Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,046, settled in 1888.
Chesterfield Township is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 36th of 466 in New Jersey. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 98% of U.S. towns, residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household earns $209K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $707K, 7.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Chesterfield Township’s median household income is $209,000, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Chesterfield Township has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them William and Susannah Newbold House and Taylor-Newbold House. Among 394 New Jersey towns, just 3 have a lower property crime rate than Chesterfield Township.
Where Chesterfield Township beats most towns.
7,699 counted in 2010 and 9,422 in 2020; an estimated 9,046 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.5%, after 22.4% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Chesterfield Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2015 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chesterfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw26 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw25 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw28 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township.
Chesterfield Township reports less crime than Mansfield Township or any other graded neighbor and keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
Its 7,738 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of New Jersey towns.
0.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Square | — | 5 |
| 2. Jockey Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Donlonton Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Chesterfield Township School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 675 | A |
| Garden State Correctional FacilityLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Mansfield Township (A−) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 27 to 7 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Chesterfield Township is 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 5.6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide. Its A+ for health tops all 5 graded neighbors; Hamilton Township (A) comes closest.
27% of adults feel lonely in Chesterfield Township. Chesterfield Township beats the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Chesterfield Township.
| Chesterfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Chesterfield Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Chesterfield Township has 937 jobs for its 3,462 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. 29.1% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Chesterfield Township for work: only 4% work in town. 29% of Chesterfield Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Chesterfield Township fell to 937 in 2023, 178 fewer than in 2013.
| Chesterfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 29% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 7.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $707K) costs more against local pay than in 77% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; North Hanover Township is next at $564K.
Chesterfield Township’s median rent is $2,500 a month. The typical Chesterfield Township home is worth about $707,000, up 3.2% in a year, 23% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Chesterfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,500 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 96% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chesterfield Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chesterfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Chesterfield Township
About 9 of every 100 Chesterfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
56.7% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
7 places in Chesterfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Populated place in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Chesterfield, originally known as Recklesstown, is an unincorporated community located around the intersection of County Route 528 (Bordentown-Chesterfield Road, Chesterfield-Arneytown Road) and County Route 677 (Chesterfield-Georgetown Road) in Chesterfield Township of Burlington County, New Jersey.
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7 towns share a border with Chesterfield Township.
At #36 in NJ, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Mansfield Township (A−) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterfield Township | #36 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Mansfield Township | #167 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A− |
| Crosswicks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Groveville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bordentown Township | #226 | B | D | B+ | B | A− |
| North Hanover Township | #351 | C | D− | — | B | B |
| Springfield Township | #301 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
North Hanover Township and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Crosswicks and Groveville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Chesterfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Chesterfield Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #36 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, A+ 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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