FlagtownNJ
A town of 930, settled in 1911.
Is Flagtown a good place to live?
Flagtown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
930 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaBarclays Center
Big draw39 mi City parkHigh Line5.0M visitors a yearPhoto 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
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Moving to Flagtown: who provides what
Flagtown is unincorporated, so Somerset County and regional agencies provide most services.
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.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Flagtown than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Hillsborough Township (11%), Bridgewater Township (7%) and New York (4%). Jobs based in Flagtown grew to 119 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013. The income of the median household for Flagtown comes to $230,000. The town’s typical journey to work is 23 minutes, below both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Flagtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $230,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Flagtown
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Flagtown is
In Flagtown, 16% of adults binge drink, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. This New Jersey town beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7.6% of Flagtown adults smoke cigarettes.
| Flagtown | New Jersey towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Flagtown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Flagtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flagtown Park | — | 3 |
| 2. South Branch Greenway | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Flagtown is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Paid flood insurance claims in Flagtown since 1979: 20. Compared with just over half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. FEMA puts 75% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Flagtown sells for about $816K
Among households in Flagtown, 96% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Flagtown
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Flagtown
About 0 of every 100 Flagtown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
100% of working residents leave Flagtown for work
Where Flagtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.