MalagaNJ
A town settled in 1822, now home to 1,693 people.
Is Malaga a good place to live?
9.7% of residents are 65 or older in Malaga, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Malaga. We don’t grade Malaga yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Malaga for work
Where Malaga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Malaga: who provides what
Malaga is unincorporated, so Gloucester County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Malaga.
The FEMA risk score in Malaga is lower than in most of New Jersey or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Malaga break down as 44% from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Malaga: about $318K
Home values are up 2.1% over the year to September 2026. The share of households in Malaga who live in a home they own: 70%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Malaga has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Just 1% of Malaga’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 230 jobs in 2023, down 174 from 2013. The average commute locally is 33 minutes. Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Malaga | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Malaga, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 87°; in January, nights fall to 25°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20% of adults in Malaga have been diagnosed with depression, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns
For adults in Malaga, the share who report frequent physical distress is 14%. In Malaga, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Malaga | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Malaga | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.1% |
| More adults with depression | 20.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS New Jersey and 151 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Malaga. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw20 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw26 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
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Everything we know about Malaga
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Malaga
About 11 of every 100 Malaga residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Malaga’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Malaga.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franklinville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Malaga and Franklinville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Malaga with a neighbor →
Questions about Malaga
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Malaga, NJ a good place to live?
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