#1Bordentown
Burlington County · 4,108 peopleHistory grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #154 of 466 in NJ
Bordentown, #1 on this list · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0New Jersey rankings · History
Most historic towns in New Jersey
Bordentown ranks first on history among New Jersey’s 468 towns of 2,500+; 146 of the 468 grade A− or better on history nationally.
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. How grades work
#1A+
#2Riverton
Burlington County · 2,842 peopleHistory grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #148 of 466 in NJ
#3Belvidere
Warren County · 2,551 peopleHistory grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B− · #276 of 466 in NJ
All 468 towns
History grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 13 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
468 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
6South Orange Village TownshipEssex County · 19,139 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #186 of 466
16Knowlton TownshipWarren County · 2,947 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #370 of 466
21Mount Holly TownshipBurlington County · 10,645 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #380 of 466
22Moorestown TownshipBurlington County · 22,262 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #118 of 466
23Highland ParkMiddlesex County · 15,259 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #248 of 466
24New BrunswickMiddlesex County · 57,133 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #458 of 466
27Alexandria TownshipHunterdon County · 4,811 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #331 of 466
29North PlainfieldSomerset County · 22,879 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #410 of 466
32East Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,952 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #168 of 466
33Bloomfield TownshipEssex County · 56,375 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #259 of 466
34Delaware TownshipHunterdon County · 4,597 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #13 of 466
39Morris TownshipMorris County · 23,730 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #200 of 466
45Blairstown TownshipWarren County · 5,815 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #249 of 466
46Readington TownshipHunterdon County · 16,406 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #132 of 466
48Alloway TownshipSalem County · 3,338 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #266 of 466
50Maurice River TownshipCumberland County · 4,780 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #462 of 466
52Upper Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 7,251 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #159 of 466
54Franklin TownshipWarren County · 3,049 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #271 of 466
55Franklin TownshipHunterdon County · 3,288 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 466
56Dennis TownshipCape May County · 6,100 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #356 of 466
57Gloucester CityCamden County · 11,643 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #391 of 466
59National ParkGloucester County · 3,088 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #348 of 466
61Ridgefield ParkBergen County · 13,372 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #274 of 466
66Middletown TownshipMonmouth County · 67,135 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #93 of 466
67Pennsville TownshipSalem County · 12,923 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #427 of 466
68Harmony TownshipWarren County · 2,542 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #408 of 466
69Roxbury TownshipMorris County · 23,427 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #157 of 466
71Haddon TownshipCamden County · 15,649 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #279 of 466
72Montclair TownshipEssex County · 44,633 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #126 of 466
75Mansfield TownshipWarren County · 7,996 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #327 of 466
76Springfield TownshipBurlington County · 3,315 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #301 of 466
77Tewksbury TownshipHunterdon County · 5,925 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #47 of 466
79Wyckoff TownshipBergen County · 17,224 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #74 of 466
80Burlington TownshipBurlington County · 24,893 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #300 of 466
81Kingwood TownshipHunterdon County · 3,864 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #232 of 466
82Upper TownshipCape May County · 12,355 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #252 of 466
84West Amwell TownshipHunterdon County · 3,037 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #213 of 466
88City of Orange TownshipEssex County · 35,642 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #442 of 466
89Lawrence TownshipMercer County · 34,165 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #228 of 466
92Fairfield TownshipCumberland County · 5,440 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #464 of 466
93Maplewood TownshipEssex County · 26,320 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #156 of 466
94Montague TownshipSussex County · 3,896 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #352 of 466
95Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 5,026 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #179 of 466
96Millburn TownshipEssex County · 22,874 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #113 of 466
97Bernards TownshipSomerset County · 28,594 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #17 of 466
100Denville TownshipMorris County · 17,424 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 466
102Pohatcong TownshipWarren County · 3,578 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #379 of 466
103Byram TownshipSussex County · 8,249 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #221 of 466
105Little SilverMonmouth County · 6,124 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #20 of 466
106Florence TownshipBurlington County · 13,385 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #239 of 466
108Wantage TownshipSussex County · 11,154 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #369 of 466
110Stillwater TownshipSussex County · 4,072 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #292 of 466
111Hillsborough TownshipSomerset County · 45,061 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #97 of 466
112Independence TownshipWarren County · 5,666 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 466
114Washington TownshipMorris County · 18,309 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #75 of 466
115MillvilleCumberland County · 28,098 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #454 of 466
116Neptune TownshipMonmouth County · 28,273 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #428 of 466
117Gloucester TownshipCamden County · 67,085 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #306 of 466
118Southampton TownshipBurlington County · 10,563 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #334 of 466
119Long BranchMonmouth County · 33,321 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #424 of 466
121Upper Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 3,545 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #215 of 466
122Delanco TownshipBurlington County · 5,010 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #361 of 466
123Verona TownshipEssex County · 15,107 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 466
124Hardyston TownshipSussex County · 8,541 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #205 of 466
125Commercial TownshipCumberland County · 4,767 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #466 of 466
128Mountain LakesMorris County · 4,649 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 466
130Belleville TownshipEssex County · 38,997 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #371 of 466
132BernardsvilleSomerset County · 7,966 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #41 of 466
134New Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 6,237 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
135Sparta TownshipSussex County · 20,431 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #83 of 466
136Hamilton TownshipAtlantic County · 28,845 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #419 of 466
138West Orange TownshipEssex County · 49,557 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #256 of 466
139Lower TownshipCape May County · 21,533 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #376 of 466
140Branchburg TownshipSomerset County · 15,511 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #138 of 466
141Pilesgrove TownshipSalem County · 4,280 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #158 of 466
142Pequannock TownshipMorris County · 15,750 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #92 of 466
143Mansfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,199 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #167 of 466
145Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 14,043 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #16 of 466
146Union TownshipUnion County · 63,675 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #290 of 466
150Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 3,251 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #461 of 466
151Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 104,802 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #277 of 466
153South RiverMiddlesex County · 16,262 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #330 of 466
156Piscataway TownshipMiddlesex County · 62,253 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #229 of 466
158Hanover TownshipMorris County · 15,105 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #169 of 466
159Middle TownshipCape May County · 19,990 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #405 of 466
162Scotch Plains TownshipUnion County · 25,437 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #72 of 466
164Atlantic CityAtlantic County · 38,787 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #465 of 466
165West Milford TownshipPassaic County · 25,216 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #164 of 466
167Hamilton TownshipMercer County · 94,157 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #346 of 466
168Little Falls TownshipPassaic County · 15,340 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #155 of 466
170Montgomery TownshipSomerset County · 24,039 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #117 of 466
172Nutley TownshipEssex County · 30,744 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #149 of 466
173Weehawken TownshipHudson County · 17,827 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #244 of 466
174Cranbury TownshipMiddlesex County · 4,240 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #25 of 466
175Pittsgrove TownshipSalem County · 9,039 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #381 of 466
176South AmboyMiddlesex County · 10,403 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #335 of 466
177Frankford TownshipSussex County · 5,368 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #319 of 466
178Bradley BeachMonmouth County · 4,163 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #285 of 466
181Maple Shade TownshipBurlington County · 20,556 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #412 of 466
183Riverside TownshipBurlington County · 8,231 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #386 of 466
184Harding TownshipMorris County · 3,949 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 466
185Vernon TownshipSussex County · 22,965 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #204 of 466
186Hopewell TownshipCumberland County · 4,517 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #411 of 466
188WestvilleGloucester County · 4,357 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #384 of 466
189High BridgeHunterdon County · 3,603 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #137 of 466
190Teaneck TownshipBergen County · 43,329 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #201 of 466
191Ewing TownshipMercer County · 39,030 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #397 of 466
192Margate CityAtlantic County · 5,194 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #139 of 466
193Springfield TownshipUnion County · 18,342 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #177 of 466
195Randolph TownshipMorris County · 26,878 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #101 of 466
196Greenwich TownshipWarren County · 5,726 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #286 of 466
203Hopewell TownshipMercer County · 18,763 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #100 of 466
204Edison TownshipMiddlesex County · 109,077 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #210 of 466
206Berkeley Heights TownshipUnion County · 15,140 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #38 of 466
209Union TownshipHunterdon County · 6,649 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #152 of 466
210Parsippany-Troy Hills TownshipMorris County · 56,633 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #114 of 466
211Montville TownshipMorris County · 24,469 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #112 of 466
212Holmdel TownshipMonmouth County · 17,535 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #66 of 466
213North Bergen TownshipHudson County · 61,483 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #375 of 466
214Freehold TownshipMonmouth County · 36,052 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #195 of 466
215Toms River TownshipOcean County · 100,899 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #317 of 466
218Evesham TownshipBurlington County · 49,525 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #217 of 466
219Clinton TownshipHunterdon County · 13,412 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 466
220Holland TownshipHunterdon County · 5,239 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #324 of 466
223Jefferson TownshipMorris County · 20,703 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #121 of 466
224Ventnor CityAtlantic County · 9,345 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #403 of 466
226Bridgewater TownshipSomerset County · 46,455 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #144 of 466
227Franklin TownshipSomerset County · 69,105 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #246 of 466
228Carneys Point TownshipSalem County · 8,766 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #404 of 466
229Lumberton TownshipBurlington County · 13,171 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #343 of 466
230Lyndhurst TownshipBergen County · 22,343 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #236 of 466
231Warren TownshipSomerset County · 17,753 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #29 of 466
233Colts Neck TownshipMonmouth County · 9,989 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #120 of 466
234Weymouth TownshipAtlantic County · 2,751 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #388 of 466
235Egg Harbor TownshipAtlantic County · 48,435 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #373 of 466
238Boonton TownshipMorris County · 4,432 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #73 of 466
240South Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 47,454 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #125 of 466
241Bedminster TownshipSomerset County · 8,285 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #76 of 466
242Egg Harbor CityAtlantic County · 4,426 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #418 of 466
245Woolwich TownshipGloucester County · 14,858 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #150 of 466
247Cranford TownshipUnion County · 24,725 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #55 of 466
248Long Hill TownshipMorris County · 8,684 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #187 of 466
250Wall TownshipMonmouth County · 26,753 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #198 of 466
253Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 32,600 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #322 of 466
254Chesterfield TownshipBurlington County · 9,046 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #36 of 466
255Tinton FallsMonmouth County · 19,539 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #219 of 466
260Pemberton TownshipBurlington County · 27,611 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #387 of 466
261Livingston TownshipEssex County · 32,223 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #39 of 466
262Galloway TownshipAtlantic County · 38,380 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #378 of 466
264Willingboro TownshipBurlington County · 32,824 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #426 of 466
266Bethlehem TownshipHunterdon County · 3,774 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #207 of 466
267Saddle Brook TownshipBergen County · 14,441 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #191 of 466
268Peapack and GladstoneSomerset County · 2,587 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #128 of 466
270Stafford TownshipOcean County · 30,958 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #241 of 466
272Manchester TownshipOcean County · 46,556 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #305 of 466
273Mullica TownshipAtlantic County · 5,853 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #280 of 466
275Waterford TownshipCamden County · 10,562 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #282 of 466
276GlassboroGloucester County · 24,483 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #337 of 466
277Washington TownshipBergen County · 9,392 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #82 of 466
281Mount ArlingtonMorris County · 5,985 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #95 of 466
282Millstone TownshipMonmouth County · 10,412 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #197 of 466
284North WildwoodCape May County · 3,518 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #417 of 466
285Edgewater Park TownshipBurlington County · 9,617 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #401 of 466
286Cherry Hill TownshipCamden County · 79,965 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #180 of 466
287Medford TownshipBurlington County · 25,612 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #115 of 466
289West New YorkHudson County · 53,192 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #432 of 466
293Pennsauken TownshipCamden County · 37,742 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #423 of 466
294Harrington ParkBergen County · 5,052 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 466
295East RutherfordBergen County · 10,566 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #287 of 466
297Fairfield TownshipEssex County · 8,346 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #216 of 466
298Allamuchy TownshipWarren County · 5,484 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #350 of 466
299Raritan TownshipHunterdon County · 25,281 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #71 of 466
302Chester TownshipMorris County · 7,795 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #62 of 466
303Upper Saddle RiverBergen County · 8,650 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #79 of 466
305Barnegat TownshipOcean County · 26,151 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #310 of 466
306Woodcliff LakeBergen County · 6,193 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #24 of 466
307North Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 45,097 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #311 of 466
309West Windsor TownshipMercer County · 32,839 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 466
310Mahwah TownshipBergen County · 25,678 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #116 of 466
311East Brunswick TownshipMiddlesex County · 50,678 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #163 of 466
312South Bound BrookSomerset County · 4,926 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #365 of 466
313Mount Laurel TownshipBurlington County · 47,738 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #258 of 466
314Lebanon TownshipHunterdon County · 6,229 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 466
315Rochelle Park TownshipBergen County · 5,972 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #267 of 466
317Hillside TownshipUnion County · 22,860 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #413 of 466
318Old Bridge TownshipMiddlesex County · 70,228 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #237 of 466
320Mine Hill TownshipMorris County · 4,160 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #172 of 466
321Shamong TownshipBurlington County · 6,659 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #302 of 466
322Point Pleasant BeachOcean County · 4,993 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #261 of 466
324Robbinsville TownshipMercer County · 15,958 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 466
325Fredon TownshipSussex County · 3,332 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #166 of 466
326VinelandCumberland County · 62,703 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #447 of 466
331East Greenwich TownshipGloucester County · 12,610 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #131 of 466
332Ocean TownshipMonmouth County · 28,088 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #315 of 466
334Medford LakesBurlington County · 4,403 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #122 of 466
338Green TownshipSussex County · 3,715 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #147 of 466
340Marlboro TownshipMonmouth County · 42,254 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #90 of 466
346Westampton TownshipBurlington County · 9,436 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #312 of 466
347Little FerryBergen County · 11,099 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #333 of 466
349Washington TownshipGloucester County · 49,840 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #227 of 466
352Irvington TownshipEssex County · 62,233 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #448 of 466
354Neptune CityMonmouth County · 4,591 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #429 of 466
355Bordentown TownshipBurlington County · 12,821 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #226 of 466
357Cedar Grove TownshipEssex County · 13,916 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 466
359Eastampton TownshipBurlington County · 6,603 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #328 of 466
T361Quinton TownshipSalem County · 2,675 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #402 of 466
364Mantua TownshipGloucester County · 15,582 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #181 of 466
365Hasbrouck HeightsBergen County · 12,211 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #63 of 466
366East Hanover TownshipMorris County · 11,457 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #190 of 466
367Prospect ParkPassaic County · 6,450 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #438 of 466
368Lawrence TownshipCumberland County · 3,167 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #446 of 466
369West Long BranchMonmouth County · 8,625 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #193 of 466
370Hazlet TownshipMonmouth County · 20,743 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #171 of 466
372Seaside HeightsOcean County · 2,549 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #459 of 466
373River Vale TownshipBergen County · 10,555 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 466
374Wildwood CrestCape May County · 3,000 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #347 of 466
375North ArlingtonBergen County · 16,601 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #223 of 466
378Rockaway TownshipMorris County · 27,728 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #162 of 466
379PleasantvilleAtlantic County · 20,853 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #455 of 466
380Cinnaminson TownshipBurlington County · 17,930 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #289 of 466
382Mount Olive TownshipMorris County · 29,503 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 466
383Franklin TownshipGloucester County · 16,666 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #353 of 466
386Berkeley TownshipOcean County · 45,550 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #354 of 466
389Green Brook TownshipSomerset County · 7,410 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #174 of 466
T391East Windsor TownshipMercer County · 30,562 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #254 of 466
T391Plumsted TownshipOcean County · 9,991 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #349 of 466
T391Winslow TownshipCamden County · 40,562 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #344 of 466
395Howell TownshipMonmouth County · 55,156 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #225 of 466
398West Deptford TownshipGloucester County · 22,681 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #270 of 466
399SayrevilleMiddlesex County · 46,787 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #273 of 466
400West Caldwell TownshipEssex County · 11,205 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #69 of 466
401Clark TownshipUnion County · 16,418 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #189 of 466
402Monroe TownshipGloucester County · 38,137 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #281 of 466
T407Cliffside ParkBergen County · 26,539 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #263 of 466
409Lakewood TownshipOcean County · 143,765 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #392 of 466
410Plainsboro TownshipMiddlesex County · 24,349 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #103 of 466
412Elk TownshipGloucester County · 4,520 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #194 of 466
415Palisades ParkBergen County · 20,317 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #275 of 466
417Hainesport TownshipBurlington County · 6,197 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #182 of 466
419Manalapan TownshipMonmouth County · 40,987 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 466
420Voorhees TownshipCamden County · 31,571 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #175 of 466
421Buena Vista TownshipAtlantic County · 7,175 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #415 of 466
422Brick TownshipOcean County · 77,402 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #308 of 466
423Wayne TownshipPassaic County · 54,819 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #214 of 466
T424Lopatcong TownshipWarren County · 9,537 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #257 of 466
T424South Harrison TownshipGloucester County · 3,479 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 466
426Upper Deerfield TownshipCumberland County · 8,111 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #443 of 466
428Franklin LakesBergen County · 11,180 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #21 of 466
430Aberdeen TownshipMonmouth County · 19,535 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #218 of 466
433Englewood CliffsBergen County · 5,384 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #53 of 466
434Pompton LakesPassaic County · 11,246 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #129 of 466
435Monroe TownshipMiddlesex County · 49,830 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #106 of 466
438North HaledonPassaic County · 9,089 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #240 of 466
439Woodbury HeightsGloucester County · 3,162 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #130 of 466
441Monmouth BeachMonmouth County · 3,226 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 466
T443Liberty TownshipWarren County · 2,701 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #283 of 466
T443White TownshipWarren County · 4,706 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #314 of 466
446South Hackensack TownshipBergen County · 2,755 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #377 of 466
447Hampton TownshipSussex County · 4,989 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #309 of 466
449South PlainfieldMiddlesex County · 24,891 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #268 of 466
450Logan TownshipGloucester County · 6,126 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #269 of 466
451Long Beach TownshipOcean County · 3,148 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #336 of 466
452Jackson TownshipOcean County · 61,281 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #231 of 466
453Woodland ParkPassaic County · 13,623 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #264 of 466
454Tabernacle TownshipBurlington County · 7,014 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #299 of 466
456Berlin TownshipCamden County · 6,060 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #366 of 466
457Lacey TownshipOcean County · 30,297 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #295 of 466
458Delran TownshipBurlington County · 18,909 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #296 of 466
459Andover TownshipSussex County · 5,721 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #107 of 466
463Spring Lake HeightsMonmouth County · 4,868 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #56 of 466
466North Hanover TownshipBurlington County · 8,189 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #351 of 466
467Little Egg Harbor TownshipOcean County · 21,801 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #339 of 466
468South Toms RiverOcean County · 3,895 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #326 of 466
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What is the most historic town in New Jersey?
Bordentown (Burlington County) ranks first on history among 468 towns, with an A+; Riverton and Belvidere follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The History grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): the town’s founding era, homes built before 1940 (Census ACS) and its National Register places. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a history grade (468 in New Jersey). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the New Jersey page.
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