Centre GroveNJ
A town in New Jersey, home to 1,339 people.
Is Centre Grove a good place to live?
Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Centre Grove. 96% of households live in a home they own in Centre Grove, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%. 43% of the land in Centre Grove is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area, at 961 acres. We don’t grade Centre Grove yet; the figures below are still real.
Centre Grove lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 29% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Centre Grove: who provides what
Centre Grove is unincorporated, so Cumberland 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 Centre Grove.
nearly a third of the land in Centre Grove is protected from building
Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Centre Grove comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 5, covering 1,796 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area | — | 961 |
| 2. Millville Wildlife Management Area | — | 427 |
| 3. Lummis Pond Preserve | — | 389 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Centre Grove’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles. For Centre Grove, the mean commuting time is 33 minutes. The top destinations are Vineland (18%), Millville (11%) and Bridgeton (7%). Among residents here, 5.6% live below the poverty line.
| Centre Grove | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Centre Grove faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by coastal flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Centre Grove, 29% come from coastal flooding and 26% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Centre Grove
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 12 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Centre Grove is
Centre Grove: 17% of adults report frequent mental distress. In Centre Grove, 37% of adults have obesity, and 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Centre Grove | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Centre Grove | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16.4% | 10.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Centre Grove
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Centre Grove
About 3 of every 100 Centre Grove residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
1,339 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Centre Grove
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Centre Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the center part of the county, on the east side of Lawrence Township. It is bordered to the east by the city of Millville. Bridgeton, the Cumberland county seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the northwest. Centre Grove was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 1,281.
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- Area
- 7.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 69 ft
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Is Centre Grove, NJ a good place to live?
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