Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Greenwich Township grades B− overall, 286th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $169K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $475K, 5.6 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. Greenwich Township’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Greenwich Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Kennedy House and Mill and St. James Lutheran Church and Cemetery. Only 10 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Greenwich Township.
Where Greenwich Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,528 in 1810, a low of 825 in 1890, 5,473 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 4 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Greenwich Township takes its name from Greenwich in London, England, 3,520 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionGreenwich Township, settled in 1798, takes its name from Greenwich, a London borough.
3 more U.S. towns are named after Greenwich:Greenwich, CT64,801Greenwich Township, NJGloucester County · 5,026Greenwich Township, NJCumberland County · 779
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Greenwich Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwich Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
37 mi GardenDrew University
5 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
36 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
27 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
28 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwich 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 Greenwich Township.
Greenwich Township has better schools than Lopatcong Township or any other neighbor, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 66% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Greenwich Township. Greenwich Township beats the New Jersey average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Greenwich Township.
| Greenwich Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greenwich Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Lopatcong Township (B) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Greenwich Township School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 397 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Greenwich Township has 712 jobs for its 2,449 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 917 in 2013 to 712.
Most working residents leave Greenwich Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Greenwich Township fell to 712 in 2023, 205 fewer than in 2013. 19% of Greenwich Township workers work from home.
| Greenwich Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $169,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Thomas Stewart Park, at 71 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Greenwich Township is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thomas Stewart Park | 1.1 mi | 71 |
| 2. Port Warren Park | — | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Greenwich Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwich Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 24.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 79% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 150 to 84 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Greenwich Township’s property crime rate is 15.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Greenwich Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwich Township
About 8 of every 100 Greenwich Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Greenwich Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Greenwich Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Greenwich Township () 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 5,473, a decrease of 239 (−4.2%) from the 2010 census count of 5,712, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,347 (+30.9%) from the 4,365 counted in the 2000 census. Greenwich Township has at various times been a part of most of Northwestern New Jersey's counties. The township was first mentioned in official documents on October 9, 1738, as a part of Hunterdon County. On March 15, 1739, it became part of the newly formed Morris County. On January 22, 1750, portions of the township were taken to form Hardwick Township. On June 8, 1753, Sus…
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5 towns share a border with Greenwich Township.
Franklin Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Greenwich Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Township | #286 | B− | D | C+ | B+ | A |
| Bloomsbury | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lopatcong Township | #257 | B | D | A− | B | B+ |
| Pohatcong Township | #379 | C− | C− | C− | C | B+ |
| Upper Stewartsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | #271 | B− | C | — | C | A |
Franklin Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Bloomsbury and Upper Stewartsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenwich Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenwich Township grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #286 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B+ 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.
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