Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hainesport Township grades B+ overall, ranked 182nd of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $143K. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $521K, 5.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 22% of the land in Hainesport Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Hainesport Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 96% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Rancocas State Park, 575 acres with 7.1 miles of trail.
Where Hainesport Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hainesport Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 984 in 1930, 6,035 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hainesport Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw16 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw17 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw17 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hainesport 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 Hainesport Township.
9.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hainesport Township’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rancocas State Park | 7.1 mi | 575 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hainesport Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hainesport Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 523 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 60% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 7.9% of its 4,828 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide.
27% of Hainesport Township adults feel lonely. Hainesport Township beats the New Jersey average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 32% of Hainesport Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Hainesport Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hainesport Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hainesport Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). The median age in Hainesport Township is 51.3 years. Hainesport Township has grown 2.5% since 2020, to 6,197 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hainesport Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.3 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 21% | 22% |
55% women, 45% men
About 81 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Hainesport Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.6% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Most working residents leave Hainesport Township for work: only 5% work in town. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Hainesport Township. Since 2013, Hainesport Township has added 946 jobs, to 4,316 in 2023.
| Hainesport Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $143,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hainesport Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Hainesport Township home is worth about $521,000, up 2.5% in a year, 9% below the New Jersey typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hainesport Township
About 3 of every 100 Hainesport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Hainesport Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,035, a decline of 75 (-1.2%) from the 2010 census enumeration of 6,110, in turn reflecting an increase of 1,984 (+48.1%) from the 4,126 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Hainesport Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Mount Laurel Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hainesport Township | #182 | B+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Mount Laurel Township | #258 | B | D | C | B | A |
| Westampton Township | #312 | B− | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Lumberton Township | #343 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Mount Holly Township | #380 | C− | C− | C | C− | A− |
Hainesport Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Hainesport Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hainesport Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #182 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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