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Deptford Township grades C+ overall, 322nd among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $277K for a typical one and 3 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Deptford Township’s property offense rate is 31.2 per 1,000 residents, above both the New Jersey town median (7.4) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Deptford Township is home to Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus. Deptford Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 72% of U.S. towns.
Where Deptford Township beats most towns.
Benjamin Clark House
Census counts: 2,510 in 1800, a low of 1,520 in 1880, 31,977 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1769 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Deptford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deptford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw9 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw9 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
6 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverLincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deptford 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 Deptford Township.
Deptford Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $189 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Since 2011, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deptford Township. The risk rating from FEMA in the town is 12 of 100. Expected losses in Deptford Township break down as 47% from inland flooding and 10% from earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Deptford Township after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools: the Deptford Township Public School District. Two of its 11 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 6 public schools in Deptford Township teach 2,688 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Township Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 895 | B |
| Gloucester County Institute of TechnologyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,657 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 75% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Deptford Township. The town does better than the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Among adults in the town, 19% have been diagnosed with depression and 38% have high blood pressure.
| Deptford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Deptford Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.8% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Deptford Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deptford Township has about as many jobs (13,395) as working residents, but only 1,165 people both live and work here.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. The top destinations are Philadelphia (11%), Washington Township (4%) and Camden (4%). Most working residents leave Deptford Township for work: only 8% work in town. In Deptford Township, the typical journey to work is 26 minutes.
| Deptford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $92,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Deptford Township's reported crime rate is well above New Jersey's. The violent offense rate for Deptford Township comes to 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The biggest park or preserve is Tall Pines State Preserve, at 122 acres. 2.7 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Deptford Township’s trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Deptford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tall Pines State Preserve | — | 122 |
| 2. Almonesson Creek Park | 0.2 mi | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
20 within 15 miles of the center of Deptford Township
About 6 of every 100 Deptford Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
Deptford Township (; DEP-fərd) is a township in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,977, an increase of 1,416 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 30,561, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,798 (+14.2%) from the 26,763 counted in the 2000 census. Deptford Township was formed June 1, 1695, and was known initially as Bethlehem. It was incorporated as a township by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial 104 townships formed under the Township Act. Since then, portions of the township were taken to create Washington Township (February 17, 1836), Woodbury Borough (M…
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10 towns share a border with Deptford Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Gloucester Township (B−) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deptford Township | #322 | C+ | C− | — | C | B+ |
| Gloucester Township | #306 | B− | C− | B | C | B+ |
| Mantua Township | #181 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | #227 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
| Woodbury Heights | #130 | A | C+ | — | C+ | A− |
| Wenonah | — | — | B− | — | B− | A+ |
| Runnemede | #298 | B− | C− | B− | C− | B+ |
Wenonah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deptford Township, Washington Township, Woodbury Heights and Wenonah report no FBI crime data of their own. Sewell isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deptford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Deptford Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #322 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Cost of living 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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