Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sayreville’s strongest is walkability: it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. It also does well on health (A−): CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. The weak point is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $526K, 5.3 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns. That places it 273rd of 466 in New Jersey. Its trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both New Jersey’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Sayreville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Sayre and Fisher Reading Room is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Sayreville beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Sayreville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10% | 11.3% |
Where Sayreville’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 Sayreville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,930 in 1880, 45,345 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sayreville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw29 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw29 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sayreville, 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 Sayreville.
Sayreville has home values lagging New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve, at 305 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Across 14 parks and preserves: 22 miles of trail.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.9% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John F. Kennedy Park | 2.3 mi | 66 |
| 2. Julian L. Capik Nature Preserve | 1.7 mi | 305 |
| 3. War Memorial Park | 0.9 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The public schools here belong to the Sayreville School District. Below: Two of its 11 schools, each with why it was picked. 5 public schools serve Sayreville, with 2,669 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sayreville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,294 | B− |
| Sayreville War Memorial High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,764 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 65% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Among adults in Sayreville, 32% have obesity. Nearly two in five adults in Sayreville sleep under 7 hours; 34% feel lonely.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Sayreville | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Commuting out is the norm in Sayreville: 8% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Sayreville has added 1,190 jobs, to 10,061 in 2023. The town’s median household income stands at $100,000. For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 12% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
324 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 54 properties have flooded more than once.
64% of Sayreville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 9%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 324 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Sayreville's reported crime rate is below New Jersey's. 68 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
New Jersey has 44% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 37%. Age groups here sit within 4 points of the New Jersey average. Sayreville: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Since 2020, Sayreville has grown 3.1%, to 46,787 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.9 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.2, men 39.7.
| Sayreville | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.9% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At about $526K, home values are up 18% in five years, against a rise of 35% across New Jersey.
Homes in Sayreville are typically worth about $526,000, up 2.9% in a year, 8% below the New Jersey typical home. The share of households in Sayreville who live in a home they own: 63%. The median rent for Sayreville comes to $1,711 a month.
| Sayreville | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,711 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
11 within 15 miles of the center of Sayreville
About 6 of every 100 Sayreville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
7 notable people were born in Sayreville.
Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Sayreville is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the Raritan River, and also located on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 45,345, an increase of 2,641 (+6.2%) from the 2010 census count of 42,704, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,327 (+5.8%) from the 40,377 counted in the 2000 census. Sayreville was originally incorporated as a township on April 6, 1876, from portions of South Amboy Township. On April 2, 1919, the borough was reincorporated as the Borough of Sayreville and ratified …
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10 towns share a border with Sayreville.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayreville | #273 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| South River | #330 | C+ | D | A | D | B |
| East Brunswick Township | #163 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| Old Bridge Township | #237 | B | D | — | B | A− |
| Edison Township | #210 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| South Amboy | #335 | C+ | D | B− | D | B+ |
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Laurence Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sayreville, Old Bridge Township and Woodbridge Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Laurence Harbor isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sayreville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sayreville grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #273 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health and B− 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.
7 notable people were born here, including Kene Eze and Kevin Mulvey.
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