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FlagtownNJ

A town of 930, settled in 1911.

Is Flagtown a good place to live?

Flagtown’s median household income is $230,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Flagtown. Flagtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

930 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
NeshanicHillsborough TownshipNeshanic StationBranchburg TownshipNeshanicHillsborough TownshipNeshanic StationBranchburg TownshipFlagtown
Nearby attractions

Madison Square Garden and 306 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flagtown. Close and well known come first.

All 716 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Barclays Center: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · High Line: Wil Fyfordy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Flagtown: who provides what

Flagtown is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSE&G25.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterNew Jersey American WaterNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSomerset CountySomerset County provides services here
SchoolsHillsborough Township School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSomerset County ClerkSomerset County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes08844, 0882108844 63% · 08821 37%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Flagtown.

Work & commute

Most of Flagtown’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Flagtown for work: only 0% work in town. Flagtown’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Flagtown grew to 119 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013.

0%work in town
FlagtownNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work23 minutes30 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line6.5%6.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Flagtown0%
Hillsborough Township11%
Bridgewater Township7%
New York4%
New Brunswick3%
15 mi
median commute distance
119
jobs based in Flagtown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Flagtown

Flagtown has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–43°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 27
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+2.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Flagtown is

Flagtown beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.7% of Flagtown adults report frequent physical distress.

FlagtownNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)9.7%12%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)11%15%19%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)7.6%11%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)16%22%25%
32 measures vs. New Jersey
19 better12 too close to call1 worse
What stands outFlagtownNJ
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth4.1%9.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity6.9%14.3%
More adults who have had cancer8.4%7.5%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset
5.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

5% of Flagtown is conserved land

0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

5%conserved
FlagtownNew Jersey townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land5%11%4.3%
5%
conserved · 55 of 1,095 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Flagtown Park—3
2. South Branch Greenway—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Flagtown faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Flagtown.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
20
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

The median home in Flagtown sells for about $816K

96% of households own their home in Flagtown.

$816Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Flagtown

16pages on Flagtown
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Flagtown

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Flagtown for work

Where Flagtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Hillsborough Township Hillsborough Township 11% 7% → Bridgewater Township Bridgewater Township 7% 4% → New York New York 4% 3% → New Brunswick New Brunswick 3% 3% → Franklin Township Franklin Township 3% 3% → Edison Township Edison Township 3% Flagtown · 0% stay
119jobs based in Flagtown
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Flagtown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Flagtown, NJ a good place to live?

Flagtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.