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Ogdensburg’s best subject grades are an A− for health and civic life and an A for the outdoors; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Of the 381 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Ogdensburg. Ogdensburg’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 24% of the land in Ogdensburg is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Ogdensburg has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Sterling Hill Mine and Backwards Tunnel. Ogdensburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Ogdensburg beats most towns.
Where Ogdensburg’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 Ogdensburg is from typical.
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Census counts: 939 in 1920, 2,258 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1871 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ogdensburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw39 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw40 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw39 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearMadison 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 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ogdensburg, 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 Ogdensburg.
Ogdensburg beats the New Jersey average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Ogdensburg.
| Ogdensburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ogdensburg | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.4% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 19.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Ogdensburg Borough School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg Borough SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 280 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Ogdensburg for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Ogdensburg has added 57 jobs, to 225 in 2023. The median household income in Ogdensburg is $106,000.
| Ogdensburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area, at 134 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area | — | 134 |
| 2. Hamburg Mountain Wildlife Management Area | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Ogdensburg home is worth about $432,000, up 4.2% in a year, 25% below the New Jersey typical home. 90% of Ogdensburg households own their home.
| Ogdensburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,445 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Ogdensburg’s July high is 83°F. Ogdensburg has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1983, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ogdensburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ogdensburg's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. No violent crimes were reported in 2024.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. Ogdensburg has grown 2.7% since 2020, to 2,319 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Ogdensburg | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Ogdensburg | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.5% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
2 within 15 miles of the center of Ogdensburg
About 4 of every 100 Ogdensburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 places in Ogdensburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Ogdensburg is a borough in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,258, a decrease of 152 (−6.3%) from the 2010 census count of 2,410, which in turn reflected a decline of 228 (−8.6%) from the 2,638 counted in the 2000 census. The borough was formed based on an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1914, from part of Sparta Township, subject to the results of a referendum held on March 31, 1914. Ogdensburg is named after its first settler, Robert Ogden. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Ogdensburg as its 27th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
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3 towns share a border with Ogdensburg.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg | — | — | C | — | B− | A− |
| Sparta Township | #83 | A | D | A | B+ | A+ |
| Franklin | #260 | B | C | A | C+ | B |
| Hardyston Township | #205 | B+ | D | A | B− | A− |
Ogdensburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Ogdensburg reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Ogdensburg with a neighbor →
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That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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