Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Frelinghuysen Township’s subject grades are an A for health, the outdoors, and history; the weakest is a D for cost of living. On walkability, just 35 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Frelinghuysen Township’s median age is 51.5 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 34% of the land in Frelinghuysen Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 43 of New Jersey’s 527 towns score higher on civic life. Frelinghuysen Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Johnsonburg Historic District and Allamuchy Freight House. Frelinghuysen Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Frelinghuysen Township beats most towns.
Johnsonburg Historic DistrictWhere Frelinghuysen Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Frelinghuysen Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,277 in 1850, a low of 682 in 1920, 2,199 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frelinghuysen Township. Close and well known come first.
11 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
28 mi GardenDrew University
38 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
9 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
36 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
28 mi MountainHigh PointLake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frelinghuysen 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 Frelinghuysen Township.
Frelinghuysen Township beats the New Jersey average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of Frelinghuysen Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Frelinghuysen Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Frelinghuysen Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge and Valley Charter SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 134 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
18 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Jenny Jump State Forest, 454 acres with 2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frelinghuysen Forest Preserve | 3.9 mi | 277 |
| 2. Gnome Hollow Preserve | 2.2 mi | 132 |
| 3. Jenny Jump State Forest | 2 mi | 454 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Frelinghuysen Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Frelinghuysen Township is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Frelinghuysen Township grew to 405 in 2023, 59 more than in 2013.
| Frelinghuysen Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Frelinghuysen Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). 52% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Frelinghuysen Township. Frelinghuysen Township has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 2,239 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Frelinghuysen Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 52% | 45% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Frelinghuysen Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 36% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
Frelinghuysen Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Frelinghuysen Township’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3 within 15 miles of the center of Frelinghuysen Township
About 6 of every 100 Frelinghuysen Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in Frelinghuysen Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Frelinghuysen Township ( FREE-ling-hy-zən) is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,199, a decrease of 31 (−1.4%) from the 2010 census count of 2,230, which in turn reflected an increase of 147 (+7.1%) from the 2,083 counted in the 2000 census.
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8 towns share a border with Frelinghuysen Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frelinghuysen Township | — | — | D | — | C+ | A |
| Hardwick Township | — | — | D | — | C | A− |
| Marksboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blairstown Township | #249 | B | D | A | C | A− |
| Green Township | #147 | A− | C+ | — | A− | A |
| Allamuchy Township | #350 | C | D | — | C | A |
| Hope Township | — | — | D | — | C | A− |
| Independence Township | #136 | A− | D− | A+ | B | A |
Frelinghuysen Township, Hardwick Township and Hope Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Frelinghuysen Township, Hardwick Township, Green Township, Allamuchy Township and Hope Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marksboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Frelinghuysen Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
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