Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Stillwater Township's standout: it has 16 miles of trail and 41% conserved land. Overall it grades B−, 292nd among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 41% of the land in Stillwater Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 12 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on walkability. Stillwater Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Harmony Hill United Methodist Church.
Where Stillwater Township beats most towns.
Harmony Hill United Methodist Church41.3% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Stillwater Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,381 in 1830, a low of 671 in 1920, 4,004 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stillwater Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
32 mi GardenDrew University
5 mi National park siteMiddle Delaware National Scenic River4.1M visitors a year
20 mi MountainHigh Point
30 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
20 mi Ski areaMountain Creek44 runs · 1,001 ft verticalLake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Drew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Middle Delaware National Scenic River: Mike Serfas, Public domain · High Point: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountain Creek: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stillwater 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 Stillwater Township.
Stillwater Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey, has better schools than Hampton Township or any other neighbor and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Its 7,416 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 95% of New Jersey towns.
16 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Swartswood State Park, 536 acres with 6.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Swartswood State Park | 6.1 mi | 536 |
| 2. Blair Creek Preserve | 2.6 mi | 372 |
| 3. Arctic Meadows Preserve | — | 29 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B is the best School Grade on its borders; Hampton Township (B−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Stillwater Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 296 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 59% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 5,287 U.S. towns with household incomes like Stillwater Township’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Stillwater Township, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 28% of adults have obesity in Stillwater Township. Stillwater Township beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Stillwater Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stillwater Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stillwater Township has 387 jobs for its 1,957 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 573 in 2013 to 387.
Most working residents leave Stillwater Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Stillwater Township is 36 minutes. Since 2013, Stillwater Township has lost 186 jobs, to 387 in 2023.
| Stillwater Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stillwater Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Stillwater Township’s July high is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stillwater Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stillwater Township
About 7 of every 100 Stillwater Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Stillwater Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Stillwater Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
Stillwater Township is a township located in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in the Kittatinny Valley, Stillwater is a rural farming community with a long history of dairy farming. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,004, a decrease of 95 (−2.3%) from the 2010 census count of 4,099, which in turn reflected a decrease of 168 (−3.9%) from the 4,267 counted in the 2000 census. Stillwater was settled in the eighteenth century by Palatine German immigrants who entered through the port of Philadelphia. In 1741, Casper Shafer, John George Wintermute (Windemuth), and their father-in-law Johan Peter Bernhardt settled along the Paulins Kill. F…
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5 towns share a border with Stillwater Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Township | #292 | B− | C | — | B | A− |
| Hampton Township | #309 | B− | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Fredon Township | #166 | A− | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Walpack Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hardwick Township | — | — | D | — | C | A− |
| Frelinghuysen Township | — | — | D | — | C+ | A |
Hardwick Township and Frelinghuysen Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stillwater Township, Hampton Township, Fredon Township, Hardwick Township and Frelinghuysen Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Walpack Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Stillwater Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Stillwater Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #292 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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