Few places in the country grade higher. Delaware Township earns an A+, 13th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. The median household earns $194K, it reports less crime per resident than 96% of U.S. towns, and residents are healthier than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in cost of living. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 20 places on the National Register. Delaware Township’s median household income is $194,000, above both New Jersey’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). On cost of living, just 22 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Green Sergeants Covered Bridge and Covered Bridge Historic District.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income A⁺Safety A⁺HistoryWeakestCHazard risk

What makes Delaware Township stand out

Where Delaware Township beats most towns.

Green Sergeants Covered Bridge

HistoryA⁺

Settled in 1657

A history going back 369 years.

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

80% less violent crime than NJ

FBI data, 2025. Crimes reported to police.

Green Sergeants Covered Bridge · National Register of Historic Places

Delaware Township’s story

369 years in pictures

Its founding year, 1657, comes before those of 98% of the New Jersey towns we grade with a known year. Its 20 National Register listings are more than in 98% of New Jersey towns with a listing.

Census counts: 2,305 in 1840, a low of 1,704 in 1930, 4,560 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1816 and 4 maps from 1943 on.

1657Delaware Township is settled

Explore the history →

How Delaware Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Delaware Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income547 jobs based hereA⁺Open →SafetyA⁺Open →HealthCapital Health Medical Center - Hopewell 11.5 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →SchoolsB⁺Open →Cost of livingTypical home $638K, 6.4 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household incomeC⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 1.6% of households have no car; 5.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors34% conserved landAOpen →HistoryA⁺Open →Civic life4.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 54.4; 62% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

USS New Jersey and 212 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delaware Township. Close and well known come first.

All 670 attractions →

Big draw36 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey

Big draw27 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall

Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field

Big draw34 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year

Big draw35 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year

Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Delaware Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Delaware Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerJCP&L18.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterDelaware Township Mua water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet5 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Delaware Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsDelaware Township School District Hunterdon Central Region School District2 districts serve Delaware Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereHunterdon County ClerkHunterdon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023

ZIP codes08559, 08822, 08530, 0855108559 72% · 08822 24% · 08530 3% · 08551 1%Census 2020

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 Delaware Township.

Delaware Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.

SafetyA⁺

Delaware Township stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with property crime lower than most

Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Delaware Township’s property crime rate is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

96%of U.S. towns report more crimeA⁺Safety Grade

	Delaware Township	New Jersey towns	U.S. towns
Property crimes per 1,000 (2025)	0.7 per 1,000 residents	7.5	9.9
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025)	0.4 per 1,000 residents	0.7	1.6

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Delaware Township0.4

New Jersey2

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Delaware Township0.7

New Jersey12.7

U.S.15.5

96th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

96th

percentile among NJ towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

property crimes reported in 2025

Full pageDelaware Township’s safety reportOpen the page

Violent crime by type0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 Crime over the yearsSteady since 2023 Vs. the neighborsAhead of 3 of its 4 graded neighbors Questions“Is Delaware Township, NJ safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

SchoolsB⁺

Public schools in Delaware Township beat 70% of New Jersey districts

Its public schools are run by the Delaware Township School District. Its one school is below.

70%of NJ districts it outscoresB⁺School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Delaware Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8	Grades PK–8	403	B

Full pageDelaware Township’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsDelaware Township School District Vs. the neighborsAhead of 5 of its 6 graded neighbors Every school1 school · Delaware Township School Questions“Are Delaware Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation

HealthA

Delaware Township earns an A for health

Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 6.9% of its 8,408 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Against the 1,046 U.S. towns with household incomes like Delaware Township’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.

30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Delaware Township. Delaware Township beats the New Jersey average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Delaware Township.

95%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade

	Delaware Township	New Jersey towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	30%	36%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	17%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	26%	28%	35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	8.7%	11%	14%

32 measures vs. New Jersey

15 better15 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Delaware Township	NJ
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	6.9%	14.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	6.4%	12.3%
More adults who have had cancer	10.8%	7.5%

Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell

11.5 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

72nd

percentile among NJ towns

Full pageDelaware Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby11.5 miles to an ER · Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than NJ on 15 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsA

Nearly a third of Delaware Township is conserved land

Its 7,958 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 89% of New Jersey towns.

10 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, at 635 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Delaware Township is 0.3 miles per square mile.

#309for trails in NJ

33.8%

conserved · 7,958 of 23,576 acres

10 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Wescott Preserve	2.4 mi	181
2. Wickecheoke Preserve	1.7 mi	107
3. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park	1.4 mi	635

Full pageDelaware Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map10 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk2.4 miles of trail · Wescott Preserve Conserved land33.8% conserved · 7,958 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Delaware Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A⁺

Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Delaware Township’s residents live below the poverty line

Delaware Township has 547 jobs for its 2,092 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.

0.9% of Delaware Township residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Delaware Township for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Raritan Township (7%), Flemington (4%) and Trenton (4%).

7%work in town

	Delaware Township	New Jersey towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	0.9%	6.1%	9.6%
Average trip to work	33 minutes	30 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Delaware Township7%

Raritan Township7%

Flemington4%

Trenton4%

New York3%

18 mi

median commute distance

547

jobs based in Delaware Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns

Full pageDelaware Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here547 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work7% work in Delaware Township Commute times33 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Delaware Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Delaware Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–42°

Spring39–62°

Summer61–84°

Fall44–65°

Oct 21

typical first frost

Apr 24

typical last frost

+2.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageDelaware Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 21°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 49 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Delaware Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

55 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 55 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delaware Township.

65risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingStrong wind

paid flood claims since 1979

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageDelaware Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims55 paid flood claims · Since 1979 Past disasters10 federal disasters · Paid out in Delaware Township Get ready3.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade C⁺

A home in Delaware Township sells for about $349K at the median

Only 5 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Delaware Township.

$349Kmedian sale price

homes sold in April

Full pageDelaware Township’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 1.8 years of income RentsRents Vs. the neighborsAhead of all 6 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Delaware Township

19pages on Delaware Township

The big questions

SchoolsB⁺Beat 70% of NJ districts · 1 school SafetyA⁺0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthABetter than NJ on 15 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingC⁺Work & commuteA⁺$194K median household income · 547 jobs here Natural hazardsCFEMA risk higher than 65% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsA10 mi of trails · 34% conserved land PlacesAttractions670 nearby · James W. Marshall House 5 mi LibraryASouth County Branch CollegesBucks County Community College is 13.9 mi away

The story

HistoryA⁺Settled 1657 · 20 on the National Register Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 511 residents Climate86° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

News3 recent stories about Delaware Township WeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Delaware Township

Bucks County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Newtown, PA13.9 mi$5,683 in-state tuition Delaware Valley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Doylestown, PA14.4 mi$44,850 tuition

About 6 of every 100 Delaware Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Delaware Township for work

Where Delaware Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

547jobs based in Delaware Township

7%of working residents work in town

18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

20 places in Delaware Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

Green Sergeants Covered BridgeBuilt 1872

Covered Bridge Historic District

Peck's Ferry BridgeBuilt 1900

Sergeantsville Historic District

About Delaware Township

Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US

Official town website ↗

Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,560, a decrease of three people (−0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 4,563, which in turn reflected an increase of 85 (+1.9%) from the 4,478 counted in the 2000 census. The historic community of Sergeantsville is located within Delaware Township, as well as the unincorporated community of Raven Rock.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1838
Area: 37 sq mi
Elevation: 371 ft

Delaware Township’s neighbors

9 towns share a border with Delaware Township.

Explore the map →

At #13 in NJ, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Franklin Township (A) comes closest.

How the neighbors grade

Town	NJ rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Delaware Township	#13	A⁺	C⁺	A⁺	B⁺	A
Raritan Township	#71	A	C	A⁺	B	A
Stockton	—	—	—	—	—	—
East Amwell Township	#168	A⁻	C⁻	—	B⁺	A⁺
West Amwell Township	#213	B⁺	D	A	C	A
Kingwood Township	#232	B	D	—	B	A
Lambertville	#220	B⁺	C⁻	A⁻	C	A
Franklin Township	#65	A	D	A	B⁺	A

East Amwell Township and Kingwood Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Stockton isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Delaware Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Delaware Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Delaware Township, NJ a good place to live?

Yes, by almost any measure. Delaware Township grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #13 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools.

Is Delaware Township, NJ expensive?

The typical home is worth about $638,000, 11% above the New Jersey typical home. 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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What makes Delaware Township stand out

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

369 years in pictures

How Delaware Township grades

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Moving to Delaware Township: who provides what

The data

Delaware Township stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with property crime lower than most

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Public schools in Delaware Township beat 70% of New Jersey districts

Delaware Township earns an A for health

Nearly a third of Delaware Township is conserved land

Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Delaware Township’s residents live below the poverty line

Where working residents work

Delaware Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Typical low → high °F

Delaware Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

A home in Delaware Township sells for about $349K at the median

Everything we know about Delaware Township

Colleges nearby

93% of working residents leave Delaware Township for work

Landmarks

About Delaware Township

Delaware Township’s neighbors

Questions about Delaware Township