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Much to like here, and you pay for it. Health is where it shines: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country. East Brunswick Township grades A− overall, better than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns, and ranks 163rd of 466 in New Jersey. Incomes is a strength too: the median household earns $143K. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $626K, 6.3 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 20% of the land in the city is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The city has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Edward S. Kearney House and Old Bridge Historic District.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US · National Register of Historic Places.
Where East Brunswick Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | East Brunswick Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 11.3% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far East Brunswick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,436 in 1860, a low of 1,602 in 1910, 49,715 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 East Brunswick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Brunswick 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 East Brunswick Township.
East Brunswick Township trades workers with New York City and other neighbors, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
East Brunswick Township’s density of trails stands at 1.6 miles per square mile. Trails total 35 miles in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Frost Woods Park, 150 acres with 6.5 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frost Woods Park | 6.5 mi | 150 |
| 2. Heavenly Farms Park | 1.3 mi | 44 |
| 3. Butterfly Park/Great Oak Park | 0.8 mi | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 16 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the East Brunswick Township School District. 6 public schools serve East Brunswick Township, with 2,497 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammarskjold Upper Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 1,221 | B+ |
| East Brunswick High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 2,124 | C− |
| Hatikvah International Academy Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 657 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 64% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.9% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
For adults in East Brunswick Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 13%. In East Brunswick Township, 10% of adults report frequent physical distress.
| East Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Brunswick Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Brunswick Township has about as many jobs (24,296) as working residents, but only 2,495 people both live and work here.
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. East Brunswick Township’s mean commuting time comes in at 37 minutes. Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in East Brunswick Township for work; the rest commute out. Among workers here, 24% do their job from home.
| East Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $143,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.9%. East Brunswick Township’s typical rent is $2,045 a month. Four fifths of East Brunswick Township households live in a home they own.
| East Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,045 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 16.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 63% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
In East Brunswick Township, the property offense rate is 11.7 per 1,000 residents. The level of violent crime for East Brunswick Township comes to 1.2 per 1,000 residents.
| East Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
101 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 21 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 50% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims in East Brunswick Township since 1978: 101. Federal aid has come to East Brunswick Township households in 9 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of East Brunswick Township
About 5 of every 100 East Brunswick Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in East Brunswick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in East Brunswick Township.
Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to New Brunswick and located roughly 29 miles (47 km) away from New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 49,715, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,203 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 47,512, which in turn reflected an increase of 756 (+1.6%) from the 46,756 counted in the 2000 census. East Brunswick was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 28, 1860, from …
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10 towns share a border with East Brunswick Township.
Milltown next door grades lower for schools (B− to East Brunswick Township’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B− to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Brunswick Township | #163 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Milltown | #146 | A− | B− | B− | B− | A |
| Old Bridge Township | #237 | B | D | — | B | A− |
| North Brunswick Township | #311 | B− | D | B− | C+ | B+ |
| South River | #330 | C+ | D | A | D | B |
| Sayreville | #273 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| New Brunswick | #458 | D− | D | D | D− | C |
Old Bridge Township and Sayreville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Brunswick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. East Brunswick Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #163 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B− for safety and A− 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.
East Brunswick Township was incorporated in 1860 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 11 notable people were born here, including Mr. Lawrence and Brian Selznick.
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