Data for every municipality in New Jersey on number and percent of older residents, and where the municipality scored on New Jersey Future's Creating age-friendliness indicators.
Creating Places To Age in New Jersey municipal data
1. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Atlantic
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
municipality name
Ventnor City
Bergenfield
Cliffside Park
Dumont
Elmwood Park
Englewood
Englewood Cliffs
Fair Lawn
Fairview
Fort Lee
Garfield
Hackensack
Hasbrouck Heights
Leonia
Little Ferry
Lodi
Lyndhurst
Maywood
New Milford
North Arlington
Palisades Park
Ridgefield Park
River Edge
Rochelle Park
Rutherford
Saddle Brook
South Hackensack Twp.
Teaneck
Wallington
Westwood
Wood‐Ridge
Bordentown city
Mount Holly
Riverside
Audubon
Camden
Collingswood
Haddon Twp.
Wildwood
Bridgeton
Belleville
Bloomfield
Caldwell
Orange
East Orange
Irvington
Maplewood
Montclair
Newark
Nutley
Swedesboro
Westville
Woodbury
Bayonne
East Newark
Guttenberg
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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yes
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yes
yes
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
net activity density category
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
urban
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
urban
urban
urban
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
urban
urban
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
small city / urban suburb
urban
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
urban
urban
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presence of a center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
high
very high
very high
very high
high
good
good
high
high
high
very high
high
very high
good
good
high
good
high
very high
good
high
high
high
high
high
good
good
high
high
high
high
good
good
high
high
high
very high
high
very high
good
high
high
good
high
high
very high
good
high
good
high
good
good
high
good
very high
very high
34.6%
25.7%
29.7%
27.6%
27.2%
26.7%
38.2%
30.7%
21.2%
35.3%
22.5%
24.0%
28.6%
29.4%
25.9%
24.8%
27.9%
28.9%
28.2%
29.6%
22.9%
24.7%
26.2%
33.6%
26.2%
29.1%
26.8%
28.0%
26.7%
29.0%
28.5%
27.6%
22.5%
21.4%
26.4%
15.8%
26.4%
30.0%
26.2%
13.6%
23.4%
23.8%
27.5%
21.2%
22.3%
20.0%
22.9%
24.1%
17.5%
27.7%
18.6%
23.3%
25.0%
25.5%
16.0%
22.0%
14.7%
12.6%
12.2%
12.1%
12.5%
12.5%
14.1%
14.4%
9.1%
13.5%
11.3%
11.6%
13.6%
14.3%
12.7%
11.7%
12.3%
13.2%
12.5%
13.3%
11.5%
12.2%
12.4%
13.6%
12.6%
12.5%
10.8%
13.1%
13.2%
12.4%
13.8%
14.1%
11.5%
10.9%
13.2%
8.2%
12.9%
12.8%
12.7%
6.5%
11.5%
11.8%
11.5%
10.0%
10.5%
11.1%
11.9%
12.8%
8.9%
13.2%
8.6%
11.6%
11.0%
12.3%
8.8%
10.6%
16.8%
11.0%
14.7%
13.3%
12.2%
12.3%
20.6%
13.2%
10.1%
18.5%
9.3%
10.6%
12.6%
13.1%
11.6%
10.7%
13.1%
12.9%
12.9%
13.5%
10.2%
11.0%
11.4%
15.8%
11.3%
13.4%
13.5%
12.4%
10.9%
13.6%
12.4%
11.1%
9.6%
9.0%
11.0%
6.8%
10.5%
13.9%
12.0%
6.1%
10.1%
9.9%
13.0%
9.7%
10.3%
8.1%
8.7%
9.5%
7.7%
12.0%
8.4%
10.2%
11.2%
11.2%
6.7%
10.1%
3.1%
2.0%
2.8%
2.2%
2.5%
1.9%
3.4%
3.1%
1.9%
3.4%
1.9%
1.8%
2.4%
2.0%
1.6%
2.4%
2.6%
2.8%
2.9%
2.8%
1.2%
1.5%
2.4%
4.1%
2.2%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.6%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
1.5%
1.6%
2.2%
0.7%
3.0%
3.3%
1.5%
1.1%
1.7%
2.0%
3.1%
1.4%
1.5%
0.9%
2.3%
1.8%
0.8%
2.5%
1.6%
1.4%
2.8%
2.1%
0.5%
1.3%
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
good
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
10,650
26,764
23,594
17,479
19,403
27,147
5,281
32,457
13,835
35,345
30,487
43,010
11,842
8,937
10,626
24,136
20,554
9,555
16,341
15,392
19,622
12,729
11,340
5,530
18,061
13,659
2,378
39,776
11,335
10,908
7,626
3,924
9,536
8,079
8,819
77,344
13,926
14,707
5,325
25,349
35,926
47,315
7,822
30,134
64,270
53,926
23,867
37,669
277,140
28,370
2,584
4,288
10,174
63,024
2,406
11,176
3,684
6,872
7,018
4,821
5,276
7,255
2,017
9,978
2,928
12,474
6,860
10,321
3,389
2,629
2,749
5,983
5,744
2,760
4,615
4,550
4,487
3,144
2,972
1,856
4,725
3,972
637
11,136
3,031
3,161
2,173
1,083
2,146
1,727
2,324
12,213
3,676
4,418
1,396
3,450
8,409
11,254
2,154
6,385
14,349
10,791
5,472
9,092
48,496
7,868
481
997
2,546
16,058
386
2,456
2. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Mercer
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Morris
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Union
Union
Union
Union
Union
Union
Union
Union
Union
Warren
municipality name
Harrison
Hoboken
Jersey City
North Bergen
Union City
Weehawken
West New York
Flemington
Princeton borough
Trenton
Carteret
Dunellen
Highland Park
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
South Amboy
South River
Woodbridge Twp.
Asbury Park
Belmar
Freehold borough
Highlands
Keansburg
Keyport
Long Branch
Manasquan
Neptune City
Red Bank
Dover
Morristown
Rockaway borough
Clifton
Haledon
Hawthorne
Passaic
Paterson
Totowa
Woodland Park
Bound Brook
North Plainfield
Somerville
Cranford
Elizabeth
Hillside
Kenilworth
Plainfield
Rahway
Roselle
Roselle Park
Union
Phillipsburg
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
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yes
yes
yes
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
net activity density category
urban
urban
urban
urban
urban
urban
urban
small city / urban suburb
urban
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
urban
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
small city / urban suburb
urban
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
urban
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
municipalities scoring well on three of the four metrics:
Page 2 of 11
presence of a center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
good
very high
good
good
very high
high
very high
good
good
high
good
high
high
good
high
good
high
good
very high
very high
good
high
very high
high
high
high
high
high
good
good
good
high
good
high
very high
very high
good
good
good
high
good
high
good
high
good
high
high
high
very high
good
high
19.8%
11.8%
18.7%
24.2%
19.6%
22.4%
21.2%
20.4%
16.7%
18.1%
20.9%
20.6%
22.7%
10.0%
18.3%
24.6%
22.3%
24.5%
20.4%
28.4%
19.8%
29.0%
21.8%
27.6%
22.0%
31.2%
29.8%
22.3%
20.4%
21.5%
26.0%
26.1%
20.2%
26.8%
15.9%
18.5%
31.5%
31.5%
19.5%
18.7%
20.6%
29.7%
18.7%
24.3%
27.8%
19.0%
25.4%
23.8%
22.6%
26.1%
23.5%
10.6%
5.5%
9.6%
10.8%
9.1%
10.1%
9.2%
10.1%
6.5%
9.3%
10.1%
10.9%
11.2%
4.9%
9.1%
13.3%
10.5%
11.9%
10.0%
13.6%
8.8%
16.1%
11.0%
11.8%
10.7%
14.9%
14.4%
9.6%
9.8%
10.0%
13.7%
12.2%
9.7%
12.4%
8.2%
9.5%
13.5%
13.9%
9.4%
10.3%
9.6%
12.5%
9.5%
12.5%
12.2%
9.5%
11.9%
11.8%
11.5%
12.1%
10.3%
8.2%
5.4%
8.0%
11.4%
9.2%
10.9%
10.5%
8.4%
8.6%
7.6%
9.1%
8.4%
9.2%
4.4%
7.9%
9.7%
9.9%
10.9%
9.1%
12.9%
8.7%
12.1%
8.8%
13.3%
9.5%
14.3%
12.4%
9.9%
8.8%
9.4%
10.7%
11.3%
8.9%
11.8%
6.6%
8.0%
15.0%
15.6%
8.7%
7.3%
9.3%
13.6%
8.0%
10.6%
12.5%
8.3%
11.4%
10.5%
9.5%
11.5%
11.1%
1.1%
0.9%
1.0%
2.1%
1.3%
1.4%
1.5%
1.9%
1.6%
1.2%
1.7%
1.3%
2.4%
0.8%
1.3%
1.6%
2.0%
1.7%
1.3%
1.9%
2.3%
0.8%
2.0%
2.5%
1.8%
2.0%
3.0%
2.8%
1.7%
2.1%
1.6%
2.6%
1.6%
2.6%
1.1%
0.9%
3.1%
2.1%
1.5%
1.1%
1.6%
3.6%
1.2%
1.3%
3.1%
1.2%
2.1%
1.5%
1.7%
2.6%
2.1%
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
good
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
good
excellent
good
good
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
good
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
13,620
50,005
247,597
60,773
66,455
12,554
49,708
4,581
12,307
84,913
22,844
7,227
13,982
55,181
50,814
8,631
16,008
99,585
16,116
5,794
12,052
5,005
10,105
7,240
30,719
5,897
4,869
12,206
18,157
18,411
6,438
84,136
8,318
18,791
69,781
146,199
10,804
11,819
10,402
21,936
12,098
22,625
124,969
21,404
7,914
49,808
27,346
21,085
13,297
56,642
14,950
2,702
5,912
46,213
14,736
13,036
2,806
10,524
936
2,057
15,369
4,768
1,487
3,179
5,530
9,318
2,122
3,573
24,431
3,283
1,646
2,384
1,449
2,206
1,997
6,764
1,841
1,450
2,720
3,697
3,955
1,674
21,987
1,679
5,042
11,113
26,981
3,408
3,722
2,032
4,101
2,493
6,725
23,350
5,203
2,199
9,457
6,943
5,013
3,011
14,799
3,513
3. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
municipality name
Atlantic
Atlantic
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Essex
Essex
Hudson
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Mercer
Mercer
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Ocean
Ocean
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Union
Atlantic City
Pleasantville
Bogota
Carlstadt
East Rutherford
Edgewater
Paramus
Ridgefield
Tenafly
Beverly
Burlington city
Maple Shade
Palmyra
Riverton
Willingboro
Audubon Park
Gloucester City
Haddonfield
Merchantville
Oaklyn
Woodlynne
Avalon
North Wildwood
Stone Harbor
West Cape May
South Orange
Verona
Kearny
Secaucus
Lambertville
Hightstown
Hopewell borough
Pennington
Jamesburg
Metuchen
Milltown
Atlantic Highlands
Bradley Beach
Englishtown
Farmingdale
Matawan
Lake Como
Spring Lake
Boonton town
Victory Gardens
Lakehurst
Seaside Heights
Little Falls
Pompton Lakes
Prospect Park
Woodstown
South Bound Brook
Sussex
Garwood
New Providence
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-------yes
--yes
yes
yes
----yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
-yes
yes
yes
--
yes
--yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
---yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
--yes
yes
-yes
yes
-yes
-yes
yes
yes
-yes
-yes
yes
---yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
--yes
---yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
net activity density category
presence of a center
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
urban
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
urban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
small city / urban suburb
urban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
small city / urban suburb
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
urban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
no centers identified
contains single center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains single center
center
contains single center
no centers identified
center
center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
center
center
contains single center
center
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
center
no centers identified
center
center
no centers identified
no centers identified
center
center
no centers identified
center
center
no centers identified
center
no centers identified
center
center
center
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
medium
good
very high
medium
medium
medium
good
medium
good
high
good
good
good
good
high
high
good
high
high
high
very high
good
very high
very high
good
high
good
medium
medium
good
good
good
good
high
good
high
high
very high
medium
good
good
very high
very high
good
high
good
high
good
good
high
good
high
good
high
good
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excellent
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
good
good
good
excellent
good
good
good
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
good
good
medium
good
excellent
excellent
none
none
good
low
low
medium
good
good
good
excellent
none
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
none
medium
excellent
good
excellent
good
low
none
excellent
good
39,558
20,249
8,187
6,127
8,913
11,513
26,342
11,032
14,488
2,577
9,920
19,131
7,398
2,779
31,629
1,023
11,456
11,593
3,821
4,038
2,978
1,334
4,041
866
1,024
16,198
13,332
40,684
16,264
3,906
5,494
1,922
2,585
5,915
13,574
6,893
4,385
4,298
1,847
1,329
8,810
1,759
2,993
8,347
1,520
2,654
2,887
14,432
11,097
5,865
3,505
4,563
2,130
4,226
12,171
9,474
4,099
1,964
1,676
2,267
2,488
9,259
2,912
3,587
641
2,614
4,770
2,022
902
9,108
386
2,712
3,418
981
996
426
849
2,010
531
513
3,631
4,317
8,878
4,539
1,398
1,176
499
855
1,107
3,679
1,915
1,336
1,226
386
325
2,018
380
1,338
2,124
227
440
542
3,419
2,755
1,034
934
956
527
1,150
3,116
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
23.9%
20.2%
24.0%
27.4%
25.4%
21.6%
35.1%
26.4%
24.8%
24.9%
26.4%
24.9%
27.3%
32.5%
28.8%
37.7%
23.7%
29.5%
25.7%
24.7%
14.3%
63.6%
49.7%
61.3%
50.1%
22.4%
32.4%
21.8%
27.9%
35.8%
21.4%
26.0%
33.1%
18.7%
27.1%
27.8%
30.5%
28.5%
20.9%
24.5%
22.9%
21.6%
44.7%
25.4%
14.9%
16.6%
18.8%
23.7%
24.8%
17.6%
26.6%
21.0%
24.7%
27.2%
25.6%
11.2%
9.6%
12.3%
12.0%
12.0%
10.0%
13.3%
12.1%
11.3%
13.5%
10.7%
11.7%
14.2%
14.5%
12.9%
11.7%
10.9%
14.5%
12.8%
13.3%
8.2%
23.2%
19.2%
19.7%
21.6%
11.9%
13.1%
11.1%
12.3%
18.4%
11.8%
14.9%
15.3%
10.2%
13.3%
12.9%
14.9%
14.6%
10.8%
14.1%
11.2%
11.1%
17.3%
12.3%
8.7%
9.6%
10.5%
10.7%
12.2%
9.5%
12.2%
12.0%
12.5%
12.0%
11.7%
11.2%
9.1%
10.3%
13.0%
11.7%
9.4%
17.1%
12.0%
11.3%
10.1%
12.9%
11.1%
11.1%
11.8%
14.6%
24.2%
11.1%
12.5%
10.8%
9.5%
5.4%
34.9%
27.4%
35.0%
24.4%
8.7%
15.3%
9.3%
13.4%
14.9%
7.9%
9.9%
12.9%
7.5%
11.7%
12.6%
13.7%
12.1%
6.9%
8.7%
9.8%
9.0%
24.2%
10.8%
6.0%
6.3%
7.3%
10.8%
10.8%
7.2%
12.2%
7.8%
10.3%
12.5%
11.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
2.4%
1.8%
2.2%
4.8%
2.3%
2.2%
1.3%
2.8%
2.1%
2.0%
6.1%
1.3%
1.8%
1.7%
2.4%
2.1%
1.9%
0.7%
5.5%
3.1%
6.6%
4.1%
1.9%
4.0%
1.4%
2.2%
2.5%
1.7%
1.2%
4.9%
1.0%
2.1%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
3.2%
1.7%
1.9%
1.5%
3.2%
2.4%
0.3%
0.6%
1.0%
2.2%
1.8%
1.0%
2.3%
1.1%
1.9%
2.7%
2.3%
4. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Union
Union
Union
municipality name
Summit
Westfield
Winfield
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
--yes
yes
yes
--
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
3
3
3
net activity density category
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
presence of a center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
---yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
--
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
------yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains single center
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
center
contains single center
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
good
high
high
good
good
excellent
21,457
30,316
1,471
4,921
7,605
444
22.9%
25.1%
30.2%
11.1%
12.0%
14.3%
9.8%
10.6%
13.5%
2.0%
2.5%
2.3%
low
good
very high
very high
good
good
high
good
high
high
medium
high
good
high
low
medium
medium
good
medium
good
good
good
good
good
good
high
very high
good
good
high
high
good
good
high
high
good
very high
high
high
high
very high
low
low
good
good
high
medium
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
none
good
good
excellent
good
good
excellent
good
good
good
medium
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
good
excellent
good
excellent
excellent
excellent
good
excellent
medium
none
medium
low
none
none
good
good
excellent
good
good
good
4,243
7,092
895
6,354
8,624
10,795
8,573
7,401
11,601
7,128
2,708
4,640
7,978
24,958
67
22,594
4,283
540
12,109
1,409
6,983
1,955
71,045
1,634
5,000
7,473
1,908
2,945
17,613
4,341
4,676
35,885
8,468
5,151
7,040
3,607
291
11,701
2,114
603
3,270
2,472
28,400
12,411
2,113
7,527
29,366
964
2,311
516
3,162
2,410
3,051
2,566
2,359
2,994
2,038
815
1,198
2,431
6,213
14
5,116
1,287
111
3,316
439
2,011
446
22,115
543
1,166
2,263
478
902
3,575
1,048
1,249
8,887
2,250
1,444
1,779
1,465
241
5,568
1,181
278
1,370
668
7,139
4,726
623
1,597
8,818
22.7%
32.6%
57.7%
49.8%
27.9%
28.3%
29.9%
31.9%
25.8%
28.6%
30.1%
25.8%
30.5%
24.9%
20.9%
22.6%
30.0%
20.6%
27.4%
31.2%
28.8%
22.8%
31.1%
33.2%
23.3%
30.3%
25.1%
30.6%
20.3%
24.1%
26.7%
24.8%
26.6%
28.0%
25.3%
40.6%
82.8%
47.6%
55.9%
46.1%
41.9%
27.0%
25.1%
38.1%
29.5%
21.2%
30.0%
10.9%
14.5%
20.0%
18.1%
11.9%
13.7%
12.6%
12.0%
12.9%
12.6%
13.9%
11.2%
13.9%
12.4%
7.5%
10.6%
14.0%
10.0%
14.7%
17.9%
13.0%
11.6%
13.4%
13.5%
12.3%
14.3%
13.0%
13.3%
10.9%
12.0%
12.7%
11.9%
11.9%
12.7%
11.0%
13.0%
27.1%
17.9%
23.6%
18.4%
15.5%
13.8%
11.9%
14.3%
13.3%
11.7%
13.2%
10.0%
14.2%
31.7%
26.8%
13.2%
12.7%
13.5%
15.0%
10.8%
12.8%
14.1%
12.8%
13.9%
10.4%
11.9%
9.3%
14.7%
9.6%
11.1%
12.0%
13.5%
9.5%
14.6%
16.1%
9.8%
12.8%
10.2%
15.5%
8.4%
10.6%
11.4%
10.9%
12.4%
13.3%
12.0%
23.6%
47.8%
24.7%
28.4%
24.5%
22.6%
11.9%
11.4%
17.7%
13.9%
8.2%
13.9%
1.8%
3.9%
5.9%
4.9%
2.9%
1.9%
3.8%
4.9%
2.1%
3.2%
2.0%
1.9%
2.7%
2.1%
1.5%
2.7%
1.4%
0.9%
1.6%
1.3%
2.3%
1.7%
3.1%
3.6%
1.3%
3.1%
1.9%
1.8%
1.0%
1.6%
2.5%
2.0%
2.3%
2.1%
2.3%
4.0%
7.9%
4.9%
3.9%
3.2%
3.8%
1.3%
1.8%
6.1%
2.3%
1.3%
2.9%
municipalities scoring well on two of the four metrics:
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Egg Harbor City
Linwood
Longport
Margate City
Northfield
Somers Point
Cresskill
Emerson
Glen Rock
Midland Park
Moonachie
Northvale
Oradell
Ridgewood
Teterboro
Burlington Twp.
Delanco
Fieldsboro
Florence Twp.
Pemberton borough
Barrington
Brooklawn
Cherry Hill Twp.
Chesilhurst
Clementon
Haddon Heights
Laurel Springs
Lawnside
Lindenwold
Magnolia
Mount Ephraim
Pennsauken
Runnemede
Somerdale
Stratford
Cape May
Cape May Point
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
West Wildwood
Wildwood Crest
Woodbine
Millville
Cedar Grove
Essex Fells
Glen Ridge
Livingston
----------yes
yes
--yes
------yes
--------------------------
yes
--------------yes
yes
-yes
----------------yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
---yes
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5. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Essex
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Mercer
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Salem
Somerset
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Union
Union
Warren
Warren
municipality name
West Orange
National Park
Pitman
Wenonah
Woodbury Heights
Lawrence Twp.
Edison Twp.
Middlesex
South Plainfield
Spotswood
Allenhurst
Avon‐by‐the‐Sea
Deal
Fair Haven
Loch Arbour
Neptune Twp.
Sea Girt
Shrewsbury Twp.
Spring Lake Heights
Union Beach
West Long Branch
Butler
Chatham borough
Lincoln Park
Netcong
Parsippany‐Troy Hills
Wharton
Beachwood
Brick Twp.
Point Pleasant Beach
Tuckerton
Wanaque
Penns Grove
Salem
Manville
Raritan
Newton
Fanwood
Linden
Scotch Plains
Hackettstown
Washington borough
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
------yes
----------yes
------yes
yes
---------yes
yes
---yes
--
yes
----yes
---------yes
-------yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 65 to 84
% 85+
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
presence of a center
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
center
no centers identified
contains single center
center
contains single center
no centers identified
contains single center
contains single center
no centers identified
center
center
center
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains single center
center
% 55 to 64
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
---yes
yes
yes
---
net activity density category
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
urban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
% 55+
-yes
yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
----yes
yes
yes
--yes
-yes
--yes
---yes
medium
high
high
good
good
low
medium
good
good
good
high
very high
good
high
very high
good
high
high
good
good
good
good
good
medium
medium
medium
medium
high
good
high
medium
low
very high
medium
high
medium
medium
high
medium
medium
medium
good
excellent
excellent
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
good
excellent
good
good
excellent
none
good
none
good
excellent
good
good
good
good
none
good
good
low
low
good
good
good
excellent
excellent
low
low
none
excellent
good
good
low
low
46,207
3,036
9,011
2,278
3,055
33,472
99,967
13,635
23,385
8,257
496
1,901
750
6,121
194
27,935
1,828
1,141
4,713
6,245
8,097
7,539
8,962
10,521
3,232
53,238
6,522
11,045
75,072
4,665
3,347
11,116
5,147
5,146
10,344
6,881
7,997
7,318
40,499
23,510
9,724
6,461
13,169
722
2,624
662
813
8,757
24,730
3,520
6,139
2,595
178
780
330
1,295
67
8,476
866
353
1,945
1,376
1,992
1,927
1,779
3,254
830
14,355
1,509
2,276
23,350
1,525
1,017
3,612
954
1,307
2,678
1,664
2,365
1,861
10,378
6,173
2,444
1,427
28.5%
23.8%
29.1%
29.1%
26.6%
26.2%
24.7%
25.8%
26.3%
31.4%
35.9%
41.0%
44.0%
21.2%
34.5%
30.3%
47.4%
30.9%
41.3%
22.0%
24.6%
25.6%
19.9%
30.9%
25.7%
27.0%
23.1%
20.6%
31.1%
32.7%
30.4%
32.5%
18.5%
25.4%
25.9%
24.2%
29.6%
25.4%
25.6%
26.3%
25.1%
22.1%
12.6%
12.3%
12.2%
16.4%
13.0%
12.4%
12.1%
12.0%
12.7%
12.5%
16.1%
17.1%
15.3%
11.6%
19.1%
13.9%
17.5%
13.0%
15.4%
12.8%
11.0%
12.4%
9.7%
15.0%
12.1%
13.3%
11.4%
11.6%
13.2%
15.2%
12.8%
14.3%
9.0%
12.9%
11.7%
10.6%
11.1%
11.5%
12.2%
12.1%
11.0%
11.5%
12.1%
10.4%
11.9%
10.9%
12.2%
11.4%
10.6%
11.6%
11.3%
16.0%
16.3%
20.8%
23.9%
8.2%
13.9%
13.9%
26.0%
11.5%
21.3%
8.5%
11.3%
11.5%
8.6%
13.8%
11.9%
12.2%
9.9%
8.0%
14.8%
15.0%
15.1%
16.1%
8.3%
10.2%
12.0%
11.6%
12.9%
10.7%
11.0%
11.9%
11.2%
9.1%
3.8%
1.1%
5.0%
1.8%
1.3%
2.4%
2.0%
2.2%
2.3%
3.0%
3.4%
3.2%
4.8%
1.3%
1.5%
2.6%
3.8%
6.5%
4.5%
0.8%
2.3%
1.7%
1.5%
2.1%
1.8%
1.5%
1.8%
1.0%
3.1%
2.6%
2.5%
2.0%
1.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
5.7%
3.2%
2.4%
2.3%
2.9%
1.4%
---------
yes
yes
--yes
----
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
contains single center
contains single center
contains multiple centers
medium
medium
low
low
very low
very low
low
low
good
excellent
none
low
good
low
medium
medium
8,411
9,450
4,603
7,570
492
1,735
1,885
37,349
2,680
3,588
1,168
2,278
138
461
532
9,515
31.9%
38.0%
25.4%
30.1%
28.0%
26.6%
28.2%
25.5%
14.8%
16.2%
11.2%
13.7%
15.9%
15.5%
17.1%
11.8%
14.6%
19.4%
11.5%
14.4%
10.6%
9.8%
10.0%
11.8%
2.5%
2.4%
2.7%
2.0%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.9%
municipalities scoring well on one of the four metrics:
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Absecon
Brigantine
Buena
Buena Vista Twp.
Corbin City
Estell Manor
Folsom
Galloway Twp.
---------
--yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
Page 5 of 11
6. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Atlantic
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Camden
Cape May
Cape May
Cape May
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Essex
Essex
Essex
Essex
Gloucester
Gloucester
municipality name
Hamilton Twp.
Hammonton
Mullica Twp.
Port Republic
Weymouth Twp.
Allendale
Closter
Demarest
Harrington Park
Haworth
Hillsdale
Ho‐Ho‐Kus
Montvale
Park Ridge
Ramsey
River Vale
Upper Saddle River
Waldwick
Washington Twp.
Woodcliff Lake
Wyckoff
Bass River Twp.
Chesterfield Twp.
Cinnaminson
Delran
Edgewater Park
Hainesport Twp.
Medford Lakes
Moorestown Twp.
Pemberton Twp.
Shamong Twp.
Southampton Twp.
Tabernacle Twp.
Washington Twp.
Woodland Twp.
Bellmawr
Berlin
Gloucester Twp.
Hi‐Nella
Pine Hill
Voorhees Twp.
Waterford Twp.
Winslow Twp.
Dennis Twp.
Middle Twp.
Upper Twp.
Commercial Twp.
Lawrence Twp.
Maurice River Twp.
Vineland
Millburn
North Caldwell
Roseland
West Caldwell
Deptford Twp.
Greenwich Twp.
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
----------------------------------------------------yes
----
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
----------------yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
---yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
------yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
------
-----yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
------yes
-------yes
--yes
------------yes
-----
--------------------------yes
-yes
-------yes
yes
-yes
yes
------------yes
yes
yes
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
net activity density category
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
dense suburban / small town
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
Page 6 of 11
presence of a center
contains single center
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains single center
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains multiple centers
contains multiple centers
contains multiple centers
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
very low
low
very low
very low
low
good
good
good
good
good
high
good
good
good
good
good
good
high
good
good
good
very low
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
very high
medium
low
very low
low
very low
very low
very low
good
medium
medium
good
medium
medium
low
low
very low
low
very low
low
very low
very low
low
medium
good
medium
medium
medium
low
21.6%
27.2%
26.4%
32.0%
41.9%
27.9%
26.7%
27.6%
29.2%
29.5%
27.4%
29.0%
27.2%
32.9%
25.9%
30.0%
25.8%
26.0%
33.7%
29.8%
30.0%
25.6%
12.1%
30.9%
23.5%
27.9%
26.8%
28.7%
28.9%
23.2%
24.5%
48.3%
27.3%
27.7%
26.3%
29.4%
28.3%
23.4%
20.1%
20.7%
30.3%
24.6%
22.3%
29.6%
33.1%
29.6%
23.4%
22.6%
14.9%
25.7%
23.0%
30.3%
37.4%
32.4%
27.0%
31.7%
11.1%
11.2%
13.1%
19.4%
14.8%
13.3%
13.2%
13.2%
14.3%
14.3%
12.6%
13.0%
12.7%
13.7%
13.2%
14.1%
12.6%
11.5%
13.8%
13.4%
13.4%
12.6%
6.7%
12.7%
11.6%
12.1%
12.5%
13.9%
12.7%
11.6%
14.7%
16.3%
16.2%
12.7%
15.8%
12.4%
11.4%
12.4%
10.8%
12.0%
13.7%
14.7%
11.7%
14.6%
14.1%
15.3%
11.7%
11.6%
7.9%
11.8%
11.7%
16.3%
15.3%
12.9%
12.0%
13.7%
9.5%
12.9%
12.1%
10.9%
24.9%
10.7%
11.8%
12.7%
13.0%
13.2%
12.5%
13.8%
13.4%
15.5%
11.0%
13.5%
11.7%
12.3%
17.5%
12.8%
13.4%
11.7%
4.7%
15.6%
10.7%
14.1%
12.7%
13.4%
12.3%
10.4%
8.9%
27.1%
10.4%
13.0%
9.4%
14.9%
13.7%
9.6%
8.3%
7.6%
12.7%
8.8%
9.0%
12.6%
16.4%
12.3%
10.5%
9.8%
6.4%
11.6%
9.6%
12.2%
19.3%
14.4%
12.9%
15.3%
1.0%
3.1%
1.2%
1.7%
2.3%
3.8%
1.7%
1.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.3%
2.1%
1.1%
3.7%
1.7%
2.3%
1.4%
2.2%
2.4%
3.5%
3.2%
1.2%
0.7%
2.7%
1.2%
1.7%
1.6%
1.4%
3.9%
1.2%
0.9%
4.9%
0.8%
2.0%
1.1%
2.1%
3.1%
1.4%
1.0%
1.1%
3.8%
1.1%
1.6%
2.3%
2.6%
1.9%
1.2%
1.2%
0.6%
2.3%
1.7%
1.9%
2.7%
5.1%
2.1%
2.7%
medium
medium
medium
low
low
none
medium
none
low
medium
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
medium
none
medium
medium
medium
good
none
good
low
none
low
none
none
none
medium
good
good
none
good
good
medium
medium
low
medium
low
none
none
low
medium
medium
low
medium
good
good
good
26,503
14,791
6,147
1,115
2,715
6,505
8,373
4,881
4,664
3,382
10,219
4,078
7,844
8,645
14,473
9,659
8,208
9,625
9,102
5,730
16,696
1,443
7,699
15,569
16,896
8,881
6,110
4,146
20,726
27,912
6,490
10,464
6,949
687
1,788
11,583
7,588
64,634
870
10,233
29,131
10,649
39,499
6,467
18,911
12,373
5,178
3,290
7,976
60,724
20,149
6,183
5,819
10,759
30,561
4,899
5,723
4,029
1,622
357
1,138
1,812
2,239
1,346
1,363
998
2,803
1,181
2,133
2,847
3,750
2,895
2,115
2,504
3,068
1,709
5,012
369
932
4,813
3,977
2,482
1,640
1,188
5,982
6,488
1,588
5,056
1,900
190
470
3,409
2,146
15,132
175
2,115
8,814
2,616
8,804
1,915
6,256
3,664
1,212
742
1,191
15,626
4,633
1,875
2,174
3,487
8,265
1,554
7. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Mercer
Mercer
Mercer
Mercer
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
municipality name
Harrison Twp.
Newfield
Paulsboro
Washington Twp.
West Deptford Twp.
Woolwich Twp.
Milford
Ewing Twp.
Hamilton Twp.
Princeton Twp.
Robbinsville Twp.
Cranbury Twp.
East Brunswick Twp.
Helmetta
Old Bridge Twp.
Piscataway Twp.
Plainsboro Twp.
South Brunswick Twp.
Aberdeen
Allentown
Brielle
Hazlet
Interlaken
Little Silver
Monmouth Beach
Ocean Twp.
Sea Bright
Shrewsbury borough
East Hanover Twp.
Hanover Twp.
Madison
Mendham borough
Morris Plains
Mount Arlington
Mountain Lakes
Riverdale
Washington Twp.
Barnegat Light
Barnegat Twp.
Bay Head
Beach Haven
Berkeley Twp.
Toms River
Eagleswood Twp.
Harvey Cedars
Island Heights
Jackson Twp.
Lacey Twp.
Lakewood
Lavallette
Little Egg Harbor Twp.
Long Beach Twp.
Manchester Twp.
Ocean Gate
Ocean Twp.
Pine Beach
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
------------------------------------------------yes
--------
yes
----yes
yes
--yes
yes
yes
yes
----yes
-yes
--------yes
--yes
-yes
--yes
-yes
--yes
yes
yes
--yes
yes
--yes
-yes
-yes
--
--yes
----------yes
-yes
--yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
----yes
---yes
--yes
-yes
yes
---yes
yes
---yes
-yes
-yes
-yes
-yes
-yes
yes
--yes
yes
-----yes
-yes
---------yes
yes
-yes
--yes
--yes
---------------------
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
net activity density category
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
dense suburban / small town
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
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presence of a center
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains ≥ 1 center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains ≥ 1 center
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
low
medium
good
medium
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
low
low
medium
good
low
good
medium
low
good
medium
good
good
high
good
good
good
medium
medium
medium
medium
good
low
medium
medium
good
medium
low
good
low
high
very high
medium
medium
very low
very high
high
low
low
medium
high
low
good
very low
very high
low
very high
18.1%
28.2%
21.0%
26.3%
27.5%
14.7%
29.4%
26.7%
29.3%
30.4%
19.5%
30.9%
27.1%
22.0%
24.9%
20.4%
16.8%
20.3%
22.7%
25.2%
31.9%
27.9%
47.9%
30.3%
38.5%
30.2%
33.0%
30.8%
34.1%
31.2%
24.0%
32.0%
29.2%
35.1%
21.9%
28.1%
25.4%
58.9%
38.1%
53.3%
43.2%
57.9%
30.8%
28.1%
59.1%
37.5%
26.7%
27.9%
17.7%
58.2%
35.9%
61.2%
65.0%
25.8%
41.9%
32.1%
9.7%
14.1%
9.5%
13.8%
13.2%
8.4%
13.4%
11.9%
13.6%
13.4%
9.9%
14.2%
13.5%
12.4%
12.7%
10.7%
9.3%
11.0%
12.1%
13.8%
15.0%
13.4%
21.3%
14.5%
17.0%
14.9%
18.5%
13.2%
14.9%
13.0%
9.7%
13.0%
12.6%
14.7%
11.8%
13.0%
14.0%
17.6%
14.0%
18.9%
18.2%
14.5%
13.5%
14.6%
17.2%
19.8%
11.9%
13.1%
5.5%
17.8%
14.3%
21.2%
14.9%
12.2%
17.4%
15.5%
7.6%
12.2%
9.8%
10.8%
12.9%
5.8%
14.0%
12.0%
13.2%
14.3%
8.0%
13.4%
11.6%
9.0%
10.7%
8.7%
6.3%
8.3%
9.4%
10.2%
14.8%
12.8%
21.7%
13.7%
19.0%
13.5%
13.9%
12.9%
17.0%
14.4%
11.3%
15.7%
13.4%
17.6%
9.1%
12.7%
9.2%
38.2%
22.0%
30.0%
21.4%
34.5%
14.8%
12.4%
39.2%
15.5%
12.9%
12.8%
9.9%
34.3%
19.2%
36.2%
40.3%
11.6%
22.5%
14.3%
0.8%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
0.5%
1.9%
2.7%
2.6%
2.7%
1.7%
3.3%
1.9%
0.7%
1.4%
1.0%
1.2%
1.0%
1.2%
1.2%
2.1%
1.8%
4.9%
2.1%
2.5%
1.8%
0.6%
4.8%
2.2%
3.7%
2.9%
3.3%
3.2%
2.8%
0.9%
2.4%
2.1%
3.1%
2.1%
4.4%
3.7%
8.9%
2.5%
1.1%
2.7%
2.2%
1.9%
2.0%
2.3%
6.0%
2.4%
3.9%
9.8%
1.9%
2.0%
2.3%
low
good
medium
good
good
low
none
good
good
none
low
low
medium
none
good
low
good
low
medium
none
medium
low
none
none
none
medium
good
good
medium
good
medium
none
good
none
none
excellent
none
none
low
none
none
low
low
medium
none
medium
low
low
medium
low
medium
none
none
none
medium
low
12,417
1,553
6,097
48,559
21,677
10,200
1,233
35,790
88,464
16,265
13,642
3,857
47,512
2,178
65,375
56,044
22,999
43,417
18,210
1,828
4,774
20,334
820
5,950
3,279
27,291
1,412
3,809
11,157
13,712
15,845
4,981
5,532
5,050
4,160
3,559
18,533
574
20,936
968
1,170
41,255
91,239
1,603
337
1,673
54,856
27,644
92,843
1,875
20,065
3,051
43,070
2,011
8,332
2,127
2,243
438
1,278
12,760
5,971
1,504
362
9,550
25,955
4,948
2,666
1,190
12,853
480
16,264
11,458
3,870
8,826
4,135
460
1,522
5,683
393
1,801
1,261
8,236
466
1,174
3,810
4,272
3,799
1,595
1,615
1,771
910
999
4,699
338
7,980
516
506
23,870
28,088
451
199
627
14,669
7,715
16,411
1,091
7,197
1,868
28,012
518
3,487
683
8. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Ocean
Passaic
Passaic
Passaic
Salem
Salem
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Union
Union
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
municipality name
Plumsted Twp.
Point Pleasant
Seaside Park
Ship Bottom
South Toms River
Stafford Twp.
Surf City
Bloomingdale
North Haledon
Wayne
Carneys Point Twp.
Elmer
Bedminster Twp.
Bernardsville
Bridgewater Twp.
Far Hills
Franklin Twp.
Millstone
Rocky Hill
Warren
Watchung
Andover borough
Branchville
Frankford Twp.
Hopatcong
Montague Twp.
Sandyston Twp.
Sparta Twp.
Stanhope
Vernon Twp.
Clark
Springfield
Alpha
Belvidere
Hope Twp.
Oxford Twp.
Pohatcong Twp.
Washington Twp.
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
---------------------------------------
yes
----yes
-yes
---yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
----yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
yes
yes
yes
-yes
-yes
---------------------yes
-yes
yes
-----
---------yes
yes
--------------------yes
-------
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
net activity density category
large‐lot
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
presence of a center
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
no centers identified
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
center
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
contains multiple centers
contains single center
contains single center
contains single center
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
very low
very high
very high
very high
good
low
very high
low
good
medium
low
medium
very low
low
medium
very low
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
low
medium
low
medium
very low
very low
low
medium
very low
good
medium
good
good
very low
low
low
low
low
medium
medium
none
none
low
none
medium
none
good
good
none
low
none
low
none
low
none
none
none
low
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
medium
excellent
none
none
none
none
low
low
8,421
18,392
1,579
1,156
3,684
26,535
1,205
7,656
8,417
54,717
8,049
1,395
8,165
7,707
44,464
919
62,300
418
682
15,311
5,801
606
841
5,565
15,147
3,847
1,998
19,722
3,610
23,943
14,756
15,817
2,369
2,681
1,952
2,514
3,339
6,651
1,910
5,185
710
561
723
8,643
703
2,075
2,876
16,272
2,649
360
2,367
1,894
11,823
292
15,979
121
234
4,170
2,091
162
249
1,845
3,583
1,122
558
4,693
847
5,290
4,599
4,911
649
647
601
601
954
1,713
22.7%
28.2%
45.0%
48.5%
19.6%
32.6%
58.3%
27.1%
34.2%
29.7%
32.9%
25.8%
29.0%
24.6%
26.6%
31.8%
25.6%
28.9%
34.3%
27.2%
36.0%
26.7%
29.6%
33.2%
23.7%
29.2%
27.9%
23.8%
23.5%
22.1%
31.2%
31.0%
27.4%
24.1%
30.8%
23.9%
28.6%
25.8%
11.3%
13.8%
18.2%
19.7%
10.8%
12.9%
19.8%
12.3%
13.9%
12.7%
14.2%
11.8%
14.9%
12.4%
11.9%
15.5%
12.0%
12.9%
15.8%
13.8%
14.9%
14.7%
12.8%
16.6%
13.8%
15.2%
16.2%
12.7%
13.1%
13.7%
12.6%
13.5%
11.8%
11.7%
16.1%
11.5%
13.6%
12.8%
10.2%
12.1%
22.2%
24.7%
8.0%
17.1%
32.3%
12.8%
16.4%
14.0%
14.1%
12.3%
12.6%
10.7%
11.9%
14.8%
11.7%
14.4%
16.0%
11.8%
17.0%
11.4%
13.7%
13.7%
9.0%
12.6%
10.4%
9.8%
9.4%
7.7%
14.8%
14.2%
12.8%
10.3%
13.1%
10.8%
12.9%
11.8%
1.2%
2.3%
4.5%
4.2%
0.8%
2.5%
6.3%
2.1%
3.9%
3.0%
4.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.6%
2.8%
1.5%
1.9%
1.7%
2.5%
1.6%
4.1%
0.7%
3.1%
2.8%
0.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
0.9%
0.8%
3.7%
3.3%
2.8%
2.1%
1.6%
1.6%
2.0%
1.2%
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
low
medium
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
very low
low
medium
none
none
low
none
medium
medium
medium
none
medium
medium
medium
medium
25,890
5,711
12,754
531
45,538
41,864
5,357
2,274
22,866
6,295
7,660
7,466
6,899
1,907
3,428
332
11,540
11,888
1,402
629
8,357
1,590
2,332
2,505
26.6%
33.4%
26.9%
62.5%
25.3%
28.4%
26.2%
27.7%
36.5%
25.3%
30.4%
33.6%
12.4%
13.4%
12.7%
5.5%
12.3%
12.3%
12.1%
12.8%
15.4%
12.1%
14.1%
13.1%
12.7%
16.1%
11.8%
26.2%
11.1%
14.0%
12.4%
13.6%
18.6%
12.0%
14.5%
17.4%
1.5%
4.0%
2.3%
30.9%
2.0%
2.1%
1.7%
1.2%
2.5%
1.2%
1.9%
3.1%
municipalities not scoring well on any of the four metrics, but scoring in the middle of the pack on at least one:
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Cumberland
Essex
Mahwah
Norwood
Oakland
Rockleigh
Evesham Twp.
Mount Laurel Twp.
Berlin Twp.
Gibbsboro
Lower Twp.
Fairfield Twp.
Upper Deerfield Twp.
Fairfield
-------------
-------------
-------------
-------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
Page 8 of 11
9. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Passaic
Salem
Salem
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Sussex
Union
Union
municipality name
Clayton
East Greenwich Twp.
Glassboro
Logan Twp.
Mantua Twp.
Monroe Twp.
Califon
Clinton town
Frenchtown
Glen Gardner
Lebanon borough
Stockton
East Windsor Twp.
North Brunswick Twp.
Sayreville
Eatontown
Freehold Twp.
Manalapan Twp.
Oceanport
Rumson
Denville
Florham Park
Montville Twp.
Pequannock
West Milford Twp.
Mannington Twp.
Pennsville Twp.
Upper Pittsgrove Twp.
Green Brook
Franklin
Hamburg
Berkeley Heights
Mountainside
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
net activity density category
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
moderate suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
moderate suburban
presence of a center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
------------------
------------------
------------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
medium
low
medium
low
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
low
low
medium
medium
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
low
very low
low
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
low
medium
low
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
medium
none
none
low
medium
8,179
9,555
18,579
6,042
15,217
36,129
1,076
2,719
1,373
1,704
1,358
538
27,190
40,742
42,704
12,709
36,184
38,872
5,832
7,122
16,635
11,696
21,528
15,540
25,850
1,806
13,409
3,505
7,203
5,045
3,277
13,183
6,685
1,877
2,101
3,755
1,167
3,751
9,057
269
627
352
357
344
189
6,404
8,269
10,334
3,368
9,082
10,251
1,808
1,657
4,967
3,304
5,990
5,561
6,748
534
3,928
1,071
1,847
1,318
777
3,914
2,484
22.9%
22.0%
20.2%
19.3%
24.7%
25.1%
25.0%
23.1%
25.6%
21.0%
25.3%
35.1%
23.6%
20.3%
24.2%
26.5%
25.1%
26.4%
31.0%
23.3%
29.9%
28.2%
27.8%
35.8%
26.1%
29.6%
29.3%
30.6%
25.6%
26.1%
23.7%
29.7%
37.2%
12.7%
11.4%
9.5%
12.6%
11.9%
11.5%
15.4%
11.5%
14.3%
12.1%
12.2%
17.1%
12.0%
11.0%
12.1%
12.5%
12.1%
13.9%
14.9%
11.9%
14.1%
11.4%
13.3%
10.9%
13.5%
12.1%
13.7%
14.9%
12.2%
13.1%
12.0%
12.2%
13.4%
9.0%
9.1%
9.2%
6.1%
11.5%
11.9%
8.6%
10.3%
9.8%
7.6%
11.6%
16.4%
9.9%
8.2%
10.4%
11.9%
11.0%
10.4%
13.9%
9.9%
12.4%
13.9%
12.8%
17.3%
10.8%
13.7%
13.5%
13.5%
10.9%
11.3%
10.8%
13.7%
18.3%
1.3%
1.4%
1.5%
0.7%
1.3%
1.6%
1.0%
1.2%
1.5%
1.2%
1.6%
1.7%
1.7%
1.1%
1.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.2%
1.4%
3.3%
2.9%
1.8%
7.5%
1.8%
3.7%
2.1%
2.2%
2.5%
1.8%
0.9%
3.8%
5.4%
low
low
medium
medium
medium
low
low
low
low
low
very low
low
very low
low
very low
very low
very low
low
none
low
none
none
low
none
low
low
none
low
low
none
low
low
none
none
43,323
1,849
10,590
5,750
3,152
11,367
6,069
12,559
8,544
23,033
7,385
7,678
3,414
8,813
802
12
5
10,103
710
3,277
1,679
1,308
2,521
1,257
2,608
3,508
6,616
1,075
1,315
950
2,056
138
3
3
23.3%
38.4%
30.9%
29.2%
41.5%
22.2%
20.7%
20.8%
41.1%
28.7%
14.6%
17.1%
27.8%
23.3%
17.2%
25.0%
60.0%
12.5%
19.3%
14.5%
13.1%
17.0%
11.6%
12.0%
10.3%
13.2%
14.8%
10.8%
8.7%
14.6%
13.0%
9.4%
25.0%
0.0%
9.8%
17.1%
14.9%
13.8%
19.7%
9.3%
7.8%
8.8%
24.4%
11.6%
3.7%
7.7%
12.0%
9.2%
7.2%
0.0%
60.0%
1.0%
1.9%
1.6%
2.3%
4.7%
1.3%
0.9%
1.7%
3.5%
2.3%
0.1%
0.7%
1.3%
1.1%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
municipalities scoring poorly on all four metrics:
Atlantic
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Burlington
Camden
Camden
Egg Harbor Twp.
Alpine
Franklin Lakes
Old Tappan
Saddle River
Bordentown Twp.
Eastampton Twp.
Lumberton Twp.
Mansfield Twp.
Medford Twp.
New Hanover Twp.
North Hanover Twp.
Springfield Twp.
Westampton Twp.
Wrightstown
Pine Valley
Tavistock
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10. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Cumberland
Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
Mercer
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Monmouth
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
municipality name
Deerfield Twp.
Downe Twp.
Greenwich Twp.
Hopewell Twp.
Shiloh
Stow Creek Twp.
Elk Twp.
Franklin Twp.
South Harrison Twp.
Alexandria Twp.
Bethlehem Twp.
Bloomsbury
Clinton Twp.
Delaware Twp.
East Amwell Twp.
Franklin Twp.
Hampton
High Bridge
Holland Twp.
Kingwood Twp.
Lebanon Twp.
Raritan Twp.
Readington Twp.
Tewksbury Twp.
Union Twp.
West Amwell Twp.
Hopewell Twp.
West Windsor Twp.
Monroe Twp.
Colts Neck Twp.
Holmdel
Howell Twp.
Marlboro Twp.
Middletown Twp.
Millstone Twp.
Roosevelt
Tinton Falls
Upper Freehold Twp.
Wall Twp.
Boonton Twp.
Chatham Twp.
Chester borough
Chester Twp.
Harding Twp.
Jefferson Twp.
Kinnelon
Long Hill Twp.
Mendham Twp.
Mine Hill Twp.
Morris Twp.
Mount Olive Twp.
Randolph Twp.
Rockaway Twp.
Roxbury Twp.
Mantoloking
Ringwood
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
net activity density category
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
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presence of a center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
low
very low
very low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
medium
low
low
very low
very low
medium
medium
low
very low
low
low
low
low
low
very low
low
medium
low
low
medium
low
medium
medium
low
low
low
very low
medium
low
medium
medium
low
low
low
low
low
low
medium
medium
low
medium
low
medium
medium
low
27.3%
37.4%
37.8%
34.1%
29.5%
34.0%
25.1%
23.4%
23.1%
29.3%
24.8%
20.0%
24.0%
35.5%
32.9%
30.3%
26.9%
21.4%
30.4%
28.5%
29.8%
25.0%
28.5%
33.2%
23.1%
23.8%
28.6%
22.1%
48.2%
26.5%
30.5%
21.9%
24.2%
28.0%
21.9%
32.7%
36.9%
28.2%
31.2%
32.8%
27.7%
30.7%
26.5%
38.0%
23.5%
26.7%
27.9%
27.4%
25.1%
31.1%
19.6%
21.9%
27.3%
26.2%
80.7%
26.0%
14.1%
16.9%
19.8%
13.5%
14.0%
16.4%
13.1%
12.9%
12.6%
16.7%
15.1%
10.8%
13.4%
19.4%
18.8%
15.0%
13.5%
12.8%
14.4%
15.6%
14.7%
13.0%
15.0%
16.9%
13.5%
12.4%
14.4%
11.3%
13.4%
13.0%
14.2%
11.9%
12.9%
14.0%
13.8%
18.9%
11.4%
14.3%
14.2%
14.8%
12.6%
13.1%
13.3%
17.0%
12.7%
14.5%
13.2%
14.9%
12.9%
13.6%
10.6%
12.6%
13.1%
13.6%
33.1%
14.7%
11.4%
18.2%
15.7%
16.5%
13.6%
15.5%
10.5%
9.4%
9.6%
10.9%
9.0%
7.9%
9.6%
14.4%
12.3%
13.3%
12.0%
7.8%
14.0%
10.9%
13.3%
9.9%
12.0%
15.0%
9.0%
10.5%
12.3%
9.3%
27.7%
12.0%
13.5%
8.6%
9.9%
11.9%
7.2%
11.7%
16.3%
13.0%
14.2%
13.8%
12.2%
14.8%
12.0%
18.4%
9.8%
11.2%
13.0%
11.3%
10.4%
14.7%
7.9%
8.3%
12.7%
11.0%
44.3%
10.3%
1.8%
2.2%
2.4%
4.2%
1.9%
2.1%
1.6%
1.2%
0.9%
1.7%
0.7%
1.3%
1.1%
1.8%
1.8%
2.0%
1.4%
0.8%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
2.2%
1.5%
1.3%
0.6%
0.9%
1.8%
1.4%
7.1%
1.5%
2.8%
1.4%
1.4%
2.1%
0.9%
2.0%
9.3%
1.0%
2.8%
4.2%
3.0%
2.9%
1.2%
2.6%
1.0%
1.0%
1.7%
1.2%
1.9%
2.8%
1.1%
0.9%
1.5%
1.6%
3.4%
1.1%
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
low
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
none
none
none
none
none
low
low
low
none
low
low
low
none
none
low
none
low
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
none
none
none
low
none
low
low
low
none
low
3,119
1,585
804
4,571
516
1,431
4,216
16,820
3,162
4,938
3,979
870
13,478
4,563
4,013
3,195
1,401
3,648
5,291
3,845
6,588
22,185
16,126
5,993
5,908
3,840
17,304
27,165
39,132
10,142
16,773
51,075
40,191
66,522
10,566
882
17,892
6,902
26,164
4,263
10,452
1,649
7,838
3,838
21,314
10,248
8,702
5,869
3,651
22,306
28,117
25,734
24,156
23,324
296
12,228
850
592
304
1,559
152
486
1,060
3,942
729
1,445
988
174
3,238
1,619
1,321
969
377
781
1,609
1,095
1,966
5,547
4,603
1,989
1,365
912
4,942
6,003
18,862
2,691
5,118
11,178
9,741
18,616
2,314
288
6,605
1,949
8,175
1,399
2,897
507
2,078
1,459
5,001
2,738
2,426
1,607
917
6,928
5,499
5,628
6,583
6,102
239
3,180
11. Places To Age in New Jersey
Individual Municipal Scores on Four Metrics of Aging‐Friendliness
scoring well on aging-friendliness metrics:
county
Salem
Salem
Salem
Salem
Salem
Salem
Salem
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Somerset
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Sussex
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
Warren
municipality name
Alloway Twp.
Elsinboro Twp.
Lower Alloways Creek Twp.
Oldmans Twp.
Pilesgrove Twp.
Pittsgrove Twp.
Quinton Twp.
Bernards Twp.
Branchburg Twp.
Hillsborough Twp.
Montgomery Twp.
Peapack and Gladstone
Andover Twp.
Byram Twp.
Fredon Twp.
Green Twp.
Hampton Twp.
Hardyston Twp.
Lafayette Twp.
Ogdensburg
Stillwater Twp.
Walpack Twp.
Wantage Twp.
Allamuchy Twp.
Blairstown Twp.
Franklin Twp.
Frelinghuysen Twp.
Greenwich Twp.
Hardwick Twp.
Harmony Twp.
Independence Twp.
Knowlton Twp.
Liberty Twp.
Lopatcong Twp.
Mansfield Twp.
White Twp.
# of
compactness contains local road bus stop
density
density metrics
(top 3 net at least
activity density
one "good" or "good" or scoring
better
well
center
better
categories)
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
-------------------------------------
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
road
2010
density bus access
Census population
category
level population
55+
low
low
very low
very low
low
low
very low
low
medium
low
low
low
low
low
low
low
very low
very low
low
medium
low
very low
low
very low
low
low
very low
low
very low
low
low
low
low
medium
low
very low
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presence of a center
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
no centers identified
none
none
none
low
low
none
none
none
low
low
low
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
none
none
none
none
none
none
none
low
none
low
none
none
none
none
none
low
low
none
% 55+
% 55 to 64
% 65 to 84
% 85+
3,467
1,036
1,770
1,773
4,016
9,393
2,666
26,652
14,459
38,303
22,254
2,582
6,319
8,350
3,437
3,601
5,196
8,213
2,538
2,410
4,099
16
11,358
4,323
5,967
3,176
2,230
5,712
1,696
2,667
5,662
3,055
2,942
8,014
7,725
4,882
864
385
551
490
1,447
2,556
789
6,870
3,504
8,392
4,606
643
2,018
2,033
967
875
1,604
2,434
735
589
1,168
9
2,932
1,476
1,833
844
758
971
468
832
1,396
817
691
2,404
1,931
2,150
24.9%
37.2%
31.1%
27.6%
36.0%
27.2%
29.6%
25.8%
24.2%
21.9%
20.7%
24.9%
31.9%
24.3%
28.1%
24.3%
30.9%
29.6%
29.0%
24.4%
28.5%
56.3%
25.8%
34.1%
30.7%
26.6%
34.0%
17.0%
27.6%
31.2%
24.7%
26.7%
23.5%
30.0%
25.0%
44.0%
13.1%
16.8%
13.8%
14.2%
15.0%
14.7%
13.4%
12.3%
13.2%
12.6%
10.8%
12.9%
15.9%
14.3%
14.5%
13.5%
16.1%
15.1%
16.2%
13.0%
17.3%
31.3%
14.0%
16.6%
15.2%
14.4%
16.2%
10.6%
15.0%
15.1%
13.8%
14.1%
13.9%
11.9%
12.2%
15.2%
10.8%
18.1%
15.4%
12.0%
15.5%
10.9%
14.1%
10.9%
10.0%
7.9%
8.2%
10.5%
13.3%
9.4%
12.4%
9.5%
13.5%
13.2%
11.5%
10.2%
9.9%
18.8%
10.7%
15.8%
13.6%
10.7%
13.5%
5.7%
11.1%
13.7%
10.0%
11.3%
8.4%
14.2%
10.4%
24.6%
1.1%
2.2%
1.9%
1.4%
5.5%
1.6%
2.1%
2.6%
1.1%
1.3%
1.7%
1.5%
2.7%
0.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.3%
1.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.3%
6.3%
1.1%
1.7%
1.9%
1.4%
4.3%
0.8%
1.5%
2.4%
0.9%
1.4%
1.2%
3.9%
2.4%
4.3%
8,791,894
net activity density category
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
large‐lot
low‐density suburban
low‐density suburban
large‐lot
2,232,158
25.4%
11.9%
11.4%
2.0%