Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yes, by almost any measure. Cranbury Township earns an A+, 25th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. Its schools outperform 95% of the state's, the median household earns $217K, and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cranbury Township, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Cranbury Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Cranbury Historic District and Old Cranbury School. Cranbury Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where Cranbury Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cranbury School | PK–8 | 421 |
| Montessori Preschool Academy | PK–1 | 81 |
Where Cranbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Cranbury Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,509 in 1880, 3,842 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cranbury Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw37 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
35 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated StadiumConey Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cranbury 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 Cranbury Township.
Cranbury Township has schools in the top 5% of New Jersey, draws workers from East Windsor Township and beyond and keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey.
At 9.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $971K) costs more against local pay than in 88% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Cranbury Township home is worth about $971,000, up 3.6% in a year, 69% above the New Jersey typical home. 86% of households own their home in Cranbury Township.
| Cranbury Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,603 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A+ ranks #11 of the 465 New Jersey towns we grade for schools. Its A+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Plainsboro Township (A) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Cranbury Township School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbury SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 421 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
10,677 jobs are based in Cranbury Township, 6.4 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 6,707 in 2013 to 10,677.
Most working residents leave Cranbury Township for work: only 6% work in town. Cranbury Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Cranbury Township grew to 10,677 in 2023, 3,970 more than in 2013.
| Cranbury Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $217,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 69% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 766 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cranbury Township’s, it is less healthy than 78%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
13% of Cranbury Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Cranbury Township beats the New Jersey average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 24% of Cranbury Township adults have obesity.
| Cranbury Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Cranbury Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its 2,777 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 87% of New Jersey towns.
2.4 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cranbury Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Village Park | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Heritage Park | — | 13 |
| 3. Millstone Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 64% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Cranbury Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cranbury Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Cranbury Township
About 7 of every 100 Cranbury Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in Cranbury Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Cranbury is a township in southern Middlesex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,842, a decrease of 15 (−0.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,857, which in turn reflected an increase of 630 (+19.5%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 census. Located within the Raritan Valley region, Cranbury is roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia, contributing to it being a regional historical, cultural, and commercial hub of Central New Jersey (the township is known for its logistics industry) and as an outer-ring commuter suburb of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. The municipal taxes g…
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6 towns share a border with Cranbury Township.
At #25 in NJ, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Plainsboro Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbury Township | #25 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
| East Windsor Township | #254 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Plainsboro Township | #103 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Princeton Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Monroe Township | #106 | A | D− | A+ | A− | A− |
| Twin Rivers | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plainsboro Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Princeton Meadows and Twin Rivers aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cranbury Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Cranbury Township grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #25 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A− for safety and A+ for schools.
That is 9.8 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). 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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