The Town Files

The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New Jersey

Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Woodlynne, NJ.

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Numbers match the ranking.
The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in New Jersey1. Woodlynne100th pct2. East Newark100th pct3. Bogota99th pct4. Watsessing99th pct5. Prospect Park99th pct6. Ampere North99th pct7. Silver Lake98th pct8. Ocean Grove98th pct9. Vauxhall96th pct10. Glen Ridge95th pct11. Dunellen95th pct12. Merchantville95th pct13. Bradley Beach94th pct14. Keansburg93rd pct15. Caldwell93rd pct16. Audubon93rd pct17. Haledon92nd pct18. Garwood92nd pct19. Oaklyn92nd pct20. South Amboy91st pct21. Leonia91st pct22. South Bound Brook91st pct23. Brookdale90th pct24. Riverside90th pct25. Highlands90th pct
  1. 25Highlands, New Jersey

    More walkable than 90% of New Jersey towns

    4,621 people · Monmouth County · median home $455,000 · income $91,913 · Jan low 25°F · 27 in snow

  2. 24Riverside, New Jersey

    More walkable than 90% of New Jersey towns

    8,003 people · Burlington County · median home $222,100 · income $75,833 · Jan low 27°F · 25 in snow

  3. 23Brookdale, New Jersey

    More walkable than 90% of New Jersey towns

    9,854 people · Essex County · median home $573,500 · income $161,779 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  4. 22South Bound Brook, New Jersey

    More walkable than 91% of New Jersey towns

    4,863 people · Somerset County · median home $359,000 · income $112,961 · Jan low 24°F · 21 in snow

  5. 21Leonia, New Jersey

    More walkable than 91% of New Jersey towns

    9,304 people · Bergen County · median home $672,900 · income $129,665 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow

  6. 20South Amboy, New Jersey

    More walkable than 91% of New Jersey towns

    9,411 people · Middlesex County · median home $379,700 · income $91,997 · Jan low 23°F · 29 in snow

  7. 19Oaklyn, New Jersey

    More walkable than 92% of New Jersey towns

    3,930 people · Camden County · median home $279,000 · income $84,394 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  8. 18Garwood, New Jersey

    More walkable than 92% of New Jersey towns

    4,454 people · Union County · median home $533,300 · income $110,670 · Jan low 25°F · 26 in snow

  9. 17Haledon, New Jersey

    More walkable than 92% of New Jersey towns

    9,052 people · Passaic County · median home $396,400 · income $95,870 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  10. 16Audubon, New Jersey

    More walkable than 93% of New Jersey towns

    8,707 people · Camden County · median home $307,400 · income $115,789 · Jan low 25°F · 22 in snow

  11. 15Caldwell, New Jersey

    More walkable than 93% of New Jersey towns

    9,027 people · Essex County · median home $575,400 · income $96,824 · Jan low 21°F · 24 in snow

  12. 14Keansburg, New Jersey

    More walkable than 93% of New Jersey towns

    9,755 people · Monmouth County · median home $311,800 · income $81,428 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow

  13. 13Bradley Beach, New Jersey

    More walkable than 94% of New Jersey towns

    4,282 people · Monmouth County · median home $932,800 · income $97,005 · Jan low 25°F

  14. 12Merchantville, New Jersey

    More walkable than 95% of New Jersey towns

    3,820 people · Camden County · median home $331,000 · income $90,706 · Jan low 25°F · 16 in snow

  15. 11Dunellen, New Jersey

    More walkable than 95% of New Jersey towns

    7,637 people · Middlesex County · median home $393,500 · income $86,967 · Jan low 24°F · 21 in snow

  16. 10Glen Ridge, New Jersey

    More walkable than 95% of New Jersey towns

    7,802 people · Essex County · median home $836,600 · income $250,001 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow

  17. 9Vauxhall, New Jersey

    More walkable than 96% of New Jersey towns

    5,251 people · Union County · median home $360,000 · income $111,421 · Jan low 25°F · 26 in snow

  18. 8Ocean Grove, New Jersey

    More walkable than 98% of New Jersey towns

    3,057 people · Monmouth County · median home $790,100 · income $89,286 · Jan low 25°F

  19. 7Silver Lake, New Jersey

    More walkable than 98% of New Jersey towns

    4,730 people · Essex County · median home $448,300 · income $82,469 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  20. 6Ampere North, New Jersey

    More walkable than 99% of New Jersey towns

    5,132 people · Essex County · median home $365,600 · income $66,714 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  21. 5Prospect Park, New Jersey

    More walkable than 99% of New Jersey towns

    6,372 people · Passaic County · median home $406,800 · income $53,125 · Jan low 23°F · 28 in snow

  22. 4Watsessing, New Jersey

    More walkable than 99% of New Jersey towns

    8,078 people · Essex County · median home $435,400 · income $103,378 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  23. 3Bogota, New Jersey

    More walkable than 99% of New Jersey towns

    8,778 people · Bergen County · median home $501,600 · income $103,299 · Jan low 26°F · 30 in snow

  24. 2East Newark, New Jersey

    More walkable than 100% of New Jersey towns

    2,594 people · Hudson County · median home $470,300 · income $48,646 · Jan low 25°F · 28 in snow

  25. 1Woodlynne, New Jersey

    More walkable than 100% of New Jersey towns

    2,902 people · Camden County · median home $142,000 · income $74,808 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, New Jersey towns0255075100$80K$328K$576K$824K$1073KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 25 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in New Jersey.

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Methodology. We ranked 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: