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For most people who can afford it, yes. Pequannock Township grades A overall, 92nd of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $121K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $553K, 5.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Pequannock Township’s median rent is $2,753 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Pequannock Township is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. Only 20 of New Jersey’s 527 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Pequannock Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,853 in 1810, a low of 1,534 in 1870, 15,571 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1867 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Pequannock Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A for health (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pequannock Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw22 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw22 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumUnited States Military AcademyMadison 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 · United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pequannock 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 Pequannock Township.
Pequannock Township has seen reported crime fall by a third or more and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 11 miles. The biggest place to walk is Mountainside Park, 345 acres with 5.8 miles of trail. Pequannock Township’s trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Pequannock Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 17% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mountainside Park | 5.8 mi | 345 |
| 2. Pequannock Valley Park | 0.3 mi | 15 |
| 3. Greenview Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A− for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $553K.
Of its 8 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Pequannock Township School District. 4 public schools serve Pequannock Township, with 1,442 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pequannock Valley SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 476 | A− |
| Pequannock Township High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 655 | B+ |
| Stephen J. Gerace SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 334 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 68% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
9.5% of Pequannock Township adults have diabetes. Against the New Jersey average, Pequannock Township comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. In Pequannock Township, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Pequannock Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pequannock Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.4% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 118 to 67 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
For Pequannock Township, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 4 per 1,000 residents. The violent offense rate here is 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Pequannock Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2,037 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 334 properties have flooded more than once.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Pequannock Township after 12 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 78% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 2,037 claims in the town since 1978.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 8% of Pequannock Township’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 5,602 jobs in 2023, up 779 from 2013. The share of workers in Pequannock Township who do their job from home: 19%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| Pequannock Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $121,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
17 within 15 miles of the center of Pequannock Township
About 5 of every 100 Pequannock Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Pequannock Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Pequannock Township.
Township in Morris County, New Jersey, US
Pequannock Township (pronounced pa-QUAN-nick) is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,571, an increase of 31 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 15,540, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,652 (+11.9%) from the 13,888 counted in the 2000 census. The primary community in the township is the census-designated place of Pompton Plains. The name "Pequannock", as used in the name of the township and of the Pequannock River, is thought to have been derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American word Paquettahhnuake, meaning "cleared land ready or being readied for cultivation". The name "Pompton" h…
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6 towns share a border with Pequannock Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pequannock Township | #92 | A | D− | A | A− | A |
| Pompton Plains | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | #214 | B+ | D− | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Pompton Lakes | #129 | A | C− | A | B+ | A |
| Riverdale | #265 | B− | D | C | B+ | A |
| Lincoln Park | #119 | A | D | A | A− | A |
| Kinnelon | #48 | A | D− | A+ | A | A+ |
Pompton Plains isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pequannock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pequannock Township grades A overall, better than 89% of U.S. towns and #92 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A for safety and A− 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Derek Jeter and Danielle Rose Russell.
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