Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hamilton Township grades C overall, 346th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it has 22 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $336K, 3.3 years of the Trenton metro’s $101K median household income. 19% of the land in Hamilton Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Hamilton Township has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them John II Abbott House and Bow Hill. Hamilton Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 93% of U.S. towns.
Where Hamilton Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hamilton Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 29.8% | 32.8% |
Census counts: 1,747 in 1810, a low of 1,710 in 1820, 92,297 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers and 8 maps from 1888 on.
8 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 →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hamilton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw26 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw32 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw31 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 trades workers with Trenton and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also reports more crime than Lawrence Township and its other graded neighbors.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 50% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Among adults in Hamilton Township, 25% have obesity, against 28% in New Jersey’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 16% of adults in the town have been diagnosed with depression; 30% have high blood pressure. Hamilton Township: 15% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hamilton Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 29.8% | 32.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Chesterfield Township highest at B+.
Three of the 39 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Hamilton Township Public School District. 6 public schools serve Hamilton Township, with 2,608 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert E Grice Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 991 | C |
| Hamilton East - SteinertLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,437 | B |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences AcademyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 137 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Lawrence Township (B−) to Chesterfield Township (A+). At 29.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 84% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
For Hamilton Township, the level of property crime is 19.8 per 1,000 residents. The town’s violent crime rate stands at 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
There are 22 miles of trail across 19 parks and preserves. Veterans Park, at 425 acres with 3.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hamilton Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John A. Roebling Memorial Park | 3.9 mi | 408 |
| 2. Veterans Park | 3.2 mi | 425 |
| 3. Grounds For Sculpture | 2.6 mi | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Hamilton Township.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Hamilton Township has about as many jobs (37,182) as working residents, but only 6,958 people both live and work here.
Just 16% of Hamilton Township’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 3,642, to 37,182. In Hamilton Township, the mean commuting time is 25 minutes. The top destinations are Trenton (14%), Lawrence Township (4%) and Princeton (4%).
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
By age, Hamilton Township looks like New Jersey: each broad group is within 4 points. The share of adults 25 and older in Hamilton Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 35%. Its midpoint age is 42 years.
| Hamilton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.4, men 39.6.
| Hamilton Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.8% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected losses in Hamilton Township break down as 60% from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. Since 1978, Hamilton Township has seen 247 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hamilton Township
About 5 of every 100 Hamilton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
8 places in Hamilton Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Hamilton Township.
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
Hamilton Township is a township and the most populous municipality in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest suburb of Trenton, the state's capital, which is located to the township's west. The township is situated within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 92,297, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,833 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 88,464, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,355 (…
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10 towns share a border with Hamilton Township.
North Hanover Township next door grades higher for schools (B to Hamilton Township’s C) and lower for cost of living (D− to C−).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Chesterfield Township | #36 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| Bordentown Township | #226 | B | D | B+ | B | A− |
| Groveville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crosswicks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Township | #228 | B | D | B− | B− | A+ |
| Yardville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Hanover Township | #351 | C | D− | — | B | B |
North Hanover Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Groveville, Crosswicks and Yardville 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 C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #346 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, C for safety 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Billy Schuler and Erin Bowman.
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