Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hopewell Township grades A overall, ranked 100th of 466 in New Jersey. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $178K and its schools rank ahead of 78% of New Jersey towns. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $562K for a typical one and 5.6 times the Trenton metro’s $101K median household income. Hopewell Township’s median household income is $178,000, above both New Jersey’s towns ($113,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Hopewell Township has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Ryan Farm and John D. Hart House. Hopewell Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns.
Where Hopewell Township beats most towns.
Its 16 National Register listings are more than in 96% of New Jersey towns with a listing.
Census counts: 980 in 1900, 1,918 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1954 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Hopewell Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hopewell Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw33 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 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 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 Hopewell Township.
Hopewell Township draws workers from Hamilton Township and beyond, keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Its 12,922 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 90% of New Jersey towns.
96 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves. The trail density in Hopewell Township is 1.6 miles per square mile. Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain, at 1,331 acres with 12.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Crossing State Park | 15.8 mi | 885 |
| 2. Ted Stiles Preserve at Baldpate Mountain | 12.5 mi | 1,331 |
| 3. Watershed Reserve | 8.8 mi | 910 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Hopewell Valley Regional School District. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timberlane Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 803 | A− |
| Hopewell Valley Central High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,068 | A |
| Mercer County Technical School STEM AcademyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 141 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 6.9% of its 8,121 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Against the 1,419 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hopewell Township’s, it is healthier than 83%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
22% of adults have obesity in Hopewell Township. Hopewell Township beats the New Jersey average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Hopewell Township.
| Hopewell Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hopewell Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14,556 jobs are based in Hopewell Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 31.1% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Hopewell Township for work: only 7% work in town. 31% of Hopewell Township workers work from home. Jobs based in Hopewell Township grew to 14,556 in 2023, 2,755 more than in 2013.
| Hopewell Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 31% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 9.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 64% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hopewell Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
69 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 69 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hopewell Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hopewell Township’s median rent is $2,128 a month.
| Hopewell Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,128 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 91% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Hopewell Township
About 5 of every 100 Hopewell Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Hopewell Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
16 places in Hopewell Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
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…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
9 towns share a border with Hopewell Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Montgomery Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Township | #100 | A | C− | A− | A− | A+ |
| Ewing Township | #397 | C− | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| East Amwell Township | #168 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| West Amwell Township | #213 | B+ | D | A | C | A |
| Montgomery Township | #117 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Lawrence Township | #228 | B | D | B− | B− | A+ |
| Princeton | #151 | A− | D− | A− | B | A+ |
| Titusville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Amwell Township and Montgomery Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Titusville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hopewell Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Hopewell Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #100 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $562,000, 2% 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−.
.JPG){kind=link}
