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A town of 1,443, settled in 1895. 22% more nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
Trash day: MondayThe best of Hampton’s subject grades are an A for health and civic life and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Hampton, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hampton. The biggest park or preserve is Charlestown Reserve, at 20 acres. Hampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hampton beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hampton is from typical.
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Census counts: 998 in 1900, 1,438 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hampton. Close and well known come first.
29 mi GardenDrew University
31 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
20 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
30 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
21 mi Park & preserveDuke Farms
12 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverDrew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hampton, 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 Hampton.
Hampton beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Hampton, below both New Jersey’s towns (36%) and U.S. towns (36%). 29% of Hampton adults have obesity.
| Hampton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 9.7% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hampton | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.3% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Hampton Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Borough SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 113 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Hampton for work: only 1% work in town. Hampton’s median household income is $67,000. Jobs based in Hampton fell to 169 in 2023, 91 fewer than in 2013.
| Hampton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $67,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hampton has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Hampton is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Hampton | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charlestown Reserve | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Hampton home is worth about $594,000, up 4.5% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hampton
About 5 of every 100 Hampton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Hampton.
Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US
Hampton is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,438, an increase of 37 (+2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 1,401, which in turn reflected a decline of 145 (−9.4%) from the 1,546 counted in the 2000 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
22% more nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
That is 6 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Matt Walton and George F. Houston.
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