Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Milltown's standout: the median household earns $141K. Overall it grades A−, ranked 146th of 466 in New Jersey. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 86% of the country and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 90% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On cost of living, just 6 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. 0.7% of the land in Milltown is conserved, below both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 37 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on the outdoors.
Where Milltown beats most towns.
Where Milltown’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 Milltown is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 13%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 561 in 1900, 7,037 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Milltown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw25 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw32 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · 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 Milltown, 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 Milltown.
Milltown is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 51% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 3,482 U.S. towns with household incomes like Milltown’s, it is less healthy than 51%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Milltown: 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 15% and U.S. towns at 17%. 16% of Milltown adults have been diagnosed with depression. Against the New Jersey average, Milltown comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 18% binge drink, 32% have obesity.
| Milltown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Milltown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Milltown School District. The 2 public schools in Milltown teach 782 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Kilmer SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 444 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Flood insurance has paid out on 27 claims in Milltown since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Milltown households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most people who work leave Milltown to do it: just 4% work in town. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 1.2%. Jobs based here fell to 1,413 in 2023, 339 fewer than in 2013. Also worth knowing: the town’s mean commuting time is 29 minutes.
| Milltown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 17% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 23°, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Milltown, a quarter of residents are under 18. Adults 35 to 64 are 48% of residents (40% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (21% statewide). College graduates make up 42% of adults 25 and older, against 44% across New Jersey.
| Milltown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 45% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Milltown | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.7% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.9% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes sold in Milltown spent a median 55 days on the market. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.8% in value. Its median rent stands at $1,204 a month.
| Milltown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,204 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 17.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 65% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
In Milltown, the level of property crime is 15.3 per 1,000 residents. The town’s violent offense rate comes in at 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Milltown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.1 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Milltown: 4, covering 24 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bradford Park | — | 10 |
| 2. Albert Avenue Park | — | 9 |
| 3. Michelin Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9 within 15 miles of the center of Milltown
About 5 of every 100 Milltown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
4 notable people were born in Milltown.
Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Milltown is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Lawrence Brook (a Raritan river tributary) flowing through the center of the community. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,037, an increase of 144 (+2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 6,893, which in turn reflected a decrease of 107 (−1.5%) from the 7,000 counted in the 2000 census. Milltown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 29, 1889, from portions of North Brunswick, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The borough was reincorporated by …
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2 towns share a border with Milltown.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown | #146 | A− | B− | B− | B− | A |
| East Brunswick Township | #163 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| North Brunswick Township | #311 | B− | D | B− | C+ | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Milltown grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #146 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 6.2 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Danny Pintauro and Al Hermann.
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