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Downe Township’s best subject grades are an A for the outdoors and an A− for history; its weakest is a D− for schools. Only 1 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Only 20 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on incomes. 36% of the land in Downe Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Glades Wildlife Refuge, 7,377 acres with 5.8 miles of trail. Downe Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Downe Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Downe Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Downe Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Downe Township.
Its public schools are run by the Downe Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downe Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 168 | C |
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At 99 of 100, Downe Township’s FEMA risk score is above both New Jersey’s towns (52 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 428 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Downe Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. Downe Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glades Wildlife Refuge | 5.8 mi | 7,377 |
| 2. Millville Wildlife Management Area | 3 mi | 6,909 |
| 3. Egg Island Wildlife Management Area | 0.5 mi | 6,086 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Downe Township for work: only 4% work in town. The median household income in Downe Township is $68,000. Jobs based in Downe Township fell to 162 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013.
| Downe Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
41% of adults have high blood pressure in Downe Township. Downe Township beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 37% of adults have obesity in Downe Township.
| Downe Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Downe Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.6% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 10.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Downe Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 27° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Downe Township
About 3 of every 100 Downe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Coastal flooding makes up 67% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Downe Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area for statistical purposes. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,399, a decrease of 186 (−11.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,585, which in turn reflected decline of 46 (−2.8%) from the 1,631 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Downe Township was formed by Royal charter on January 19, 1748, as Downes Township, from portions of Fairfield Township. Downe Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the townshi…
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Yes. The typical home is worth about $192,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.