Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hardwick Township’s best subject grades are an A− for health and incomes and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for cost of living. Only 38 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on walkability. 68% of the land in Hardwick Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On the outdoors, just 14 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Hardwick Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 94% of U.S. towns. Hardwick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hardwick Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,528 in 1810, a low of 331 in 1930, 1,598 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1812 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hardwick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hardwick Township. Close and well known come first.
in town National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
36 mi GardenDrew University
19 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
29 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
26 mi MountainHigh Point
5 mi WaterfallBushkill FallsMiddle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bushkill Falls: Snagglepuss at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hardwick 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 Hardwick Township.
97 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Hardwick Township’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). White Lake Natural Resource Area, at 395 acres with 5.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Lake Natural Resource Area | 5.9 mi | 395 |
| 2. Slabtown Creek Park | 0.7 mi | 25 |
| 3. Maple Hill Preserve | 0.5 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hardwick Township beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Hardwick Township.
| Hardwick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Hardwick Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Hardwick Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Hardwick Township is 35 minutes. The top destinations are Blairstown Township (7%), Hackettstown (4%) and Newton (3%).
| Hardwick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hardwick Township’s July high is 82°F. Hardwick Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). 37% of Hardwick Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Hardwick Township has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 1,635 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Hardwick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 47 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 45% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Hardwick Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.3% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Hardwick Township home is worth about $492,000, up 1.6% in a year, 15% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Hardwick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,818 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Hardwick Township
About 4 of every 100 Hardwick Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
67.5% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
2 places in Hardwick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Hardwick Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,598, a decrease of 98 (−5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 1,696, which in turn reflected an increase of 232 (+15.8%) from the 1,464 counted in the 2000 census.
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9 towns share a border with Hardwick Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Township | — | — | D | — | C | A− |
| Frelinghuysen Township | — | — | D | — | C+ | A |
| Marksboro | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blairstown Township | #249 | B | D | A | C | A− |
| Stillwater Township | #292 | B− | C | — | B | A− |
| Knowlton Township | #370 | C | D | — | C | A− |
Hardwick Township and Frelinghuysen Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hardwick Township, Frelinghuysen Township, Stillwater Township and Knowlton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Marksboro isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hardwick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($84,587 across the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-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 D.
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