Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 456.
No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Millstone. Millstone’s typical household income is $142,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 24% of the land in Millstone is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Millstone Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Millstone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 200 in 1900, a peak of 630 in 1970, 448 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millstone. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw33 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw38 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millstone, 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 Millstone.
Since 2013, Millstone has lost 84 jobs, to 16 in 2023. The share of residents in Millstone who live below the poverty line: 3.5%. Half commute less than 12 miles. The average commute locally is 30 minutes.
| Millstone | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, at 27 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park | — | 27 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Millstone: 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). The age of the median resident for Millstone comes to 38.5 years.
| Millstone | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
Somewhere between 24% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Millstone’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Millstone | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.2% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.7% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 23°, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
31% of adults feel lonely in Millstone. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Millstone is ahead of New Jersey on 10 and behind on 1. In Millstone, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| Millstone | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Millstone | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Millstone is higher. Flood insurance has paid out on 88 claims here since 1978. FEMA puts 82% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Millstone after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For households in Millstone, the share who are owner-occupiers is 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8 within 15 miles of the center of Millstone
About 9 of every 100 Millstone residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Millstone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Millstone.
Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Millstone is a borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough was originally known as Somerset Courthouse and was the county seat. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 448, an increase of 30 (+7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 418, which in turn reflected an increase of 8 (+2.0%) from the 410 counted in the 2000 census. Millstone was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 14, 1894, from portions of Hillsborough Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. The borough was reincorporated on March 12, 1928. The borough was named for the Millstone River (a major tributary of the Raritan R…
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Millstone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Millstone has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 4 notable people were born here, including Frederick T. Frelinghuysen and John Frederick Frelinghuysen.
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