City Score: Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

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

The score

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ scores 34 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 44 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 18 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

  • What Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is up against: 41 out of 100 — Better than 69% of cbsas, down 2 points
  • Where grace is growing: 26 out of 100 — Better than 39% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 48 out of 100 — Better than 48% of cbsas, up 6 points
  • Christian liberty: 43 out of 100 — Better than 33% of cbsas, down 4 points

What takes Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 18 → 40
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 39 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 18 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Marriages up 33 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 30 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Anti-Christian hate crimes up 22 percentile points (Christian liberty)

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 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 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · New Jersey · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 29 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

  1. North Wildwood, NJ — 54, Liberty
  2. Avalon, NJ — 53, Liberty
  3. Cape May, NJ — 53, Liberty
  4. Cape May Point, NJ — 53, Liberty
  5. Dennis, NJ — 53, Liberty
  6. Linwood, NJ — 53, Liberty
  7. Middle Township, NJ — 53, Liberty
  8. Ocean City, NJ — 53, Liberty
  9. Upper Township, NJ — 53, Liberty
  10. Woodbine, NJ — 53, Liberty
  11. Lower Township, NJ — 51, Liberty
  12. Northfield, NJ — 51, Liberty
  13. Absecon, NJ — 49, Liberty
  14. Brigantine, NJ — 49, Liberty
  15. Hammonton, NJ — 46, Liberty
  16. Buena, NJ — 45, Liberty
  17. Somers Point, NJ — 43, Liberty
  18. Ventnor City, NJ — 43, Liberty
  19. Wildwood, NJ — 42, Liberty
  20. Buena Vista Township, NJ — 40, Liberty
  21. Corbin City, NJ — 40, Liberty
  22. Egg Harbor City, NJ — 40, Liberty
  23. Estell Manor, NJ — 40, Liberty
  24. Hamilton, NJ — 40, Liberty
  25. Longport, NJ — 40, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/atlantic-city-hammonton-nj. Methodology.

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