Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hazlet Township grades A− overall, 171st among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It has 7 miles of trail. The median household earns $122K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $616K, 6.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Hazlet Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Hazlet Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Hazlet Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hazlet Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
Where Hazlet 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 Hazlet Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 4,198 in 1850, a low of 1,368 in 1890, 20,125 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hazlet Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw27 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw25 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw21 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hazlet 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 Hazlet Township.
Hazlet Township is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
7.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Freedom Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| 2. Beers Street Field Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Leocadia Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hazlet Township Public School District. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 376 | C+ |
| Raritan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 781 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 56% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 5,448 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hazlet Township’s, it is healthier than 59%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
15% of Hazlet Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 29% of adults feel lonely in Hazlet Township. Hazlet Township beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Hazlet Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hazlet Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Hazlet Township for work: only 7% work in town. Hazlet Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes. Jobs based in Hazlet Township fell to 5,179 in 2023, 508 fewer than in 2013.
| Hazlet Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hazlet Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 57% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 284 to 169 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 90 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hazlet Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 7% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Hazlet Township
About 6 of every 100 Hazlet Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
6 notable people were born in Hazlet Township.
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Hazlet is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located near the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area and is a bedroom community of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,125, a decrease of 209 (−1.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,334, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,044 (−4.9%) from the 21,378 counted in the 2000 census.
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5 towns share a border with Hazlet Township.
Holmdel Township next door grades higher for schools (A to Hazlet Township’s B) and lower for cost of living (D− to C−).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlet Township | #171 | A− | C− | B | B | A− |
| Keyport | #332 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Union Beach | #316 | C+ | D− | — | C | A |
| Holmdel Township | #66 | A | D− | A− | A | A+ |
| Keansburg | #398 | C− | C− | — | D | B− |
| Aberdeen Township | #218 | B+ | D | B | B− | A |
Union Beach and Keansburg report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hazlet Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hazlet Township grades A− overall, better than 77% of U.S. towns and #171 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 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−.
6 notable people were born here, including Denise Reddy and Joey Janela.
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