City Score: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ scores 43 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score. Condition 43 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

  • What New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is up against: 53 out of 100 — Better than 45% of cbsas, down 3 points
  • Where grace is growing: 59 out of 100 — Better than 66% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 54 out of 100 — Better than 56% of cbsas, down 4 points
  • Christian liberty: 13 out of 100 — Better than 3% of cbsas, down 7 points

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime down 18 percentile points (What New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score down 10 percentile points (Christian liberty)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 9 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (15 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (22 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · fetched Oct 28, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (22 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  19. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (22 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  20. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (22 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New York · fetched Oct 28, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 15 cities without a status yet

Highest City Scores in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

  1. Madison, NJ — 69
  2. Mountainside, NJ — 68
  3. New Providence, NJ — 66
  4. Hillsborough Township, NJ — 65
  5. Little Ferry, NJ — 65
  6. Manalapan Township, NJ — 65
  7. Ocean Gate, NJ — 63
  8. Watchung, NJ — 58
  9. Hillside, NJ — 54
  10. Roselle, NJ — 53
  11. Ardsley, NY — 50
  12. Montrose, NY — 49
  13. Springfield, NJ — 47
  14. Central Islip, NY — 45
  15. Mount Sinai, NY — 45

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 2026-Q4, staging.joyproject.com/metros/new-york-newark-jersey-city-ny-nj. Methodology.

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