Worst Town to Drive in New Jersey is One of Worst in America

Worst Town to Drive in New Jersey

If you drive in New Jersey you know that we are a small state with crowded roads and lots of motorists and it can get a bit tedious when driving around the state. So I am sure you will have a lot of nominees for the "worst" town to drive in the Garden State.

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According to Statista New Jersey is 11th in the nation when it comes to registered drivers legally driving in the state. There are approximately 6,461,950 drivers in the Garden State. So it's easy to see that with not a lot of space and a lot of drivers, you get some pretty edgy driving conditions at times.

So what about a new survey that has ranked the worst towns/cities to drive in America? What town/city was ranked the worst in New Jersey? According to Wallethub, "In order to determine the best and worst cities for drivers, WalletHub compared a sample of the 100 most populated U.S. cities across four key dimensions: 1) Cost of Ownership & Maintenance, 2) Traffic & Infrastructure, 3) Safety and 4) Access to Vehicles & Maintenance."

In the WalletHub report, the worst town/city to drive in New Jersey is Newark in Essex County. Newark finished 83rd in the Top 100 with only 17 towns/cities ranked lower. Oakland, California came in last at 100. Jersey City was 70, Philadelphia was 99, and New York City was 94.

Do you agree that Newark is the worst town/city to drive in New Jersey? Is Jersey City worse? Is there another town/city you'd say is worse than Newark to drive? Post your comments below and let us know what you think.