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For most people who can afford it, yes. Morristown grades B+ overall, 211th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $121K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $906K for a typical one and 9.1 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 98% of U.S. towns, with 17 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include Thomas Nast Home and Speedwell Village-The Factory. Morristown’s density of trails is 1.3 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 394 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower rate of thefts and burglaries than Morristown.
Where Morristown beats most towns.
Thomas Nast Home
Thomas Nast Home is one of 2 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier. Its 17 National Register listings are more than in 97% of New Jersey towns with a listing.
Census counts: 5,418 in 1880, 20,180 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1750 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Morristown is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 8%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morristown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw27 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 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 Morristown, 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 Morristown.
Morristown draws workers from Morris Township and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
The biggest park or preserve is Burnham Park, at 34 acres. Trails total 3.8 miles in 12 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Burnham Park | 0.5 mi | 34 |
| 2. Washington's Headquarters | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 3. Morristown Green | 0.4 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The largest public high school is Morristown High School, with 1,816 students. Two of the 9 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Morris School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 285 | B+ |
| Morristown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,816 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
32,686 jobs are based in Morristown, 3.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 23.9 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
For most workers, Morristown is a place to come home to: only 14% work in town. Since 2013, Morristown has added 14,568 jobs, to 32,686 in 2023. Also worth knowing: the typical journey to work for Morristown comes to 24 minutes. In Morristown, nearly a fifth of workers work from home, above both the New Jersey town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
| Morristown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 9.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $906K) costs more against local pay than in 86% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
For renter households in Morristown, the share who spend 30% or more of their income on rent is 37%. A typical home locally is worth about $906,000, up 6.6% in a year, 58% above the New Jersey typical home. The town’s median rent is $2,274 a month.
| Morristown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,274 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 37% | 52% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 66% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Among adults in Morristown, 10% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Morristown is ahead of New Jersey on 12 and behind on 5. Two figures for adults here: 27% have high blood pressure, 25% have obesity.
| Morristown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Morristown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.6% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4% | 5.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 20% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 10.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 58% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 114 to 43 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
For Morristown, the rate of reported violence is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Households in Morristown have drawn federal disaster aid in 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, Morristown has seen 17 flood insurance claims paid out. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 69% come from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
13 within 15 miles of the center of Morristown
About 6 of every 100 Morristown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Morristown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
17 places in Morristown on the National Register of Historic Places.
44 notable people were born in Morristown.
Town in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Morristown () is a town in and the county seat of Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Morristown has been called "the military capital of the American Revolution" because of its strategic role in the war for independence from Great Britain. Morristown's history is visible in a variety of locations that collectively make up Morristown National Historical Park, the country's first National Historical Park. Morristown was incorporated as a town by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1865, within Morris Township, and it was formally set off from the township in 1895. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 20,180, its highest decennial census coun…
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For most people who can afford it, yes. Morristown grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #211 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
44 notable people were born here, including Peter Dinklage and Linda Hunt.
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