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Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is its strong suit (A+). Schools are another plus (A) — its schools outperform 94% of the state's. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.3 million, 13.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. It lags on hazard risk as well — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than nearly three fifths of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. The overall grade lands at A, 113th of 466 in New Jersey. Nationally, it does better than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 47 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US.
Where Millburn Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Millburn Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 9.6% |
27.6% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Millburn Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,630 in 1860, 21,710 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1886 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millburn Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw19 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw19 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 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 Millburn 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 Millburn Township.
Millburn Township is the healthiest town in New Jersey, has schools in the top 5% of New Jersey and draws workers from Newark and beyond.
At 13.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.3M) costs more against local pay than in 96% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 56% in five years, to about $1.3M, against 35% across New Jersey.
Millburn Township’s typical rent stands at $2,262 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Home values are up 11% over the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: in Millburn Township, just over four in five households live in a home they own.
| Millburn Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,262 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
That grade ranks #12 of the 465 New Jersey towns we grade for schools. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $1.3M.
The Millburn Township School District runs its public schools. Of its 14 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Public school enrollment locally: 1,689 students across 5 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millburn Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,106 | A+ |
| Millburn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,380 | A+ |
| Deerfield SchoolTop results in townGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 358 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
There are 34 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is South Mountain Reservation, 947 acres with 24.1 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Millburn Township: 3, covering 962 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Mountain Reservation | 24.1 mi | 947 |
| 2. Taylor Park | 0.8 mi | 14 |
| 3. Short Hills Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
It is the healthiest of the 468 New Jersey towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 3.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
Among adults in Millburn Township, 29% feel lonely, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. Nearly a tenth of Millburn Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Only one of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower share of adults who have obesity than Millburn Township.
| Millburn Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Millburn Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
16,698 jobs are based in Millburn Township, 1.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 24% of working residents cross a state line to work.
The average commute for Millburn Township comes to 42 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. The share of workers in Millburn Township who work remotely from home: 36%. Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Millburn Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 36% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The seasons in Millburn Township: chilly winters, warm summers, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 24 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
303 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 39 properties have flooded more than once.
Millburn Township has had 303 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 79% come from inland flooding and 5% from earthquakes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Millburn Township after 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 20.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 73% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 470 to 380 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent offense rate in Millburn Township is 0.1 per 1,000 residents. The property offense rate in the town is 16.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Millburn Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
31 within 15 miles of the center of Millburn Township
About 4 of every 100 Millburn Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Millburn Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in New Jersey, United States
Millburn is a suburban township in southwestern Essex County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 21,710, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,561 (+7.7%) from the 20,149 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 384 (+1.9%) from the 19,765 counted in the 2000 census. Short Hills, with a 2020 population of 14,422, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Millburn that is home to most of the township's population. Millburn was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, …
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10 towns share a border with Millburn Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millburn Township | #113 | A | D | B− | A | A+ |
| Short Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vauxhall | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #290 | B− | D | B− | C+ | A− |
| Springfield Township | #177 | A− | D | B+ | B | A+ |
| Florham Park | #43 | A | D− | A | A | A+ |
| Chatham | #27 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Summit | #51 | A | D | A− | A | A+ |
Short Hills and Vauxhall aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Millburn Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Millburn Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #113 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.
2 notable people were born here, including James C. Fletcher and Jon Kilik.
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