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Ranked · Sun & walkable · New Jersey

Best sunny, walkable cities in New Jersey

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.Newark, NJ310k residents

    68/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 25°F

  2. 2.Jersey City, NJ294k residents

    62/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 42/100 · january low: 28°F

  3. 3.Camden, NJ71k residents

    60/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 28°F

  4. 4.Elizabeth, NJ137k residents

    58/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 26°F

  5. 5.Paterson, NJ159k residents

    55/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 22°F

  6. 6.Atlantic City, NJ39k residents

    54/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 30°F

  7. 7.Vineland, NJ61k residents

    53/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 24°F

  8. 8.Trenton, NJ90k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 23°F

  9. 9.Passaic, NJ70k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 26°F

  10. 10.Union City, NJ66k residents

    52/100

    sunny days / year: 205 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 28°F

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.

Questions & answers
Which city is the sunniest and most walkable in New Jersey?
Newark, NJ ranks first with a fit score of 68/100, followed by Jersey City (62) and Camden (60), using the "Sun & walkable" weighting.
How is this ranking calculated?
Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.