Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
The best of Hope Township’s subject grades are an A− for health, an A+ for civic life, and an A for history; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Hope Township’s median age is 55.3 years, above both New Jersey’s towns (42 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hope Township. Hope Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns. 26% of the land in Hope Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. No town in New Jersey scores higher than Hope Township on civic life. Jenny Jump State Forest, at 1,257 acres with 4.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Hope Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hope Township beats most towns.
Hope District
Census counts: 1,903 in 1840, a low of 553 in 1930, 1,835 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1839 and 6 maps from 1888 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 Hope Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hope Township. Close and well known come first.
31 mi GardenDrew University
15 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
37 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
38 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
8 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
38 mi LakeLake WallenpaupackDrew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hope 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 Hope Township.
Hope Township beats the New Jersey average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of Hope Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Hope Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hope Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Hope Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 124 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
6.6 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jenny Jump State Forest | 4.2 mi | 1,257 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Hope Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Hope Township is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Hope Township has lost 253 jobs, to 173 in 2023.
| Hope Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hope Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Hope Township’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hope Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hope Township
About 4 of every 100 Hope Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Hope Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Hope Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Hope 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 1,835, a decrease of 117 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,952, which in turn reflected an increase of 61 (+3.2%) from the 1,891 counted in the 2000 census. The 2010 population of 1,952 reflected an all-time high since the 1,903 recorded in the 1840 census, the first recorded population after the township was formed. Hope Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Knowlton Township and Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Liberty Township w…
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5 towns share a border with Hope Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Township | — | — | D | — | C | A− |
| Blairstown Township | #249 | B | D | A | C | A− |
| Liberty Township | #283 | B− | D | — | B | A− |
| Knowlton Township | #370 | C | D | — | C | A− |
| White Township | #314 | C+ | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Frelinghuysen Township | — | — | D | — | C+ | A |
Hope Township and Frelinghuysen Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hope Township, Liberty Township, Knowlton Township, White Township and Frelinghuysen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hope Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
3.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical New Jersey town.
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.
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