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A town of 1,502, settled in 1854.
Farmingdale’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health and civic life; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Only 1 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on the outdoors. Farmingdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Farmingdale beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Farmingdale | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.3% |
1,329 counted in 2010 and 1,504 in 2020; an estimated 1,502 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 Farmingdale is from typical.
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Census counts: 416 in 1910, 1,504 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmingdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw28 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw36 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw39 mi City parkHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmingdale, 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 Farmingdale.
Among adults in Farmingdale, 32% have obesity. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression locally, near the New Jersey town median (16%) and below the median of U.S. towns (23%). In Farmingdale, 30% of adults feel lonely, and 18% binge drink.
| Farmingdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Farmingdale | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. Farmingdale’s only public school teaches 160 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmingdale ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 160 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
56% of households are owner-occupiers in Farmingdale, against 77% in New Jersey’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.6% in value. For Farmingdale, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,648 a month.
| Farmingdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,648 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Only 3% of working residents stay in Farmingdale for work; the rest commute out. Jobs locally fell by 154 from 2013 to 2023, to 347. In Farmingdale, the mean commuting time is 25 minutes. The top destinations are New York (8%), Howell Township (6%) and Wall Township (5%).
| Farmingdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Farmingdale, the median age is 36.7 years. Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 35% of residents (40% statewide). Also worth knowing: in Farmingdale, 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Farmingdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.7 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 45% | 29% |
Somewhere between 39% and 71% women
The Census survey reached too few of Farmingdale’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±15.8 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Farmingdale | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 19.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Farmingdale than in 64% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2016. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 27%. This New Jersey town has had 21 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23 within 15 miles of the center of Farmingdale
About 7 of every 100 Farmingdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Farmingdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,504, an increase of 175 (+13.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,329, which in turn reflected a decline of 258 (−16.3%) from the 1,587 counted in the 2000 census. Farmingdale was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, from portions of Howell Township. The borough is named for its location at the center of an agricultural area.
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Yes. That is 8.4 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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