There are 12 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Elizabeth. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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103 West 25th Steet, New York, NY
11.8 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Top-tier donations nearby
649 Morris Turnpike, Springfield, NJ
7.9 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
7 West 14th Street
11.5 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
44 West 8th Street, New York, NY
11.2 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
1114 1st Avenue
13.8 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
42 Bond Street, Brooklyn, NY
11.1 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
47-47 Van Dam Street
14.6 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Affluent catchment area
2815 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ
8.0 mi from downtown Elizabeth · Comfortable surrounding area
Right now the New York location has the highest Goods Score (82 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 12 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Elizabeth, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.