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A town of 42,254, settled in 1834.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Marlboro Township grades A overall, ranked 90th of 466 in New Jersey. Residents are healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $186K and its public schools beat 78% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $701K, 7.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Marlboro Township’s going rate for rent is $2,699 a month, above both the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Marlboro Township is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Marlboro Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Old Scots Burying Ground and Old Kentuck.
Where Marlboro Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Marlboro Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 11.3% |
Census counts: 1,564 in 1850, 41,502 in 2020. The archive holds 26 old photos and papers going back to 1770 and 7 maps from 1888 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 Marlboro Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marlboro Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearMadison 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marlboro 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 Marlboro Township.
Marlboro Township has less no health insurance than most of New Jersey, but it reports more crime than Holmdel Township and its other graded neighbors and has commutes longer than most of New Jersey.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 5.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide. Against the 1,217 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marlboro Township’s, it is healthier than 80%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In Marlboro Township, 9.3% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 27% feel lonely and 12% report frequent mental distress.
| Marlboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marlboro Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Three of its 17 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by the Marlboro Township School District. 6 public schools serve Marlboro Township, with 2,785 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 935 | A |
| Marlboro High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,700 | A |
| Frank Defino Central Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 510 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 18,705 working residents takes 41.2 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey. 29% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Just 8% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Marlboro Township’s mean commuting time comes in at 41 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 2,041, to 11,857. 29% of Marlboro Township workers work from home.
| Marlboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $186,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 29% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Marlboro Township is safe by national standards, yet each of the 3 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Holmdel Township (A−) to Colts Neck Township (A). At 10.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 58% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
Its level of property crime comes in at 6.3 per 1,000 residents. Marlboro Township’s violent crime rate stands at 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Marlboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Big Brook Park - Bradevelt Station, at 480 acres with 3.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 10 miles. In Marlboro Township, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Brook Park | 3.8 mi | 422 |
| 2. Big Brook Park - Bradevelt Station | 3.3 mi | 480 |
| 3. Wickatunk Recreation Area | — | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Marlboro Township is higher. Expected losses in Marlboro Township break down as 44% from inland flooding and 33% from strong winds. Also worth knowing: the national flood insurance program has paid 54 claims here since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8 within 15 miles of the center of Marlboro Township
About 8 of every 100 Marlboro Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Marlboro Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Marlboro Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Marlboro Township.
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Marlboro Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 41,502, an increase of 1,311 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 40,191, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,449 (+16.3%) from the 33,423 counted in the 2000 census. Marlboro Township was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1848, from portions of Freehold Township. The township was named for the marl beds found in the area.
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10 towns share a border with Marlboro Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro Township | #90 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Holmdel Township | #66 | A | D− | A− | A | A+ |
| Freehold Township | #195 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A |
| Colts Neck Township | #120 | A | D− | A | B+ | A+ |
| Manalapan Township | #94 | A | D | A− | A− | A |
| Morganville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Freehold | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robertsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Freehold Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Morganville, East Freehold and Robertsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Marlboro Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Marlboro Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #90 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety and A− 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.
4 notable people were born here, including Melissa Rauch and Alex DeJohn.
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