Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Barrington grades A− overall, 165th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $87K. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 70% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $375K, 4.1 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Only 11 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on hazard risk.
Where Barrington beats most towns.
Where Barrington’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 Barrington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,333 in 1920, 7,075 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barrington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw8 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw18 mi Park & preservePine BarrensUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Barrington, 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 Barrington.
Barrington pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New Jersey norm, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and reports less crime than Haddonfield or any other graded neighbor.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 60% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
19% of Barrington adults binge drink, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 16%. 26% of Barrington adults have obesity. Barrington beats the New Jersey average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Barrington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Barrington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| More adults with depression | 18.7% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Barrington School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 305 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $147 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Barrington’s FEMA risk score is 9 of 100, below both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). One flood insurance claim has been paid in Barrington since 2014.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barrington grades A− overall with a typical home of about $375K, below the New Jersey typical value; only 24 of the 132 New Jersey towns graded A− or better can say that.
52% of households own their home in Barrington. The typical Barrington home is worth about $375,000, up 4.3% in a year, 35% below the New Jersey typical home. Barrington’s median rent is $1,320 a month.
| Barrington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,320 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jobs based here grew from 1,291 in 2013 to 1,838.
Most working residents leave Barrington for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Barrington has added 547 jobs, to 1,838 in 2023. The average trip to work in Barrington is 27 minutes.
| Barrington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its B+ tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Haddonfield (B) comes closest. At 11.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 55% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Barrington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 49% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Barrington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.3 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 57% are men (NJ 41%).
| Barrington | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.1% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.1% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Barrington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wish Upon a Star Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
22 within 15 miles of the center of Barrington
About 9 of every 100 Barrington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Barrington is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,075, an increase of 92 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 6,983, which in turn reflected a decline of 101 (-1.4%) from the 7,084 counted in the 2000 census. The area became known as "Barrington" in the 1880s, when William Simpson, one of the partners that developed the area, chose the name from his home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Barrington was incorporated as a borough on March 27, 1917, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917. Portions of the borough were taken on Mar…
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5 towns share a border with Barrington.
Haddonfield next door grades higher for schools (A to Barrington’s C+) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | #165 | A− | C | B+ | C+ | A |
| Haddon Heights | #45 | A | C | — | B | A+ |
| Lawnside | #441 | D− | C+ | D− | D | C− |
| Bellmawr | #288 | B− | C | B− | C+ | B |
| Haddonfield | #52 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Runnemede | #298 | B− | C− | B− | C− | B+ |
Haddon Heights reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Barrington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Barrington grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #165 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools.
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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