Great MeadowsNJ
A town settled in 1905, now home to 604 people.
Is Great Meadows a good place to live?
Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Great Meadows. Great Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
604 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Prudential Center and 119 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Meadows. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
11 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
26 mi LandmarkDrew University
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
34 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
27 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsPhoto credits
Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Great Meadows: who provides what
Great Meadows is unincorporated, so Warren 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 Great Meadows.
49% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 37%, against 44% across New Jersey.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 42% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Great Meadows’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Great Meadows | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 35.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
With 1.7 jobs for every working resident, Great Meadows draws in 217 commuters
Since 2013, Great Meadows has added 33 jobs, to 217 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. The top destinations are Hackettstown (9%), Mount Olive Township (6%) and Washington Township (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Great Meadows, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Great Meadows than in 71% of U.S. communities. Just over half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Great Meadows has four seasons and pleasant summers
Great Meadows’ midsummer high stands at 84°F, below both New Jersey’s towns (86°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Great Meadows are worth about $473K, by Zillow’s estimate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.4% in value.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Great Meadows is
9.4% of Great Meadows adults worry about having enough food, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 14%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Great Meadows is ahead of New Jersey on 8 and behind on 3. Great Meadows: nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Great Meadows | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Great Meadows | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Great Meadows
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Great Meadows
About 0 of every 100 Great Meadows residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Every workday, about 217 people come to Great Meadows for work
Where Great Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Great Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Great Meadows, NJ a good place to live?
Great Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.