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A solid town with one catch. Its best grade is for health: it is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. With a B overall, Bordentown Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns and ranks 226th of 466 in New Jersey. It also does well on incomes: the median household earns $110K. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $440K, 4.8 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 15% of the land locally is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, at 148 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Bordentown Township is from typical.
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Where Bordentown Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Bordentown Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.5% | 11.3% |
New Jersey Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth
Census counts: 2,725 in 1850, a low of 1,130 in 1860, 3,993 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1816 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ordered by what stands out in Bordentown Township.
Bordentown Township trades workers with Trenton and other neighbors, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 53% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Among adults in Bordentown Township, 9.6% have diabetes. In Bordentown Township, 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 29% have obesity.
| Bordentown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bordentown Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.5% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: the Bordentown Regional School District. The largest public high school is Bordentown Regional High School, with 728 students. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordentown Regional Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 504 | B+ |
| Bordentown Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 728 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
In Bordentown Township, the midpoint rent is $1,730 a month. Zillow values the typical Bordentown Township home at about $440,000, up 2.4% in a year, 23% below the New Jersey typical home. 68% of Bordentown Township households live in a home they own.
| Bordentown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,730 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
Bordentown Township’s property offense rate comes in at 7 per 1,000 residents. For Bordentown Township, the rate of reported violence is 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Bordentown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The midsummer high here is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Count the trails in 2 parks and preserves and they come to 4.1 miles. Bordentown Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park | 0.4 mi | 148 |
| 2. Crystal Lake Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bordentown Township has about as many jobs (5,018) as working residents, but only 345 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,373 in 2013 to 5,018.
Employers in Bordentown Township added 1,645 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 5,018. The share of workers in Bordentown Township who do their job from home: 20%. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. In Bordentown Township, the average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Bordentown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to strong winds. Bordentown Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 63 of 100. Since 2009, Bordentown Township has seen 3 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
15% of residents are 65 or older in Bordentown Township. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New Jersey average. This New Jersey town has grown 8.5% since 2020, to 12,821 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. College graduates make up 43% of adults 25 and older, against 44% across New Jersey.
| Bordentown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Bordentown Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.1% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bordentown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw27 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw26 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw24 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw27 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearSix 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bordentown 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.
7 within 15 miles of the center of Bordentown Township
About 3 of every 100 Bordentown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
City in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Bordentown is a city in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 3,993, an increase of 69 (+1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,924, which in turn reflected a decline of 45 (−1.1%) from the 3,969 counted in the 2000 census. Bordentown is located at the confluence of the Delaware River, Blacks Creek, and Crosswicks Creek. The latter is the border between Burlington and Mercer counties. Bordentown is the northernmost municipality in New Jersey that is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It sits about one-third of the distance from Center City, Philadelphia to Midtown Manhattan; it is located 5.8 miles (9.3 k…
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10 towns share a border with Bordentown Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordentown Township | #226 | B | D | B+ | B | A− |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Mansfield Township | #167 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A− |
| Bordentown | #154 | A− | C− | A− | B | A |
| Yardville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Groveville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chesterfield Township | #36 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| White Horse | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yardville, Groveville and White Horse aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bordentown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Bordentown Township grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #226 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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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