Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Oldmans Township’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for health; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Only 22 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on incomes. Oldmans Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Oldmans Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,432 in 1890, a peak of 2,913 in 1960, 1,910 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oldmans Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw20 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
15 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oldmans 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 Oldmans Township.
Oldmans Township beats the New Jersey average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Oldmans Township, above New Jersey’s towns (16%) but below U.S. towns (23%). 39% of Oldmans Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Oldmans Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oldmans Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.5% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Oldmans Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldmans Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 308 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Oldmans Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Oldmans Township’s July high is 87°F, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 86°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Oldmans Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Oldmans Township has added 658 jobs, to 1,393 in 2023. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Oldmans Township.
| Oldmans Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 18% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Oldmans Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Oldmans Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 11% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oldmans Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Oldmans Township
About 4 of every 100 Oldmans Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US
Oldmans Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,910, an increase of 137 (+7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,773, which in turn reflected a decline of 25 (−1.4%) from the 1,798 counted in the 2000 census. Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township). The township's name is a corruption of "Alderman's". It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.
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6 towns share a border with Oldmans Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldmans Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Logan Township | #269 | B− | C− | C+ | B | A− |
| Woolwich Township | #150 | A− | D | A | B | A− |
| Pedricktown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carneys Point Township | #404 | C− | C | B | C− | C− |
| Pilesgrove Township | #158 | A− | C+ | — | B− | A |
Oldmans Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oldmans Township and Pilesgrove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Pedricktown and Auburn aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oldmans Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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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