Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hanover Township grades A− overall, ranked 169th of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $157K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $630K for a typical one and 6.3 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Hanover Township’s median rent is $2,813 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Its National Register listings include Our Lady of Mercy Chapel and Whippany Burying Yard. Hanover Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Hanover Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1676, comes before those of 97% of the New Jersey towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 3,843 in 1810, a low of 2,516 in 1930, 14,677 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hanover Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw24 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw24 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hanover 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 Hanover Township.
Hanover Township draws workers from Parsippany-Troy Hills Township and beyond, has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 7.6% of its 12,095 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Hanover Township. Hanover Township beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hanover Township.
| Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hanover Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.9% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Hanover Township School District. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Whippany Park High School, with 584 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Junior SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 419 | A− |
| Whippany Park High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 584 | A− |
| Mountview Road SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 276 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
20,019 jobs are based in Hanover Township, 2.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 23.9 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Hanover Township for work: only 9% work in town. 24% of Hanover Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Hanover Township grew to 20,019 in 2023, 4,735 more than in 2013.
| Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $157,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 24% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.3 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Black Meadows Preserve, at 534 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bee Meadow Park | 2 mi | 74 |
| 2. Black Brook Park | 0.3 mi | 17 |
| 3. Black Meadows Preserve | — | 534 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hanover Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
72 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hanover Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 16.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 61% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 3 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Hanover Township’s property crime rate is 14.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
23 within 15 miles of the center of Hanover Township
About 5 of every 100 Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Hanover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Hanover Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Hanover Township.
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 14,677, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 965 (+7.0%) from the 13,712 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 814 (+6.3%) from the 12,898 counted in the 2000 census. The township comprises the unincorporated communities of Whippany and Cedar Knolls. Located just north of the historic town of Morristown (separated by a thin strip of Morris Township) and adjacent to the regional Morristown Municipal Airport, Hanover Township offers many public attractions including the Whippany Railway Museum, the Fre…
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7 towns share a border with Hanover Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | #169 | A− | D− | B | B+ | A+ |
| East Hanover Township | #190 | B+ | D− | B− | A− | A+ |
| Morris Township | #200 | B+ | D | — | C+ | A+ |
| Whippany | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | #114 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Cedar Knolls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morris Plains | #80 | A | D− | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Troy Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Morris Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Whippany, Cedar Knolls and Troy Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hanover Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #169 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Mahlon Dickerson and Aaron Kitchell.
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