BrainardsNJ
The town, settled in 1857, counts 98 residents.
Is Brainards a good place to live?
Brainards’ midpoint age is 61.1 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Brainards has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
98 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 81 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brainards. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
39 mi LandmarkDrew University
6 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
27 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
20 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
13 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain
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Moving to Brainards: who provides what
Brainards is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brainards.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Brainards
The top destinations are New York (5%), Oxford Township (5%) and Hillsborough Township (4%). In Brainards, the typical journey to work is 38 minutes. Half commute less than 33 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Brainards, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 19°, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Brainards, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Brainards, 68% come from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Brainards is
Among adults in Brainards, 8.7% worry about having enough food. Against the New Jersey average, Brainards comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. In Brainards, 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 32% have obesity.
| Brainards | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brainards | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 14.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.1% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Brainards sell for about $262K
For households in Brainards, the share who are owner-occupiers is 88%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Brainards
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Brainards
About 0 of every 100 Brainards residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Brainards for work
Where Brainards’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brainards
Populated place in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Brainards is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Harmony Township, in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, that was created as part of the 2010 United States census. As of the 2020 census, Brainards had a population of 194. It was formerly known as Martin's Creek.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 259 ft
Questions about Brainards
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brainards, NJ a good place to live?
Brainards has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.