Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nutley Township grades A− overall, 149th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It is among the most walkable places in the country. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 95% of the country and the median household earns $120K. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $651K for a typical one and 6.6 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Nutley Township’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Nutley Township is home to Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine.
Where Nutley Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Nutley Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 8%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,617 in 1880, 30,143 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1751 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nutley Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw10 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw10 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw11 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Madison 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 · 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 Nutley 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 Nutley Township.
Nutley Township reports less crime than Lyndhurst Township or any other graded neighbor and has better schools than Bloomfield Township or any other neighbor, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
26% of adults have high blood pressure in Nutley Township, against 32% in New Jersey’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 23% of Nutley Township adults have obesity. Nutley Township beats the New Jersey average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Nutley Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Nutley Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Bloomfield Township (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Nutley Public School District. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Walker Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 637 | B+ |
| Nutley High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,222 | B+ |
| Spring Garden SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 606 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Yantacaw Park | 0.7 mi | 18 |
| 2. Booth Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Monsignor Owens Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Lyndhurst Township (B+) comes closest. At 9.6 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 64% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Nutley Township for work: only 8% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in Nutley Township. Since 2013, Nutley Township has added 375 jobs, to 6,836 in 2023.
| Nutley Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $120,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
251 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 26 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 251 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Nutley Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Nutley Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median rent in Nutley Township is $1,767 a month. The typical Nutley Township home is worth about $651,000, up 2.8% in a year, 13% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Nutley Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,767 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 53% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Nutley Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 67% are men (NJ 51%). Median age: women 42.4, men 39.1.
| Nutley Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.8% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.8% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
100 within 15 miles of the center of Nutley Township
About 7 of every 100 Nutley Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Nutley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Nutley Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Nutley Township.
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, US
Nutley is a township in Essex County of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 30,143, an increase of 1,773 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 28,370, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,008 (+3.7%) from the 27,362 counted in the 2000 census. What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1874, from portions of Belleville Township. Nutley was incorporated as a town on March 5, 1902, replacing Franklin Township. In 1981, the town was one of seven Essex County municipalities to pass a referendum to become a township, joining four municipalities that ha…
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5 towns share a border with Nutley Township.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Lyndhurst Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutley Township | #149 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Bloomfield Township | #259 | B | D | B− | B− | A |
| Lyndhurst Township | #236 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Brookdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton | #341 | C+ | D | — | C− | B+ |
| Belleville Township | #371 | C | D | C | C | A− |
Clifton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Brookdale isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nutley Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Nutley Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #149 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
20 notable people were born here, including Robert Blake and Nick Zano.
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