#1Edgewater
Bergen County · 15,499 peopleWalkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #208 of 466 in NJ
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Edgewater, #1 on this list · Photo: Hisland7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Edgewater ranks first on walkability among New Jersey’s 468 towns of 2,500+; 333 of the 468 grade A− or better on walkability nationally.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). How grades work
#1Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #208 of 466 in NJ
#2Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B · #238 of 466 in NJ
#3Walkability grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall C− · #399 of 466 in NJ
Walkability grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
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Edgewater (Bergen County) ranks first on walkability among 468 towns, with an A+; Hoboken and Union City follow.
The Walkability grade: the EPA National Walkability Index where residents live, and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit (Census ACS). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a walkability grade (468 in New Jersey). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Jersey page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.