Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Allentown’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and safety; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 34 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on incomes. Allentown is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. Allentown’s trail density is 3.8 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Allentown has 2 places on the National Register. Only 11 of New Jersey’s 527 towns score higher on civic life. Allentown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Allentown beats most towns.
Allentown MillEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Allentown is from typical.
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Census counts: 695 in 1900, 1,734 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1778 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Allentown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw31 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw30 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Allentown, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Allentown.
Allentown beats the New Jersey average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 28% of Allentown adults feel lonely, below both the New Jersey town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 16% of Allentown adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Allentown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Allentown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Allentown High School, with 1,033 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newell Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 548 | B+ |
| Allentown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,033 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The property crime rate in Allentown is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Allentown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Allentown home is worth about $746,000, up 6.1% in a year, 30% above the New Jersey typical home. Allentown’s median rent is $1,671 a month.
| Allentown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,671 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Allentown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sergeant George Ashby Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
| 2. Byron Johnson Park | 0.2 mi | 4 |
| 3. Dr. Farmers Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Allentown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Allentown for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Allentown grew to 862 in 2023, 299 more than in 2013. 21% of workers work from home in Allentown.
| Allentown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 53% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Allentown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Allentown | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
6 within 15 miles of the center of Allentown
About 7 of every 100 Allentown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in Allentown on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Allentown.
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Allentown is a borough located in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, bordering adjacent Mercer County. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,734, a decrease of 94 (−5.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,828, which in turn reflected a decline of 54 (−2.9%) from the 1,882 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is nestled within central New Jersey, and is roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia.
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2 towns share a border with Allentown.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | — | — | C− | A | B | A |
| Upper Freehold Township | #159 | A− | C | — | B | A |
| Robbinsville Township | #89 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
Allentown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Freehold Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Allentown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yes. That is 7.5 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area).
4 notable people were born here, including George R. Robbins and John B. Montgomery.
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