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For most people who can afford it, yes. South Harrison Township grades A− overall, 134th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. It is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $140K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $494K, 5.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. South Harrison Township’s typical rent is $2,818 a month, where New Jersey’s towns sit at $1,778 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 44 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on hazard risk. The biggest park or preserve is Stewart Memorial Park, at 29 acres.
Where South Harrison Township beats most towns.
Where South Harrison Township’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 South Harrison Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for safety (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 13%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 971 in 1890, a low of 583 in 1920, 3,395 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1890 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Harrison Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw19 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw27 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 South Harrison 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 Harrison Township.
South Harrison Township carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), reports less crime than Woolwich Township or any other graded neighbor and keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey.
That grade tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Woolwich Township (A) comes closest. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
In South Harrison Township, the property crime rate is 2 per 1,000 residents. No violent crime was reported in the town.
| South Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the South Harrison Township School District. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 345 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Harrison Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 345 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 57% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.7% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
Against the New Jersey average, South Harrison Township comes out ahead on 12 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. South Harrison Township: 30% of adults have obesity. In South Harrison Township, 13% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| South Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | South Harrison Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.5% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its 3,936 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 93% of New Jersey towns.
There are 0.3 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stewart Memorial Park | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 92% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $314 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in South Harrison Township, 48% come from inland flooding and 10% from drought. Its natural-hazard score from FEMA is 16 of 100. It has had one paid flood insurance claim since 1980.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 506 in 2013 to 658. 28.8% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Commuting out is the norm in South Harrison Township: 3% of working residents work locally. The town had 658 jobs in 2023, up 152 from 2013. Its mean commuting time is 34 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| South Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $140,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For residents in South Harrison Township, the share who are under 18 is 25%. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s median age comes in at 46.8 years. 3,479 people lived in South Harrison Township by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.7% more than in 2020.
| South Harrison Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.8 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 45% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| South Harrison Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.4% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5 within 15 miles of the center of South Harrison Township
About 3 of every 100 South Harrison Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
South Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,395, an increase of 233 (+7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,162, which in turn reflected an increase of 745 (+30.8%) from the 2,417 counted in the 2000 census. South Harrison was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1883, from portions of Harrison Township. Elk Township was formed from portions of South Harrison Township on April 17, 1891. It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.
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6 towns share a border with South Harrison Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Harrison Township | #134 | A− | D | A+ | B− | A |
| Pilesgrove Township | #158 | A− | C+ | — | B− | A |
| Harrisonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Pittsgrove Township | #215 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Woolwich Township | #150 | A− | D | A | B | A− |
| Harrison Township | #16 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | A |
| Elk Township | #194 | B+ | B− | A− | C | A− |
Pilesgrove Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Harrisonville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Harrison Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. South Harrison Township grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #134 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, A+ for safety 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.
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