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For most people who can afford it, yes. Morris Township grades B+ overall, 200th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It has 24 miles of trail. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $205K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $765K for a typical one and 7.7 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 94% of U.S. towns, with 13 places on the National Register. 74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Morris Township, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). Morris Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 88% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Morristown National Historical Park and Joseph W. Revere House.
Where Morris Township beats most towns.
Its 13 National Register listings are more than in 94% of New Jersey towns with a listing.
Census counts: 3,753 in 1810, a low of 1,419 in 1880, 22,974 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Morris Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morris Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw28 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw28 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 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 Morris 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 Morris Township.
Morris Township trades workers with New York City and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it trails Harding Township and its other neighbors on schools.
Morris Township’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile. Lewis Morris County Park, at 1,030 acres with 5.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lewis Morris County Park | 5.9 mi | 1,030 |
| 2. Frelinghuysen Arboretum | 3.3 mi | 102 |
| 3. Jones Pond Preserve | 2.8 mi | 64 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C+, Harding Township highest at A+.
Its public schools are run by the Morris School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frelinghuysen Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,078 | B− |
| Central Park SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 22 | – |
| Unity Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 256 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Against the 967 U.S. towns with household incomes like Morris Township’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
24% of adults have obesity in Morris Township. Morris Township beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Morris Township.
| Morris Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morris Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 14.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.6% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Morris Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Morris Township has about as many jobs (10,840) as working residents, but only 444 people both live and work here. 27.3% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Morris Township for work: only 4% work in town. 27% of Morris Township workers work from home. Since 2013, Morris Township has lost 1,752 jobs, to 10,840 in 2023.
| Morris Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $205,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 27% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 58 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morris Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Morris Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. The property crime rate in Morris Township is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Morris Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
11 within 15 miles of the center of Morris Township
About 6 of every 100 Morris Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
12.8% of the town is conserved land, across 15 parks and preserves.
13 places in Morris Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Morris Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,974, an increase of 668 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 22,306, which in turn reflected an increase of 510 (+2.3%) from the 21,796 counted in the 2000 census. The township was named for Lewis Morris, colonial governor of New Jersey. Located along the Morris and Essex Lines, the township is a wealthy bedroom community, with many residents traveling to work in nearby New York City on NJ Transit which provides commuters with direct access to New York Penn Station and to Hoboken Terminal. The township is the "doughnut" around Morristown and…
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7 towns share a border with Morris Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Hanover Township (A−) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Township | #200 | B+ | D | — | C+ | A+ |
| Hanover Township | #169 | A− | D− | B | B+ | A+ |
| Harding Township | #10 | A+ | D | A | A+ | A+ |
| Parsippany-Troy Hills Township | #114 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Cedar Knolls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morris Plains | #80 | A | D− | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Whippany | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denville Township | #12 | A+ | C− | A+ | A− | A+ |
Morris Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cedar Knolls and Whippany aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morris Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Morris Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #200 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health and C+ 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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