Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Byram Township grades B+ overall, 221st among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It has 47 miles of trail. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $139K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $456K, 4.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Byram Township’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). On walkability, just 18 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Allamuchy Mountain State Park, 3,312 acres with 37.4 miles of trail.
Where Byram Township beats most towns.
22.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Byram Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 591 in 1810, a low of 245 in 1930, 8,028 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Byram Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw40 mi GardenHigh Line5.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi MuseumUSS Intrepid
4 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
33 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
32 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential CenterMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Intrepid: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Byram 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 Byram Township.
Byram Township is one of New Jersey’s best towns for the outdoors and has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #10 of 468 in New Jersey.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allamuchy Mountain State Park | 37.4 mi | 3,312 |
| 2. Waterloo Villige | 0.2 mi | 58 |
| 3. C O Johnson Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Byram Township School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Lakes Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 443 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 8% of its 7,639 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide.
26% of Byram Township adults have obesity, against 28% in New Jersey’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 18% of Byram Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Byram Township beats the New Jersey average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Byram Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Byram Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Byram Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Byram Township is 34 minutes. Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Byram Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $139,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Byram Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Byram Township’s July high is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
95% of households own their home in Byram Township. The typical Byram Township home is worth about $456,000, up 3.5% in a year, 21% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Byram Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,561 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Byram Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025.
| Byram Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Byram Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. Byram Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 8,249 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 48% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Byram Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 48% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 40 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Byram Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.1% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
4 within 15 miles of the center of Byram Township
About 5 of every 100 Byram Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Byram Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Byram Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Byram Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,028, a decrease of 322 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 8,350, which in turn reflected an increase of 96 (+1.2%) from the 8,254 counted in the 2000 census. The municipality is known as the "Township of Lakes", as there are roughly two dozen lakes and ponds within its borders.
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7 towns share a border with Byram Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byram Township | #221 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Hopatcong | #222 | B+ | C− | A | D | A |
| Mount Olive Township | #87 | A | C− | A | B+ | A |
| Byram Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stanhope | #124 | A | C− | A | B− | A |
| Port Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roxbury Township | #157 | A− | D | A− | B− | A |
| Andover Township | #107 | A | C− | A+ | B+ | A |
Byram Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Byram Center and Port Morris aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Byram Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Byram Township grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #221 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Walkability 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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