Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Millstone Township grades B+ overall, ranked 197th of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $218K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $961K, 9.7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Millstone Township’s median rent is $3,501 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest place to walk is Assunpink Wildlife Management Area, 1,781 acres with 3 miles of trail. Only 1 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Millstone Township.
Where Millstone Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township Primary School | PK–2 | 395 |
| Millstone Township Elementary School | 3–5 | 329 |
| Montessori Family School | PK–K | 33 |
Where Millstone 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 Millstone Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 6%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,676 in 1850, a low of 1,405 in 1920, 10,376 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Millstone Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw36 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw39 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
39 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
39 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential CenterSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Millstone 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 Millstone Township.
Millstone Township has less tooth loss than most of New Jersey and has household incomes well above the New Jersey norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
At 9.7 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $961K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Manalapan Township is next at $805K.
Typical home values rose 8% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Millstone Township School District. One of its 5 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 423 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide. Against the 740 U.S. towns with household incomes like Millstone Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
27% of adults feel lonely in Millstone Township. Millstone Township beats the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Millstone Township.
| Millstone Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Millstone Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
33 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Millstone Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Assunpink Wildlife Management Area | 3 mi | 1,781 |
| 2. Millstone Park | 1 mi | 292 |
| 3. Abate Park | 0.4 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 1,862 in 2013 to 3,005.
Most working residents leave Millstone Township for work: only 7% work in town. Millstone Township’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Since 2013, Millstone Township has added 1,143 jobs, to 3,005 in 2023.
| Millstone Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $218,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Millstone Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Millstone Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14 within 15 miles of the center of Millstone Township
About 9 of every 100 Millstone Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 places in Millstone Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
Millstone Township is a township in western 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 10,376, a decrease of 190 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 10,566, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+17.8%) from the 8,970 counted in the 2000 census. The township was named after the Millstone River, a major tributary of the Raritan River, and whose name originated from an incident in which a millstone was dropped into the river. The headwaters for the Millstone River originate in the township. The township ha…
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6 towns share a border with Millstone Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millstone Township | #197 | B+ | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Upper Freehold Township | #159 | A− | C | — | B | A |
| Roosevelt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manalapan Township | #94 | A | D | A− | A− | A |
| East Windsor Township | #254 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Monroe Township | #106 | A | D− | A+ | A− | A− |
| Robbinsville Township | #89 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Roosevelt isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Millstone Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Millstone Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #197 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health and B+ 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.
