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A town of 15,340, settled in 1829.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Little Falls Township grades A− overall, ranked 155th of 466 in New Jersey. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Residents are healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $123K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $617K for a typical one and 6.2 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 13% of residents are under 18 in Little Falls Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Reynier Speer House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Little Falls Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns.
Where Little Falls Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Little Falls Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 8%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,282 in 1870, 13,360 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 3 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Falls Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw15 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Falls 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 Little Falls Township.
Little Falls Township is shaped by its college students, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 52% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 5,264 U.S. towns with household incomes like Little Falls Township’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
36% of adults feel lonely in Little Falls Township. Little Falls Township beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 26% of adults have obesity in Little Falls Township.
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 28% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Little Falls Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 7% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 9.2% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Passaic Valley Regional High School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Passaic Valley Regional High School, with 1,093 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Township Public School # 1Largest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 392 | B+ |
| Passaic Valley Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,093 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
2.7 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The trail density in Little Falls Township is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morris Canal Greenway | 0.4 mi | 12 |
| 2. Peckman Preserve | — | 13 |
| 3. Morris Canal Preserve | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 9.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 65% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 116 to 78 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Little Falls Township’s property crime rate is 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1,657 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 291 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,657 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Little Falls Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
23.5% of residents are enrolled in college, against 6.4% statewide, which pulls the median age down.
Adults 18 to 34 are 33% of residents (21% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (22% statewide). 51% of Little Falls Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Little Falls Township has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 15,340 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Little Falls Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 21.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.6% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.1% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Little Falls Township 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
Jobs based here fell from 6,990 in 2013 to 5,304.
Most working residents leave Little Falls Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Little Falls Township fell to 5,304 in 2023, 1,686 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are New York (11%), Paterson (4%) and Newark (4%).
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Little Falls Township home is worth about $617,000, up 3.8% in a year, 7% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Little Falls Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,843 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
54 within 15 miles of the center of Little Falls Township
College town 24 of every 100 Little Falls Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Passaic County, New Jersey, US
Little Falls is a township in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township was named after a waterfall on the Passaic River at a dam near Beattie Mill. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 13,360, a decrease of 1,072 (−7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 14,432, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,577 (+33.0%) from the 10,855 counted in the 2000 census.
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10 towns share a border with Little Falls Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Wayne Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Township | #155 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A |
| Singac | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | #214 | B+ | D− | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Woodland Park | #264 | B− | D | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Great Notch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totowa | #278 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Montclair State University | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton | #341 | C+ | D | — | C− | B+ |
Totowa and Clifton report no FBI crime data of their own. Singac, Great Notch and Montclair State University aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Little Falls Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Little Falls Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #155 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A− for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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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