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Hopewell’s best subject grades are an A+ for health and incomes and an A for walkability; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hopewell, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). On health, just 16 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Hopewell’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Hopewell has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hopewell Station. Hopewell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hopewell beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Hopewell | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 14.3% |
Where Hopewell’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 Hopewell is from typical.
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Census counts: 980 in 1900, 1,918 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1954 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw24 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw37 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hopewell, 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 Hopewell.
15% of adults get no exercise outside work in Hopewell. Hopewell beats the New Jersey average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 7% of adults smoke cigarettes in Hopewell.
| Hopewell | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hopewell | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 397 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Hopewell for work: only 5% work in town. Hopewell’s median household income is $145,000. Since 2013, Hopewell has lost 78 jobs, to 573 in 2023.
| Hopewell | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $145,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hopewell has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hopewell Boro Park | 0.8 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hopewell's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. The property crime rate in Hopewell is 4.2 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Hopewell | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 4.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.4 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hopewell.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Hopewell
About 3 of every 100 Hopewell residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 places in Hopewell on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Hopewell.
Borough in the United States
Hopewell is a borough in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Centrally located within the Raritan Valley region, this historical settlement (and its neighboring township of the same name) is an exurban commuter suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,918, a decrease of 4 (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,922, which in turn had reflected a decline of 113 (−5.6%) from the 2,035 counted at the 2000 census. Hopewell was incorporated as by the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1891, from portions of Hopewell Township, based on the results of a r…
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Yes. That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($100,645 across the Trenton-Princeton, 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Peter Brown and Stanley Kerr.
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