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A town of 1,408, settled in 1864. 2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
Trash & recyclingThe best of Bass River Township’s subject grades are an A for civic life and the outdoors; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Bass River Township’s typical journey to work is 41 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town in New Jersey scores lower than Bass River Township on walkability. The typical home is worth about $326K, 3.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 45% of the land in Bass River Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Bass River State Forest, 19,038 acres with 101.4 miles of trail. Only 9 of New Jersey’s 527 towns score higher on civic life. Bass River Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bass River Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Bass River Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bass River 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 Bass River Township.
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 144 miles. The density of trails in Bass River Township is 1.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bass River State Forest | 101.4 mi | 19,038 |
| 2. Wharton State Forest | 8.4 mi | 2,195 |
| 3. Oswego River Natural Area | 3.2 mi | 443 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Half of commuters travel less than 36 miles. Since 2013, Bass River Township has added 1,169 jobs, to 1,318 in 2023. Its median household income comes in at $76,000. The top destinations are Stafford Township (3%), Philadelphia (3%) and Galloway Township (3%).
| Bass River Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.1% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Bass River Township.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bass River Township: 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, Bass River Township beats the New Jersey average on 6 and trails it on 9. In Bass River Township, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 15% binge drink.
| Bass River Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Bass River Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.2% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On expected storm and flood damage, Bass River Township sits above 55% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2016. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 37% come from inland flooding and 32% from wildfires.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bass River Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw33 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall15 mi BeachLong Beach Island
24 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
21 mi Theme parkSteel PierPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bass River Township
About 6 of every 100 Bass River Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Bass River Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Bass River Township is a township at the southeastern tip of Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township bears a shoreline fronting both the Bass River and the Great Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,355, a decrease of 88 (−6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,443, which in turn had reflected a decline of 67 (−4.4%) from the 1,510 counted in the 2000 census. The township and all of Burlington County is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Bass River is traversed by the Garden State Parkway. Bass River was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1864, from portions of Little Egg Har…
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2.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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