The 10 Best Cities For Hippies In New Jersey For 2023


The hippiest cities in New Jersey are Guttenberg and Glen Ridge for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

You might think that the whole hippie movement has faded away, but the truth is, there are plenty of hippies out there in New Jersey.

While they aren’t necessarily in your face all the time with war protests, and the next Woodstock isn’t being planned any time soon, we thought it would be fun to look at which cities in the Garden State where the most hippies would live.

And, after crunching the data, you know what? It was spot on.

How do you decide where the most hippies live? By the number of yoga studios, organic markets, and most importantly, where the liberals live in droves.

Using those criteria, it’s not hard to scrape the internet, run some scientific data on where hippies might live in New Jersey, and then put out a list.

So, put on your tie-dye shirt and sandals as you go through this list with us.

After analyzing all cities with a decent amount of people in them, we came up with this list of the 10 best cities for hippies in New Jersey:

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  1. Guttenberg
  2. Glen Ridge
  3. North Caldwell
  4. Haddon Heights
  5. Audubon
  6. Secaucus
  7. Caldwell
  8. Edgewater
  9. Somerdale
  10. Prospect Park

What’s the hippiest city in New Jersey? The hippiest city in New Jersey is Guttenberg.

Read on below to see where your town ranked, Young Flower Child.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Guttenberg, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User Nightscream | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 11,397
More on Guttenberg:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Glen Ridge, NJ

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 7,606
More on Glen Ridge:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

North Caldwell, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User EdZa | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

10
/10

Population: 6,407
More on North Caldwell:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Haddon Heights, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10

Population: 7,425
More on Haddon Heights:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Audubon, NJ

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,763
More on Audubon:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Secaucus, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-SA-2.5
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 17,614
More on Secaucus:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Caldwell, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 7,864
More on Caldwell:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Edgewater, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User Hisland7 | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 11,969
More on Edgewater:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Somerdale, NJ

Source: Wikipedia User Famartin | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 5,246
More on Somerdale:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,915
More on Prospect Park:  Data | Crime Report | Cost Of Living

Methodology: How we determined the most beatnik city in New Jersey

In order to rank the best cities for hippies in New Jersey, we used Saturday Night Science to determine what criteria defines a hippie.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the Google Places API, the Census’s 2017-2021 American Community Survey, and Voter Registration data, this is the criteria we used:

  • Number of yoga studios per capita
  • Number of organic markets per capita
  • Number of pet adoption centers per capita
  • Number of vegan restaurants per capita
  • Number of thrift stores per capita
  • Each city’s liberal voting population

For the sake of getting reliable numbers on places, we counted any place within a ~4.5 mile radius of a city’s center. The average city in the United States is about 18 square miles.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis, meaning number of stores per person in a city. Additionally, we limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 5,000 people.

We ranked each place with scores from 1 to 180 in each category, where 1 was the most hippie.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each place to create a hippie index.

And finally, we crowned the city with the highest hippie index the “Best City for Hippies In New Jersey.” We’re looking at you, Guttenberg.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in hippie central. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from hippiest to most square.

Summary: The Hippies Of New Jersey

If you’re measuring the locations in New Jersey where there are lots of liberals, and there are many options for vegan food, yoga and thrift stores, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious, here are the most square places in New Jersey:

  1. Hopatcong
  2. Bridgeton
  3. Millville

For more New Jersey reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Most Hippie Cities In New Jersey

Rank City Population
1 Guttenberg 11,397
2 Glen Ridge 7,606
3 North Caldwell 6,407
4 Haddon Heights 7,425
5 Audubon 8,763
6 Secaucus 17,614
7 Caldwell 7,864
8 Edgewater 11,969
9 Somerdale 5,246
10 Prospect Park 5,915
11 Ridgefield 11,191
12 Leonia 9,051
13 Woodcliff Lake 5,785
14 Roseland 5,835
15 Carlstadt 6,189
16 Barrington 6,904
17 Englewood Cliffs 5,346
18 Fairview 14,126
19 Haledon 8,397
20 Norwood 5,769
21 Collingswood 13,929
22 Fanwood 7,475
23 North Haledon 8,478
24 Midland Park 7,229
25 Runnemede 8,435
26 Oradell 8,080
27 Cliffside Park 24,532
28 Mountainside 6,765
29 Dunellen 7,317
30 Bogota 8,277
31 Little Ferry 10,773
32 Oceanport 5,834
33 Haddonfield 11,521
34 Emerson 7,538
35 Little Silver 5,920
36 Hoboken 51,979
37 Ridgefield Park 12,875
38 West New York 51,511
39 Kenilworth 8,045
40 Allendale 6,666
41 Old Tappan 5,835
42 Stratford 6,997
43 Park Ridge 8,763
44 Bellmawr 11,538
45 Belmar 5,760
46 Glen Rock 11,784
47 Morris Plains 5,635
48 Cresskill 8,669
49 South Amboy 8,749
50 Manasquan 5,841
51 Fair Haven 6,093
52 Woodland Park 12,129
53 River Edge 11,483
54 Closter 8,519
55 Maywood 9,651
56 Watchung 5,855
57 New Providence 12,314
58 Waldwick 9,808
59 West Long Branch 8,391
60 Linwood 7,071
61 Hasbrouck Heights 11,989
62 Franklin Lakes 10,726
63 Hillsdale 10,381
64 Palmyra 7,372
65 Totowa 10,872
66 Palisades Park 20,066
67 Chatham 9,000
68 Wallington 11,487
69 Wood-Ridge 8,249
70 Roselle Park 13,465
71 Pompton Lakes 11,162
72 Spotswood 8,359
73 Westwood 11,056
74 Upper Saddle River 8,304
75 Berlin 7,587
76 Manville 10,426
77 Rumson 7,045
78 Raritan 7,318
79 Florham Park 11,820
80 Metuchen 13,707
81 Highland Park 14,224
82 Northfield 8,616
83 Montvale 8,000
84 Jamesburg 5,963
85 Tenafly 14,672
86 Rockaway 6,480
87 Pine Hill 10,383
88 Bloomingdale 7,808
89 Union Beach 6,040
90 Bound Brook 10,607
91 Harrison 14,436
92 Hawthorne 18,944
93 Mount Arlington 5,140
94 East Rutherford 9,298
95 Rahway 27,994
96 Dumont 17,706
97 Mendham 5,008
98 Wharton 6,586
99 New Milford 16,524
100 Somers Point 10,783
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