Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Mansfield Township grades C+ overall, 327th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and it has 13 miles of trail and 32% conserved land. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $367K, 4.3 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. 33% of the land in Mansfield Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 47 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on walkability. Mansfield Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mount Bethel Methodist Church and Miller Farmstead.
Where Mansfield Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,058 in 1810, a low of 1,133 in 1920, 7,781 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Mansfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mansfield Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
26 mi GardenDrew University
13 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
36 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
31 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
23 mi Park & preserveDuke FarmsPrudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mansfield 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 Mansfield Township.
Mansfield Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also reports more crime than Hackettstown and its other graded neighbors.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 55% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
18% of Mansfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, above New Jersey’s towns (16%) but below U.S. towns (23%). Mansfield Township beats the New Jersey average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 30% of adults have obesity in Mansfield Township.
| Mansfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mansfield Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Washington Township highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Mansfield Township Elementary School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 570 | C+ |
| Warren Regional SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its 6,143 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 87% of New Jersey towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. Park | 1.8 mi | 113 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Mansfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Mansfield Township grew to 1,815 in 2023, 291 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Mansfield Township is 31 minutes.
| Mansfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mansfield Township is safe by national standards, yet each of the 4 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Hackettstown (A) to Independence Township (A+). At 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
Mansfield Township’s violent crime rate is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Mansfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Mansfield Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mansfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 43% of Mansfield Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Mansfield Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 7,996 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Mansfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Mansfield Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mansfield Township
About 5 of every 100 Mansfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Mansfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Mansfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Mansfield Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,781, its highest decennial census count ever, and an increase of 56 (+0.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,725, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,072 (+16.1%) from the 6,653 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Mansfield Township was formed on May 30, 1754, as Mansfield-Woodhouse Township from portions of Greenwich Township, while the area was still part of Sussex County, and was incorporated as Mansfield Township on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. …
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9 towns share a border with Mansfield Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; Hackettstown (B) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Township | #327 | C+ | D | B+ | C | A− |
| Beattystown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township · Washington Township | #75 | A | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Lebanon Township | #141 | A− | C | A | B | A |
| Hackettstown | #224 | B | D | A | B− | A− |
| Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Independence Township | #136 | A− | D− | A+ | B | A |
| Oxford Township | — | — | C | A | C | A− |
Oxford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Beattystown and Anderson aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Washington Township and Washington Township are one community, graded once. Compare Mansfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mansfield Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #327 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B+ for safety and C 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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