TowacoNJ
The town was settled in 1905 and has 5,612 residents today.
Is Towaco a good place to live?
73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Towaco, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 9 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Towaco. The biggest park or preserve is Great Piece Meadows Preserve, at 202 acres. We don’t grade Towaco yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Towaco for work
Where Towaco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 532 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Towaco. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw22 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw22 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw22 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumPhoto credits
Madison 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 · 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 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Towaco: who provides what
Towaco is unincorporated, so Morris County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Towaco.
Most of Towaco’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Towaco for work: only 2% work in town. This New Jersey town had 1,149 jobs in 2023, up 295 from 2013. Also worth knowing: the median household income for Towaco comes to $206,000. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Towaco | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $206,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Towaco is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Towaco is higher. Since 1983, Towaco has seen 10 flood insurance claims paid out. 83% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22.1% of Towaco is conserved land
2.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Towaco’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Camp Dawson | 1.1 mi | 91 |
| 2. Camp Dawson Park | 0.8 mi | 24 |
| 3. Great Piece Meadows Preserve | — | 202 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Towaco
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 28 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, fewer of Towaco’s adults have obesity
In Towaco, 8% of adults have diabetes. Against the New Jersey average, Towaco comes out ahead on 22 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Just over one in ten adults in Towaco report frequent mental distress; 9.1% report frequent physical distress.
| Towaco | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 12% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Towaco | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Towaco sell for about $787K
Homes sold in Towaco spent a median 23 days on the market. The share of households in Towaco who live in a home they own: 93%. 57% of the homes sold in Towaco went for more than their asking price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Towaco
Colleges nearby
19 within 15 miles of the center of Towaco
About 4 of every 100 Towaco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Towaco’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Towaco.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towaco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montville Township | #112 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Fairfield Township | #216 | B+ | D− | B− | A− | A+ |
| Lincoln Park | #119 | A | D | A | A− | A |
| Kinnelon | #48 | A | D− | A+ | A | A+ |
Montville Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Towaco isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Towaco with a neighbor →
Questions about Towaco
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Towaco, NJ a good place to live?
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