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Homes are expensive, about $564K for a typical one and 6.2 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Overall it grades C, ranked 351st of 466 in New Jersey. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 61% of the state's. Only 2 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on history.
Where North Hanover Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far North Hanover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 696 in 1910, 7,963 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw31 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw29 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Hanover 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 North Hanover Township.
North Hanover Township has commutes shorter than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also has many renters stretched by housing costs.
The average commute for its 2,792 working residents takes 24.4 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave North Hanover Township for work: only 5% work in town. North Hanover Township’s average trip to work is 24 minutes, below New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in North Hanover Township grew to 1,017 in 2023, 113 more than in 2013.
| North Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 16% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the North Hanover Township School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endeavour Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 791 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
North Hanover Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in North Hanover Township since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Hanover Township’s property crime rate is 1.2 per 1,000 residents, against 7.5 in New Jersey’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. North Hanover Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| North Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 83% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. All 5 graded neighbors score healthier than its B, from New Hanover Township (B+) to Chesterfield Township (A+).
North Hanover Township beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in North Hanover Township.
| North Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | North Hanover Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15% | 9.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 14% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
67.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.6% across New Jersey.
North Hanover Township’s median rent is $2,294 a month. The typical North Hanover Township home is worth about $564,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home. 45% of North Hanover Township households own their home.
| North Hanover Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 45% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,294 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Hanover Township
About 8 of every 100 North Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
North Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,963, an increase of 285 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,678, which in turn reflected an increase of 331 (+4.5%) from the 7,347 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. North Hanover Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1905, from portions of New Hanover Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 4, 1918, to form Wrightstown.
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9 towns share a border with North Hanover Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Hamilton Township (C) is closest. Hamilton Township next door grades lower for schools (C to North Hanover Township’s B) and higher for cost of living (C− to D−).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hanover Township | #351 | C | D− | — | B | B |
| New Hanover Township | — | — | D− | — | — | B+ |
| Cookstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McGuire AFB | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
| Chesterfield Township | #36 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| Upper Freehold Township | #159 | A− | C | — | B | A |
| Springfield Township | #301 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
North Hanover Township, New Hanover Township, Upper Freehold Township and Springfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. New Hanover Township, Cookstown and McGuire AFB aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Hanover Township grades C overall, better than 34% of U.S. towns and #351 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B 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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