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Englishtown’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and an A− for schools and health; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. Only 24 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on hazard risk. Only 44 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on the outdoors. Village Inn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Englishtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Englishtown beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,847 counted in 2010 and 2,346 in 2020; an estimated 2,407 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Englishtown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 444 in 1890, 2,346 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1732 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Englishtown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw39 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw38 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw39 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · 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 Englishtown, 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 Englishtown.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Englishtown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Englishtown beats the New Jersey average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Englishtown, close to New Jersey’s towns (16%) and below U.S. towns (23%). 30% of adults have high blood pressure in Englishtown.
| Englishtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Englishtown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 74% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Englishtown for work: only 3% work in town. Englishtown’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Englishtown has added 304 jobs, to 926 in 2023.
| Englishtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Englishtown has chilly winters and warm summers. 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
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (40% statewide). 15% of Englishtown residents are 65 or older. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Englishtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Englishtown | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Englishtown home is worth about $581,000, up 3.6% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home. The median rent in Englishtown is $2,100 a month.
| Englishtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,100 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Englishtown
About 7 of every 100 Englishtown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Englishtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Englishtown is a borough in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,346, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 499 (+27.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,847, which in turn reflected an increase of 83 (+4.7%) from the 1,764 counted in the 2000 census. Englishtown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 4, 1888, from portions of Manalapan Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was named for James English, an early settler.
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One town shares a border with Englishtown.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englishtown | — | — | D− | A− | A− | A− |
| Yorketown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Englishtown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Yorketown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Englishtown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.9 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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