Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mantua Township grades B+ overall, 181st among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It has 13 miles of trail. The median household earns $122K and it is healthier than 87% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $326K, 3.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Only 29 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on hazard risk. 16% of the land in Mantua Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Mantua Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Jesse Chew House and Barnsboro Hotel.
Where Mantua Township beats most towns.
Where Mantua Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Mantua Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,742 in 1860, 15,235 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mantua Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
9 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverLincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mantua 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 Mantua Township.
Mantua Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also reports more crime than West Deptford Township and its other graded neighbors.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 52% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
19% of Mantua Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, above the New Jersey town median (16%) but below the median of U.S. towns (23%). 14% of Mantua Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Mantua Township beats the New Jersey average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Mantua Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Mantua Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.6% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Mantua Township School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mason Tomlin Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 558 | B |
| Gloucester County Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 374 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
90% of households own their home in Mantua Township. The typical Mantua Township home is worth about $326,000, up 4.1% in a year, 43% below the New Jersey typical home. Mantua Township’s median rent is $1,579 a month.
| Mantua Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,579 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $203 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Mantua Township is 13 of 100. Since 1978, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mantua Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ceres Park & Nature Preserve, at 265 acres with 7.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ceres Park & Nature Preserve | 7.4 mi | 265 |
| 2. Tall Pines State Preserve | — | 100 |
| 3. Alcyon Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Mantua Township for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Mantua Township grew to 4,663 in 2023, 653 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Washington Township (4%) and Camden (3%).
| Mantua Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mantua Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). Mantua Township has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 15,582 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Mantua Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 44 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Mantua Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.1% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from West Deptford Township (B) to Pitman (A). At 21.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 75% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
15 within 15 miles of the center of Mantua Township
About 7 of every 100 Mantua Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Mantua Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
Mantua Township ( MAN-choo-uh) is a township within Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,235, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 18 (+0.1%) from the 15,217 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,000 (+7.0%) from the 14,217 counted in the 2000 census. Mantua and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.
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9 towns share a border with Mantua Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mantua Township | #181 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Washington Township | #227 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
| Sewell | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deptford Township | #322 | C+ | C− | — | C | B+ |
| West Deptford Township | #270 | B− | C− | B | C+ | B+ |
| Wenonah | — | — | B− | — | B− | A+ |
| Pitman | #111 | A | C− | A | B− | A |
| Harrison Township | #16 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | A |
Wenonah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Washington Township, Deptford Township and Wenonah report no FBI crime data of their own. Sewell isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mantua Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mantua Township grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #181 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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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