Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Harmony Township grades C− overall, 408th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It has 17 miles of trail and 26% conserved land. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $354K, 4.2 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. 26% of the land in Harmony Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 8 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Harmony Township has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Harmony Township beats most towns.
Where Harmony Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Harmony Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,602 in 1840, a low of 1,080 in 1900, 2,503 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harmony Township. Close and well known come first.
25 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
36 mi GardenDrew University
6 mi Park & preserveLehigh River
25 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
38 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
30 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harmony 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 Harmony Township.
Harmony Township is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
The biggest park or preserve is Marble Hill Natural Resource Area, at 88 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marble Hill Natural Resource Area | 0.1 mi | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Harmony Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 190 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Most working residents leave Harmony Township for work: only 6% work in town. 3.9% of Harmony Township residents live below the poverty line, below both New Jersey’s towns (6.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Harmony Township is $92,000.
| Harmony Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harmony Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Harmony Township’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
321 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 85 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 321 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harmony Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 82% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Harmony Township beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of Harmony Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Harmony Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Harmony Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.6% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 13.7% | 10.9% |
| More adults with depression | 18.9% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
89% of households own their home in Harmony Township.
| Harmony Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,719 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Harmony Township
About 3 of every 100 Harmony Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Harmony Township is a township located in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,503, a decrease of 164 (−6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 2,667, which in turn reflected a decline of 62 (−2.3%) from the 2,729 counted in the 2000 census. Harmony was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Greenwich Township and Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Phillipsburg Township was created March 7, 1851, from portions of the township. The township was named for Harmon Shipman, an early settler.
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6 towns share a border with Harmony Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; White Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Township | #408 | C− | C− | — | C+ | B |
| Lopatcong Township | #257 | B | D | A− | B | B+ |
| Hutchinson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| White Township | #314 | C+ | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Franklin Township | #271 | B− | C | — | C | A |
Harmony Township, White Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hutchinson isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Harmony Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Harmony Township grades C− overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #408 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $354,000, 38% below the New Jersey typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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