Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Egg Harbor Township grades C overall, 373rd among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 67 miles of trail. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $412K for a typical one and 5 times the Atlantic City metro’s $82K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, at 1,251 acres. Egg Harbor Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Where Egg Harbor Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,830 in 1810, a low of 1,110 in 1910, 47,842 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 6 maps from 1890 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 Egg Harbor Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Egg Harbor 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 Egg Harbor Township.
Egg Harbor Township is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
The trail density in Egg Harbor Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Egg Harbor Township Nature Reserve | 5.1 mi | 257 |
| 2. Riverbend Park | 0.9 mi | 752 |
| 3. Tony Canale Park | 0.5 mi | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Egg Harbor Township School District. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swift-Slaybaugh ComplexLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 1,422 | C+ |
| Egg Harbor Township High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,279 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 69% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Egg Harbor Township tracks New Jersey closely on all 32 CDC measures. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Egg Harbor Township.
| Egg Harbor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 4.8% in the year to September 2026. Egg Harbor Township’s median rent is $1,456 a month.
| Egg Harbor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,456 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Egg Harbor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 22,810 working residents takes 23.3 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey. Jobs based here grew from 12,823 in 2013 to 17,551.
Most working residents leave Egg Harbor Township for work: only 15% work in town. Since 2013, Egg Harbor Township has added 4,728 jobs, to 17,551 in 2023. The top destinations are Atlantic City (24%), Galloway Township (5%) and Somers Point (4%).
| Egg Harbor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 23.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 78% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,238 to 714 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 24% of Egg Harbor Township residents are under 18. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Egg Harbor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.3, men 42.0.
| Egg Harbor Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
778 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 60 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 778 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Egg Harbor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Egg Harbor Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
9 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
7 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
10 mi Theme parkSteel Pier30 mi BeachLong Beach Island
8 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island WaterparkPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Egg Harbor Township
About 6 of every 100 Egg Harbor Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 47,842, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,519 (+10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 43,323, which in turn reflected an increase of 12,597 (+41.0%) from the 30,726 counted in the 2000 census. Egg Harbor Township was first mentioned as part of Gloucester County in records dating back to March 20, 1693, and at times was called New Weymouth. The township's western boundary was established on May 13, 1761, with the area called Great Egg-Harbour Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Galloway Township, which w…
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10 towns share a border with Egg Harbor Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Harbor Township | #373 | C | D | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Hamilton Township | #419 | D | D | C | D | B+ |
| Galloway Township | #378 | C− | D | B− | C− | B+ |
| Estell Manor | — | — | C− | — | C | B |
| Linwood | #142 | A− | C− | A− | A− | A |
| Somers Point | #430 | D | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Pomona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northfield | #178 | A− | C− | B+ | B | A |
Estell Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Estell Manor reports no FBI crime data of its own. Pomona isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Egg Harbor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Egg Harbor Township grades C overall, better than 25% of U.S. towns and #373 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and C+ 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Chris Wheeler and Frederick P. Nickles.
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