Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hamilton Township grades D overall, ranked 419th of 466 in New Jersey, mostly because of schools. Its public schools trail 87% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. One bright spot: it has 45 miles of trail and 36% conserved land. 36% of the land in Hamilton Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 51 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on incomes. The typical home is worth about $246K, 3 years of the Atlantic City metro’s $82K median household income.
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 877 in 1820, a low of 877 in 1820, 27,484 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1841 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hamilton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township.
Hamilton Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Atlantic County Institute of Technology, with 1,852 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| George L. Hess Educational ComplexLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 1,315 | C− |
| Atlantic County Institute of TechnologyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,852 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its 25,835 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 91% of New Jersey towns.
45 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. Makepeace Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 13,199 acres with 22.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Makepeace Lake Wildlife Management Area | 22.2 mi | 13,199 |
| 2. Hamilton Preserve | — | 1,967 |
| 3. Thompsontown Preserve | — | 232 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Hamilton Township for work: only 10% work in town. 8.2% of Hamilton Township workers work from home, below both the New Jersey town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Jobs based in Hamilton Township fell to 8,802 in 2023, 1,094 fewer than in 2013.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.2% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 67% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Hamilton Township tracks New Jersey closely on all 32 CDC measures. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hamilton Township.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 28.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 83% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Property crime runs at 25.8 per 1,000 residents, about twice the New Jersey rate, most of it theft.
The property crime rate in Hamilton Township is 25.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 25.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hamilton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
311 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 33 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 311 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hamilton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw38 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw39 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
37 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 7 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
4 places in Hamilton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
Hamilton Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,484, an increase of 981 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 26,503, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,004 (+29.3%) from the 20,499 counted in the 2000 census. The Township of Hamilton was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813. The township calls itself "New Jersey's Largest Municipality" on its stationery and its website. At 110.90 square miles (287.2 km2), Hamilton Township has the largest land area of any municipality in New Jersey. However, with a total area (land and water combined) of 112.94 square m…
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8 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Buena Vista Township (D) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | #419 | D | D | C | D | B+ |
| Egg Harbor Township | #373 | C | D | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Weymouth Township | #388 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Mays Landing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Galloway Township | #378 | C− | D | B− | C− | B+ |
| Estell Manor | — | — | C− | — | C | B |
| Buena Vista Township | #415 | D | C− | — | D | B− |
| Richland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Estell Manor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Weymouth Township, Estell Manor and Buena Vista Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mays Landing and Richland aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hamilton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Hamilton Township grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #419 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, C for safety and D 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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