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A town of 4,160, settled in 1872. More miles of trail than almost any town in New Jersey.
Trash & recyclingFor most people who can afford it, yes. Mine Hill Township grades A− overall, 172nd among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It has 14 miles of trail and 28% conserved land. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $120K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $497K for a typical one and 5 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Mine Hill Township’s trail density is 4.6 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Bridget Smith House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Mine Hill Township beats most towns.
3,651 counted in 2010 and 4,015 in 2020; an estimated 4,160 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Mine Hill Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,422 in 1930, 4,015 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 3 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mine Hill Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 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 Mine Hill 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 Mine Hill Township.
Mine Hill Township pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New Jersey norm, carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and has more trail for its size than nearly any town in New Jersey.
At 4.6 miles of trail per square mile, it ranks #3 of 350 New Jersey towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 468 in New Jersey.
The biggest place to walk is Dickerson Mine Preserve, 288 acres with 9.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dickerson Mine Preserve | 9.2 mi | 288 |
| 2. Hedden Park | 0.2 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Mine Hill Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canfield Avenue SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 382 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 68% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 5.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
15% of Mine Hill Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 23%. 25% of Mine Hill Township adults have obesity. Mine Hill Township beats the New Jersey average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Mine Hill Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mine Hill Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 14.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.5% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 89% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $186 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Mine Hill Township’s FEMA risk score is 20 of 100. Since 1991, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mine Hill Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mine Hill Township for work: only 3% work in town. 2.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Mine Hill Township. The top destinations are Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (6%), Morristown (5%) and Dover (5%).
| Mine Hill Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $120,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mine Hill Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Mine Hill Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). Mine Hill Township has grown 3.9% since 2020, to 4,160 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Mine Hill Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.2 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Mine Hill Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
Mine Hill Township grades A− overall with a typical home of about $497K, below the New Jersey typical value; only 24 of the 132 New Jersey towns graded A− or better can say that.
The typical Mine Hill Township home is worth about $497,000, about the same as a year ago, 14% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Mine Hill Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,771 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Mine Hill Township
About 5 of every 100 Mine Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Mine Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Mine Hill Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a residential community located just west of the center of Morris County, and northwest of the county seat Morristown. Mine Hill was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1923, from portions of Randolph, based on the results of a referendum held on May 8, 1923. The township's name comes from the history of mines in the area. Mining in Mine Hill dates back to the early 18th century and the township had some of the richest sources of iron ore in the country. The family of Mahlon Dickerson, who was New Jersey's 7th Governor, owned the Dickerson Mine, which was the …
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6 towns share a border with Mine Hill Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Hill Township | #172 | A− | D | — | B | A |
| Wharton | #284 | B− | D | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Randolph Township | #101 | A | C− | — | A− | A+ |
| Roxbury Township | #157 | A− | D | A− | B− | A |
| Kenvil | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Succasunna | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dover | #400 | C− | D | B+ | D | B− |
Mine Hill Township and Randolph Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Kenvil and Succasunna aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mine Hill Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mine Hill Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #172 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.
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