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With 5,721 residents, this town was settled in 1904.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Where it does best is safety (A+): it reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns. Health is a strength too: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $566K, 5.7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns. That places it 107th of 466 in New Jersey. Nearly a quarter of the land in Andover Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On history, just 12 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Andover Township beats most towns.
Where Andover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Andover Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 884 in 1910, 595 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Andover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
36 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
8 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
24 mi LandmarkDrew University
37 mi Stadium & arenaMeadowlands ArenaMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Meadowlands Arena: Heath Brandon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Andover Township, 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 Andover Township.
Andover Township sees little violent crime and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
The trail network density in Andover Township is 1.8 miles per square mile. Trails run 37 miles in 1 park or preserve. Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area, at 339 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area | 1.1 mi | 339 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Andover Regional School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence M. BurdLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 288 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Andover Township’s level of violent crime comes in at 0.2 per 1,000 residents. In Andover Township, the property offense rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Andover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 52% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 3,384 U.S. towns with household incomes like Andover Township’s, it is less healthy than 54%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Andover Township. Against the New Jersey average, Andover Township comes out ahead on 7 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4.
| Andover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Andover Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 2,888 in 2013 to 1,256.
In Andover Township, the median household income is $142,000. Most people who work leave Andover Township to do it: just 4% work in town. The town had 1,256 jobs in 2023, down 1,632 from 2013. The top destinations are Newton (6%), New York (5%) and Sparta Township (5%).
| Andover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $142,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The town’s typical July afternoon high stands at 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Flood insurance has paid one claim in Andover Township since 2011. Compared with 67% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Federal aid has come to Andover Township households in 8 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 27%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are just over a fifth of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). In Andover Township, 44% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. For Andover Township, the midpoint age is 50 years. This New Jersey town is shrinking: down 5% since 2020, to 5,721 residents (2025 estimate).
| Andover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 45% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Andover Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
For Andover Township, the median rent is $1,636 a month. Among households locally, 92% own their home.
| Andover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,636 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Andover Township
About 4 of every 100 Andover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Andover is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 595, a decrease of 11 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 606, which in turn reflected a decline of 52 (−7.9%) from the 658 counted in the 2000 census. Andover was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 25, 1904, from portions of Andover Township. The borough was named for Andover Township, which was in turn named for Andover, Hampshire, England.
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8 towns share a border with Andover Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover Township · Andover | #107 | A | C− | A+ | B+ | A |
| Hampton Township | #309 | B− | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Fredon Township | #166 | A− | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Green Township | #147 | A− | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Newton | #362 | C | C− | B | C+ | B |
| Byram Township | #221 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Sparta Township | #83 | A | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Lafayette Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | A− |
Lafayette Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hampton Township, Fredon Township, Green Township, Byram Township and Lafayette Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Andover and Andover Township are one community, graded once. Compare Andover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Andover Township grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #107 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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