Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Lafayette Township’s subject grades are an A− for health and incomes and an A for history; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Lafayette Township’s median household income is $129,000, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $113,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 7 have a lower January low than Lafayette Township. 21% of the land in Lafayette Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Lafayette Village Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lafayette Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lafayette Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Lafayette Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 928 in 1850, a low of 634 in 1920, 2,358 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lafayette Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
38 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
37 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
28 mi GardenDrew University
15 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
38 mi Stadium & arenaMeadowlands ArenaMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowlands Arena: Heath Brandon, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township.
Lafayette Township beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 27% of Lafayette Township adults have obesity.
| Lafayette Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lafayette Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lafayette Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 232 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
7.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area, at 88 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paulinskill River Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 88 |
| 2. Congleton Preserve | — | 85 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lafayette Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lafayette Township’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2005, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lafayette Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Lafayette Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Lafayette Township is 33 minutes. Since 2013, Lafayette Township has lost 124 jobs, to 1,028 in 2023.
| Lafayette Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Lafayette Township home is worth about $488,000, up 2.9% in a year, 15% below the New Jersey typical home. 88% of households own their home in Lafayette Township.
| Lafayette Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,891 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (21% statewide). Lafayette Township has grown 3.7% since 2020, to 2,417 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Lafayette Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.7 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Lafayette Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lafayette Township
About 4 of every 100 Lafayette Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Lafayette Township is a township located in the Skylands Region of Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,358, a decrease of 180 (−7.1%) from the 2010 census count of 2,538, which in turn reflected an increase of 238 (+10.3%) from the 2,300 counted in the 2000 census. The township is crossed by Route 15 and Route 94.
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5 towns share a border with Lafayette Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | A− |
| Hampton Township | #309 | B− | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Hardyston Township | #205 | B+ | D | A | B− | A− |
| Sparta Township | #83 | A | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Frankford Township | #319 | C+ | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Andover Township | #107 | A | C− | A+ | B+ | A |
Lafayette Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lafayette Township, Hampton Township and Frankford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lafayette Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-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 C−.
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