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Stow Creek Township’s best subject grades are an A− for the outdoors and a B+ for history; its weakest is a D for health. Only 6 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on health. The typical home is worth about $274K, 4.1 years of the Vineland metro’s $67K median household income. 33% of the land in Stow Creek Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Stow Creek Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Gum Tree Corner Wildlife Management Area, at 1,058 acres. Stow Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stow Creek Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Stow Creek Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.9% | 7% |
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1858.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Stow Creek Township is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Stow Creek Township, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Stow Creek Township.
29% of Stow Creek Township adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the New Jersey town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Stow Creek Township. Stow Creek Township beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23.
| Stow Creek Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 15% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 22% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Stow Creek Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Stow Creek Township School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stow Creek Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 127 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
1.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Stow Creek Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stow Creek Township Park | 1.2 mi | 112 |
| 2. Gum Tree Corner Wildlife Management Area | — | 1,058 |
| 3. Stow Creek State Park | — | 705 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Stow Creek Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Stow Creek Township has lost 26 jobs, to 117 in 2023. The average trip to work in Stow Creek Township is 31 minutes.
| Stow Creek Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9.5% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stow Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stow Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 26° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Stow Creek Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Stow Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Stow Creek Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area for statistical purposes. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,312, a decrease of 119 (−8.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,431, which in turn reflected an increase of two people (+0.1%) from the 1,429 counted in the 2000 census. It is a dry township, where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.
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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.