Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Arlington grades A overall, 95th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 97% of U.S. towns and it is healthier than 92% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $423K for a typical one and 4.3 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Mount Arlington’s median rent is $2,392 a month, above both the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On hazard risk, just 21 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Mount Arlington Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Mount Arlington beats most towns.
5,050 counted in 2010 and 5,909 in 2020; an estimated 5,985 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 Mount Arlington is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 275 in 1900, 5,909 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1902 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Arlington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw37 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw37 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 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 Mount Arlington, 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 Mount Arlington.
Mount Arlington carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), reports less crime than Jefferson Township or any other graded neighbor and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Its A+ tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Jefferson Township (A+) comes closest. Reported crimes fell from 33 to 10 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Mount Arlington is 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Arlington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Roxbury Township (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Mount Arlington Public School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arlington Public SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 3–8 | Grades 3–8 | 223 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 61% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 5.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
24% of adults have obesity in Mount Arlington. Mount Arlington beats the New Jersey average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mount Arlington.
| Mount Arlington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mount Arlington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $180 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Mount Arlington’s FEMA risk score is 11 of 100. Since 2000, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Arlington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Mount Arlington for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of Mount Arlington workers work from home. Since 2013, Mount Arlington has added 130 jobs, to 1,652 in 2023.
| Mount Arlington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Only 5 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower July high than Mount Arlington. Mount Arlington has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). 51% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Mount Arlington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 48.1 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 51% | 45% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
About 77 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.1 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 76% are women (NJ 53%).
| Mount Arlington | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 33.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.9 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mount Arlington Borough Open Space, at 137 acres.
| Mount Arlington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mount Arlington Borough Open Space | 0.7 mi | 137 |
| 2. Lee's County Park Marina | — | 10 |
| 3. Berkshire Valley Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Arlington
About 6 of every 100 Mount Arlington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Mount Arlington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Mount Arlington is a borough in western Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,909, an increase of 859 (+17.0%) from the 2010 census count of 5,050, which in turn reflected an increase of 387 (+8.3%) from the 4,663 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is located on the southeast shore of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's largest lake and a major recreational resource. Mount Arlington is home to the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club.
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6 towns share a border with Mount Arlington.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Jefferson Township (A) comes closest. Hopatcong next door grades lower for schools (D to Mount Arlington’s B+) and higher for cost of living (C− to D−).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arlington | #95 | A | D− | A+ | B+ | A |
| Roxbury Township | #157 | A− | D | A− | B− | A |
| Landing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hopatcong | #222 | B+ | C− | A | D | A |
| Ledgewood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Hopatcong | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | #121 | A | D | A+ | B− | A |
Landing, Ledgewood and Lake Hopatcong aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Arlington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Arlington grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #95 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A+ for safety and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $423,000, 26% below the New Jersey typical home. 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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