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A town of 47,454, settled in 1778.
For most people who can afford it, yes. South Brunswick Township grades A overall, 125th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. It has 27 miles of trail. Residents are healthier than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $151K. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $583K for a typical one and 5.9 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in South Brunswick Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. South Brunswick Township has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them King's Highway Historic District and Princeton Nurseries Historic District. South Brunswick Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 77% of U.S. towns.
Where South Brunswick Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,817 in 1790, a low of 1,817 in 1790, 47,043 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1802 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far South Brunswick Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Brunswick Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw35 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & Museum
Big draw18 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a yearMadison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Brunswick 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 South Brunswick Township.
South Brunswick Township has less no health insurance than most of New Jersey, has an unusually large share working from home and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.8% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide. Against the 2,683 U.S. towns with household incomes like South Brunswick Township’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
12% of South Brunswick Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. South Brunswick Township beats the New Jersey average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 25% of South Brunswick Township adults have obesity.
| South Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | South Brunswick Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the South Brunswick School District. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads North Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 935 | A− |
| South Brunswick High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,666 | A− |
| Monmouth Junction Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 301 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Davidson's Mill Pond Park, at 239 acres with 3.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Davidson's Mill Pond Park | 3.6 mi | 239 |
| 2. Mapleton Preserve | 2.4 mi | 67 |
| 3. Heathcote Meadows Preserve | 1.3 mi | 88 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 12.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 52% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 449 to 353 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 42 flood insurance claims have been paid out in South Brunswick Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Brunswick Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 23° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
28.1% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave South Brunswick Township for work: only 10% work in town. 28% of workers work from home in South Brunswick Township. Jobs based in South Brunswick Township grew to 30,427 in 2023, 6,973 more than in 2013.
| South Brunswick Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $151,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8 within 15 miles of the center of South Brunswick Township
About 6 of every 100 South Brunswick Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
4 places in South Brunswick Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
South Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region and is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 47,043, its highest ever decennial census count and an increase of 3,626 (+8.4%) from the 2010 census count of 43,417, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,683 (+15.1%) from the 37,734 counted in the 2000 census. South Brunswick was first mentioned in minutes of the Board of Chosen Freeholders on February 28, 1778, as being formed from the township of New Brunswick. It was formally incorporated…
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10 towns share a border with South Brunswick Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Brunswick Township | #125 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| North Brunswick Township | #311 | B− | D | B− | C+ | B+ |
| East Brunswick Township | #163 | A− | D | B− | A− | A |
| Plainsboro Township | #103 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Franklin Township | #246 | B | D | B+ | C | A |
| Deans | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Princeton Meadows | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cranbury Township | #25 | A+ | C | A− | A+ | A |
Plainsboro Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Deans and Princeton Meadows aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Brunswick Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. South Brunswick Township grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #125 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, B+ 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.
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