HopelawnNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 3,496.
Is Hopelawn a good place to live?
Hopelawn’s mean commuting time is 46 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hopelawn. We don’t grade Hopelawn yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Hopelawn for work
Where Hopelawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hopelawn.
Very low risk in Hopelawn, with inland flooding at the top
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Hopelawn since 2012. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Hopelawn’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
In Hopelawn, 5.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Woodbridge Township (12%), Edison Township (10%) and Perth Amboy (7%). Its median household income is $113,000. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Hopelawn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Hopelawn, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 25°, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hopelawn is
The share of adults in Hopelawn who smoke cigarettes: 13%. This New Jersey town beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. In Hopelawn, 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 24% say their health is fair or poor.
| Hopelawn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 22% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Hopelawn | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 19.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Hopelawn sells for about $530K at the median
63% of households are owner-occupiers in Hopelawn. In Hopelawn, the median rent is $1,272 a month.
| Hopelawn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,272 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bruce A. Turcotte Memorial Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hopelawn
Madison Square Garden and 534 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopelawn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw25 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw17 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw23 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Hopelawn: who provides what
Hopelawn is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Hopelawn
About 3 of every 100 Hopelawn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Hopelawn
Populated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Hopelawn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the CDP was 2,603.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 121 ft
Hopelawn’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Hopelawn.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopelawn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Perth Amboy | #436 | D | D | C | C− | C− |
| Fords | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Woodbridge Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hopelawn and Fords aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hopelawn with a neighbor →
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