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For most people who can afford it, yes. Mendham Township grades A overall, ranked 84th of 466 in New Jersey. On CDC health estimates it is near the top nationally. The median household earns $250K and its public schools beat 94% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $1.1 million for a typical one and 10.8 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 91% of U.S. towns, with 5 places on the National Register. 77% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mendham Township, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 23 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Lewis Morris County Park, at 778 acres with 11.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Mendham Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Mendham Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 14.3% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Mendham Township Elementary School | PK–4 | 466 |
| Mendham Township Middle School | 5–8 | 342 |
Census counts: 1,277 in 1810, a low of 699 in 1920, 6,016 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 7 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 Mendham Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mendham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw31 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw30 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison 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 · 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 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mendham 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 Mendham Township.
Mendham Township has schools in the top 5% of New Jersey and has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
41 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. Mendham Township’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lewis Morris County Park | 11.8 mi | 778 |
| 2. Schiff Nature Preserve | 8.3 mi | 460 |
| 3. Dismal Harmony Natural Area | 3.9 mi | 357 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A ranks #12 of the 465 New Jersey towns we grade for schools. Its A for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.07M.
Its public schools are run by the Mendham Township School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendham Township Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 466 | A+ |
| Mendham Township Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 342 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 5.9% of its 12,135 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Against the 436 U.S. towns with household incomes like Mendham Township’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Mendham Township beats the New Jersey average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 22% of adults have obesity in Mendham Township.
| Mendham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mendham Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 982 in 2013 to 703. The average commute for its 2,222 working residents takes 44.2 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
2.3% of Mendham Township residents live below the poverty line. Only 7 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher median household income than Mendham Township. The average trip to work in Mendham Township is 44 minutes.
| Mendham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mendham Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 394 New Jersey towns, just 6 have a lower property crime rate than Mendham Township. Mendham Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Mendham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mendham Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9 within 15 miles of the center of Mendham Township
About 4 of every 100 Mendham Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
27.4% of the town is conserved land, across 13 parks and preserves.
5 places in Mendham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Mendham Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located more than 30 miles (48 km) due west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,016, an increase of 147 (+2.5%) from the 2010 census count of 5,869, which in turn reflected an increase of 469 (+8.7%) from the 5,400 counted in the 2000 census. Located on the northern end of the Somerset Hills, Mendham Township is situated in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. The township may be named for Mendham, Suffolk, England, or it may derive from the Native American word mendom (meaning "raspberry") or for an Earl of Mendham. Th…
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5 towns share a border with Mendham Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendham Township | #84 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Chester Township | #62 | A | D | A+ | A | A+ |
| Mendham | #59 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Bernardsville | #41 | A+ | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Randolph Township | #101 | A | C− | — | A− | A+ |
| Brookside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mendham Township, Mendham and Randolph Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Brookside isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mendham Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mendham Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #84 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Joey McCarthy and Stephen Dod.
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