Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It counts 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lower Alloways Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A for history and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On cost of living, just 1 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with coastal flooding at the top. Only 2 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on walkability. 27% of the land in Lower Alloways Creek Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 9,079 acres with 1.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. On history, just 42 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Lower Alloways Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lower Alloways Creek Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 1,182 in 1810, 1,717 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1734 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Lower Alloways Creek Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Alloways Creek 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 Lower Alloways Creek Township.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lower Alloways Creek Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2012. Expected losses in Lower Alloways Creek Township break down as 58% from coastal flooding and 21% from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 4 claims here since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The The Lower Alloways Creek School District runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Lower Alloways Creek Township’s only public school teaches 183 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Alloways Creek Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 183 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.4 miles of trail. For Lower Alloways Creek Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mad Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area | 1.6 mi | 9,079 |
| 2. Maskells Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 445 |
| 3. Stow Creek State Park | — | 326 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median commute is under 19 miles. Jobs in Lower Alloways Creek Township fell by 2,376 from 2013 to 2023, to 115. Only 4% of working residents stay in Lower Alloways Creek Township for work; the rest commute out. In Lower Alloways Creek Township, the mean commuting time is 30 minutes.
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.4% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Winters in Lower Alloways Creek Township are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 27°; snowfall runs to about 12 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Lower Alloways Creek Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. The rate of thefts and burglaries here is 3.4 per 1,000 residents. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For adults in Lower Alloways Creek Township, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 19%. Among adults in the town, 36% feel lonely and 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lower Alloways Creek Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| More smokers | 15.6% | 10.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.2% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Alloways Creek Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw38 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
33 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Lower Alloways Creek Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lower Alloways Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Coastal flooding makes up 58% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
2 places in Lower Alloways Creek Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US
Lower Alloways Creek Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,717, a decrease of 53 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,770, which in turn reflected a decline of 81 (−4.4%) from the 1,851 counted in the 2000 census. PSE&G operates three nuclear reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township. Salem 1 and Salem 2 are pressurized water reactors at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station has one boiling water reactor. Lower Alloways Creek Township is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold legally.
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4 towns share a border with Lower Alloways Creek Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Alloways Creek Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
| Stow Creek Township | — | — | D | — | C− | D |
| Elsinboro Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | C− |
| Greenwich Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quinton Township | #402 | C− | B− | — | C− | C− |
Lower Alloways Creek Township, Stow Creek Township and Elsinboro Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Alloways Creek Township, Stow Creek Township, Elsinboro Township and Quinton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greenwich Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Alloways Creek Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
It counts 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
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