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For most people who can afford it, yes. Montgomery Township grades A overall, ranked 117th of 466 in New Jersey. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. The median household earns $227K and its schools rank ahead of 88% of New Jersey towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $795K for a typical one and 8 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Montgomery Township, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Montgomery Township has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Maplewood and Bridgepoint Historic District. On civic life, just 31 of New Jersey’s 527 towns do better.
Where Montgomery Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Montgomery Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 11.3% |
Bridgepoint Historic District
Census counts: 1,875 in 1790, a low of 1,243 in 1900, 23,690 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1752 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Montgomery Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Montgomery Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw24 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
35 mi Stadium & arenaSports Illustrated Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaPrudential Center
13 mi Stadium & arenaSHI StadiumConey Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sports Illustrated Stadium: Sam Szapucki, CC BY 2.0 · Prudential Center: Jim.henderson, Public domain · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Montgomery 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 Montgomery Township.
Montgomery Township has less no health insurance than most of New Jersey, trades workers with Princeton and other neighbors and has better schools than Hillsborough Township or any other neighbor.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 4.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Montgomery Township. Only 9 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Montgomery Township. 8.5% of adults report frequent physical distress in Montgomery Township.
| Montgomery Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Montgomery Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 14.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Hillsborough Township (A−) is next. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $795K.
Its public schools are run by the Montgomery Township School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Upper Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 760 | A |
| Montgomery High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,611 | A |
| Montgomery Lower Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 680 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
27 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Sourland Mountain Preserve, 1,334 acres with 2.7 miles of trail. Montgomery Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sourland Mountain Preserve | 2.7 mi | 1,334 |
| 2. Hobler Park | 2.3 mi | 51 |
| 3. Montgomery Veterans Park | 0.9 mi | 99 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
115 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 115 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Montgomery Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Montgomery Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Montgomery Township has about as many jobs (9,971) as working residents, but only 933 people both live and work here. 32.9% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Montgomery Township for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Montgomery Township is 37 minutes. Since 2013, Montgomery Township has lost 1,846 jobs, to 9,971 in 2023.
| Montgomery Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 33% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $227,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Montgomery Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 19 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Montgomery Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
9 within 15 miles of the center of Montgomery Township
About 5 of every 100 Montgomery Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
26.6% of the town is conserved land, across 13 parks and preserves.
9 places in Montgomery Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
Montgomery Township is a township in southern Somerset County, in the central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 23,690, an increase of 1,436 (+6.5%) from the 2010 census count of 22,254, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,773 (+27.3%) from the 17,481 counted in the 2000 census. Montgomery Township was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from what remained of Western precinct. Portions of the township were taken to form Princeton Borough (February 11, 1813, in Mercer County, …
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9 towns share a border with Montgomery Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Township | #117 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| Rocky Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Rocky Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Griggstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Princeton | #151 | A− | D− | A− | B | A+ |
| Hillsborough Township | #97 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Kingston | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Montgomery Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Rocky Hill, East Rocky Hill, Griggstown and Kingston aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Montgomery Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Montgomery Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #117 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health 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.
