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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)