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Galloway Township grades C− overall, 378th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 66 miles of trail and 28% conserved land and it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $299K for a typical one and 3.6 times the Atlantic City metro’s $82K median household income. 28% of the land in Galloway Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, at 33,115 acres.
Where Galloway Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,648 in 1810, a low of 1,648 in 1810, 37,813 in 2020. The archive holds 33 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 7 maps from 1887 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Galloway Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Galloway 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 Galloway Township.
Galloway Township is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
66 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | 4.5 mi | 15,068 |
| 2. Patriot Lake Park | 0.7 mi | 37 |
| 3. Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve | 0.6 mi | 33,115 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Galloway Township Public School District. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway Township Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 705 | C+ |
| Absegami High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,130 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 15,445 working residents takes 23.6 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Galloway Township for work: only 13% work in town. At 24 minutes, Galloway Township’s average trip to work is where New Jersey’s towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 7.5% of Galloway Township workers work from home.
| Galloway Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.5% | 17% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 74% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Galloway Township beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Galloway Township.
| Galloway Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Galloway Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Galloway Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 27° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 16% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Galloway Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 16% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 45% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.7, men 39.7.
| Galloway Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
72 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Galloway Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 19.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 71% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Galloway Township is 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Galloway Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Galloway Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
10 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
12 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant20 mi BeachLong Beach Island
10 mi Theme parkSteel Pier
in town Park & preservePinelands National ReservePine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pinelands National Reserve: New Jersey Pinelands Commission, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Galloway Township
About 12 of every 100 Galloway Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
5 notable people were born in Galloway Township.
Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
Galloway Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a growing edge city to neighboring Atlantic City. At 114.49 square miles (296.5 km2) of total area of land and water, Galloway Township is the largest municipality in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,813, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 464 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 37,349, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,140 (+19.7%) from the 31,209 counted in the 2000 census. Galloway Township was incorporated by Royal charter on April 4, 1774, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, when it was still part of Gloucester County. Gall…
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10 towns share a border with Galloway Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway Township | #378 | C− | D | B− | C− | B+ |
| Port Republic | — | — | D | — | B | A |
| Egg Harbor Township | #373 | C | D | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Pomona | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brigantine | #320 | C+ | D− | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Atlantic City | #465 | D− | C | D− | D | D |
| Bass River Township | — | — | D | — | D | B+ |
| Little Egg Harbor Township | #339 | C+ | D | B+ | D | B+ |
Port Republic and Bass River Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Port Republic and Bass River Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pomona isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Galloway Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Galloway Township grades C− overall, better than 24% of U.S. towns and #378 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
5 notable people were born here, including Nessa Barrett and Austin Johnson.
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