Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Pilesgrove Township's standout: the median household earns $158K. Overall it grades A−, ranked 158th of 466 in New Jersey. It is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. 37% of the land in Pilesgrove Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On cost of living, just 29 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Pilesgrove Township has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Seven Stars Tavern and Zaccheus Dunn House.
Where Pilesgrove Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,756 in 1810, a low of 1,606 in 1910, 4,183 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1890 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 Pilesgrove Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pilesgrove Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw22 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw34 mi Park & preservePine BarrensUSS 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 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pilesgrove 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 Pilesgrove Township.
Pilesgrove Township pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New Jersey norm, keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Its 8,323 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 92% of New Jersey towns.
The biggest park or preserve is Salem River Wildlife Management Area, at 612 acres. Parks and preserves in Pilesgrove Township: 4, covering 892 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salem River Wildlife Management Area | — | 612 |
| 2. Featherbed Lane Wildlife Management Area | — | 188 |
| 3. Marlton Park | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Pilesgrove Township’s public school: 113 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Roper Early Childhood Learning CenterLargest public school before high schoolGrades PK | Grades PK | 113 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 52% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 2,277 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pilesgrove Township’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
39% of Pilesgrove Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Against the New Jersey average, Pilesgrove Township comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Pilesgrove Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Pilesgrove Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household earns $158,281, against $103,556 across New Jersey, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pilesgrove Township, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). This New Jersey town is growing: up 2.2% since 2020, to 4,280 residents (2025 estimate).
| Pilesgrove Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.3 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Pilesgrove Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.9% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.2% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
Pilesgrove Township grades A− overall with a typical home of about $446K, below the New Jersey typical value; only 24 of the 132 New Jersey towns graded A− or better can say that.
In Pilesgrove Township, the median rent is $1,450 a month. Typical home values rose 3.5% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Pilesgrove Township who own their home: 86%.
| Pilesgrove Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,450 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Pilesgrove Township’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Pilesgrove Township. Only 6% of working residents stay in Pilesgrove Township for work; the rest commute out. In Pilesgrove Township, the mean commuting time is 26 minutes.
| Pilesgrove Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $158,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The national flood insurance program has paid 2 claims locally since 1999. 52% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 10%. Pilesgrove Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 38 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Pilesgrove Township
About 2 of every 100 Pilesgrove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
3 places in Pilesgrove Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US
Pilesgrove 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 4,183, an increase of 167 (+4.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,016, which in turn reflected an increase of 93 (+2.4%) from the 3,923 counted in the 2000 census. Pile's Grove was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships that were established on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769, to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882, to create Woodsto…
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8 towns share a border with Pilesgrove Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilesgrove Township | #158 | A− | C+ | — | B− | A |
| South Harrison Township | #134 | A− | D | A+ | B− | A |
| Woolwich Township | #150 | A− | D | A | B | A− |
| Mannington Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | C+ |
| Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrisonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oldmans Township | — | — | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Carneys Point Township | #404 | C− | C | B | C− | C− |
Mannington Township and Oldmans Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pilesgrove Township, Mannington Township and Oldmans Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Auburn and Harrisonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pilesgrove Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Pilesgrove Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #158 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health and B− for schools.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($91,289 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Nathan T. Stratton and Nathan Dunn.
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