiddlesex County · 4,240 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 466
147Middletown TownshipMonmouth County · 67,135 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #93 of 466
150Mine Hill TownshipMorris County · 4,160 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #172 of 466
151Pequannock TownshipMorris County · 15,750 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 466
152Roxbury TownshipMorris County · 23,427 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 466
153Evesham TownshipBurlington County · 49,525 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 466
154Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County · 47,738 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #258 of 466
155High BridgeHunterdon County · 3,603 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #137 of 466
156Wall TownshipMonmouth County · 26,753 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #198 of 466
158Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County · 79,965 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #180 of 466
162Greenwich TownshipWarren County · 5,726 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #286 of 466
165Haddon TownshipCamden County · 15,649 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #279 of 466
167Franklin TownshipSomerset County · 69,105 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #246 of 466
168Bradley BeachMonmouth County · 4,163 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #285 of 466
169East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 50,678 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 466
170Kingwood TownshipHunterdon County · 3,864 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #232 of 466
172Alexandria TownshipHunterdon County · 4,811 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #331 of 466
173Holland TownshipHunterdon County · 5,239 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #324 of 466
175Jefferson TownshipMorris County · 20,703 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 466
176Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County · 62,253 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #229 of 466
179Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 14,043 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 466
180West Long BranchMonmouth County · 8,625 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #193 of 466
181Edison TownshipMiddlesex County · 109,077 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 466
183Margate CityAtlantic County · 5,194 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #139 of 466
184Long Beach TownshipOcean County · 3,148 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #336 of 466
187Hainesport TownshipBurlington County · 6,197 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #182 of 466
188Teaneck TownshipBergen County · 43,329 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 466
190Howell TownshipMonmouth County · 55,156 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #225 of 466
191Union TownshipHunterdon County · 6,649 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #152 of 466
192East Windsor TownshipMercer County · 30,562 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #254 of 466
197Allamuchy TownshipWarren County · 5,484 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #350 of 466
198Lebanon TownshipHunterdon County · 6,229 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 466
200Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County · 14,441 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #191 of 466
201Green TownshipSussex County · 3,715 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 466
202West Milford TownshipPassaic County · 25,216 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #164 of 466
204Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County · 3,774 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 466
205South Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 3,479 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 466
207Tinton FallsMonmouth County · 19,539 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 466
208West Orange TownshipEssex County · 49,557 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #256 of 466
209Palisades ParkBergen County · 20,317 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #275 of 466
211Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County · 5,972 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #267 of 466
214Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County · 22,343 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #236 of 466
215Point Pleasant BeachOcean County · 4,993 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #261 of 466
217North ArlingtonBergen County · 16,601 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #223 of 466
219Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 36,052 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 466
221Rockaway TownshipMorris County · 27,728 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 466
222Bloomfield TownshipEssex County · 56,375 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #259 of 466
223Little Falls TownshipPassaic County · 15,340 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 466
224Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County · 17,930 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #289 of 466
226Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County · 19,535 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 466
227Independence TownshipWarren County · 5,666 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 466
228Mantua TownshipGloucester County · 15,582 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #181 of 466
229BordentownBurlington County · 4,108 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #154 of 466
230Franklin TownshipWarren County · 3,049 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #271 of 466
231East RutherfordBergen County · 10,566 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #287 of 466
233Hamilton TownshipMercer County · 94,157 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #346 of 466
236Hasbrouck HeightsBergen County · 12,211 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #63 of 466
238South PlainfieldMiddlesex County · 24,891 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #268 of 466
244Andover TownshipSussex County · 5,721 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 466
245Pilesgrove TownshipSalem County · 4,280 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 466
246Ocean TownshipMonmouth County · 28,088 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #315 of 466
247Vernon TownshipSussex County · 22,965 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 466
249Pompton LakesPassaic County · 11,246 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #129 of 466
250Bordentown TownshipBurlington County · 12,821 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #226 of 466
251Blairstown TownshipWarren County · 5,815 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #249 of 466
252Monroe TownshipMiddlesex County · 49,830 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #106 of 466
254Washington TownshipGloucester County · 49,840 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #227 of 466
255Stafford TownshipOcean County · 30,958 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #241 of 466
256Frankford TownshipSussex County · 5,368 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #319 of 466
257Mansfield TownshipWarren County · 7,996 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #327 of 466
258Mansfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,199 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 466
260Jersey CityHudson County · 302,013 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #396 of 466
262Union TownshipUnion County · 63,675 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #290 of 466
263Montague TownshipSussex County · 3,896 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #352 of 466
264Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County · 20,743 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 466
265Lumberton TownshipBurlington County · 13,171 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #343 of 466
268Little FerryBergen County · 11,099 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #333 of 466
269Wildwood CrestCape May County · 3,000 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #347 of 466
270Hardyston TownshipSussex County · 8,541 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 466
272Brick TownshipOcean County · 77,402 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #308 of 466
273Woolwich TownshipGloucester County · 14,858 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #150 of 466
275Liberty TownshipWarren County · 2,701 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #283 of 466
276Stillwater TownshipSussex County · 4,072 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #292 of 466
277Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 70,228 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #237 of 466
279Logan TownshipGloucester County · 6,126 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #269 of 466
280Knowlton TownshipWarren County · 2,947 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #370 of 466
281Plumsted TownshipOcean County · 9,991 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #349 of 466
T282Shamong TownshipBurlington County · 6,659 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #302 of 466
T282Southampton TownshipBurlington County · 10,563 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #334 of 466
285Hampton TownshipSussex County · 4,989 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #309 of 466
T286Eastampton TownshipBurlington County · 6,603 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #328 of 466
T286Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County · 10,645 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #380 of 466
T286Westampton TownshipBurlington County · 9,436 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #312 of 466
289Fredon TownshipSussex County · 3,332 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #166 of 466
292Woodbury HeightsGloucester County · 3,162 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #130 of 466
295Lacey TownshipOcean County · 30,297 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #295 of 466
296Toms River TownshipOcean County · 100,899 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #317 of 466
297Wantage TownshipSussex County · 11,154 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #369 of 466
298Elk TownshipGloucester County · 4,520 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #194 of 466
299Springfield TownshipBurlington County · 3,315 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #301 of 466
300Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 104,802 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #277 of 466
301GlassboroGloucester County · 24,483 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #337 of 466
302Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County · 7,014 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #299 of 466
304SayrevilleMiddlesex County · 46,787 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #273 of 466
307Jackson TownshipOcean County · 61,281 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #231 of 466
313Belleville TownshipEssex County · 38,997 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #371 of 466
314Cliffside ParkBergen County · 26,539 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #263 of 466
315Berlin TownshipCamden County · 6,060 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #366 of 466
316Green Brook TownshipSomerset County · 7,410 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 466
317Woodland ParkPassaic County · 13,623 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #264 of 466
318Hamilton TownshipAtlantic County · 28,845 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #419 of 466
320Ridgefield ParkBergen County · 13,372 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #274 of 466
324Upper TownshipCape May County · 12,355 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #252 of 466
325Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County · 48,435 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #373 of 466
326New Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 6,237 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
327Delran TownshipBurlington County · 18,909 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #296 of 466
328North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 45,097 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #311 of 466
329South AmboyMiddlesex County · 10,403 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #335 of 466
330Neptune TownshipMonmouth County · 28,273 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #428 of 466
332Barnegat TownshipOcean County · 26,151 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #310 of 466
334MiddlesexMiddlesex County · 14,740 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #188 of 466
335Middle TownshipCape May County · 19,990 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #405 of 466
336Ventnor CityAtlantic County · 9,345 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #403 of 466
338Gloucester TownshipCamden County · 67,085 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #306 of 466
340Florence TownshipBurlington County · 13,385 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #239 of 466
341Ewing TownshipMercer County · 39,030 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #397 of 466
342Monroe TownshipGloucester County · 38,137 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #281 of 466
343Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 5,026 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 466
T345Delanco TownshipBurlington County · 5,010 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #361 of 466
T345Riverside TownshipBurlington County · 8,231 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #386 of 466
347Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County · 21,801 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #339 of 466
348Galloway TownshipAtlantic County · 38,380 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #378 of 466
349Winslow TownshipCamden County · 40,562 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #344 of 466
350Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 32,600 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #322 of 466
352Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County · 2,751 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #388 of 466
354Lopatcong TownshipWarren County · 9,537 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #257 of 466
357Upper Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 3,545 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #215 of 466
358Waterford TownshipCamden County · 10,562 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #282 of 466
359White TownshipWarren County · 4,706 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #314 of 466
362Pohatcong TownshipWarren County · 3,578 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #379 of 466
363FlemingtonHunterdon County · 4,856 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #321 of 466
365Berkeley TownshipOcean County · 45,550 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #354 of 466
366West Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 22,681 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #270 of 466
368North WildwoodCape May County · 3,518 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #417 of 466
369South Hackensack TownshipBergen County · 2,755 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #377 of 466
370Lower TownshipCape May County · 21,533 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #376 of 466
373Mullica TownshipAtlantic County · 5,853 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #280 of 466
374South Toms RiverOcean County · 3,895 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #326 of 466
375Bound BrookSomerset County · 13,038 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #389 of 466
376Burlington TownshipBurlington County · 24,893 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #300 of 466
378Dennis TownshipCape May County · 6,100 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #356 of 466
380Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County · 20,556 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #412 of 466
386Harmony TownshipWarren County · 2,542 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #408 of 466
387North Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 8,189 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #351 of 466
390Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 9,039 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #381 of 466
391South RiverMiddlesex County · 16,262 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #330 of 466
394Franklin TownshipGloucester County · 16,666 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #353 of 466
397Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County · 9,617 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #401 of 466
398MerchantvilleCamden County · 4,241 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #325 of 466
400South Bound BrookSomerset County · 4,926 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #365 of 466
401Alloway TownshipSalem County · 3,338 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #266 of 466
402Buena Vista TownshipAtlantic County · 7,175 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #415 of 466
404Somers PointAtlantic County · 10,590 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #430 of 466
406North Bergen TownshipHudson County · 61,483 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #375 of 466
408Manchester TownshipOcean County · 46,556 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #305 of 466
409Hillside TownshipUnion County · 22,860 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #413 of 466
412Pennsville TownshipSalem County · 12,923 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #427 of 466
413National ParkGloucester County · 3,088 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #348 of 466
414North PlainfieldSomerset County · 22,879 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #410 of 466
416SwedesboroGloucester County · 2,766 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #202 of 466
417Gloucester CityCamden County · 11,643 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #391 of 466
418Long BranchMonmouth County · 33,321 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #424 of 466
419Lakewood TownshipOcean County · 143,765 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #392 of 466
421Willingboro TownshipBurlington County · 32,824 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #426 of 466
422Pemberton TownshipBurlington County · 27,611 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #387 of 466
424Lawrence TownshipCumberland County · 3,167 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #446 of 466
425Pennsauken TownshipCamden County · 37,742 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #423 of 466
426BurlingtonBurlington County · 10,243 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #444 of 466
427Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County · 4,426 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #418 of 466
428Maurice River TownshipCumberland County · 4,780 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #462 of 466
430West New YorkHudson County · 53,192 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #432 of 466
431WoodburyGloucester County · 10,130 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #394 of 466
438New BrunswickMiddlesex County · 57,133 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #458 of 466
442Irvington TownshipEssex County · 62,233 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #448 of 466
443Prospect ParkPassaic County · 6,450 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #438 of 466
444Carneys Point TownshipSalem County · 8,766 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #404 of 466
446Seaside HeightsOcean County · 2,549 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #459 of 466
447MillvilleCumberland County · 28,098 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #454 of 466
450Quinton TownshipSalem County · 2,675 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #402 of 466
451Perth AmboyMiddlesex County · 56,739 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #436 of 466
453City of Orange TownshipEssex County · 35,642 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #442 of 466
455Commercial TownshipCumberland County · 4,767 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #466 of 466
459Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 3,251 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #461 of 466
460Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 8,111 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #443 of 466
461PleasantvilleAtlantic County · 20,853 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #455 of 466
462Fairfield TownshipCumberland County · 5,440 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #464 of 466
463Hopewell TownshipCumberland County · 4,517 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #411 of 466
464Atlantic CityAtlantic County · 38,787 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #465 of 466
468BridgetonCumberland County · 28,307 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #463 of 466
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What is the healthiest town in New Jersey?
Mountain Lakes (Morris County) ranks first on health among 468 towns, with an A+; Chatham and Millburn Township follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). 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 health grade (468 in New Jersey). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Jersey page.
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