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Vineland earns a D−, ranked 447th of 466 in New Jersey, mostly because of schools and safety. Its schools rank behind 89% of the state's. It reports more crime per resident than 86% of U.S. towns, including 251 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. 39% of working residents work locally in Vineland, against 6.3% in New Jersey’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 27 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on incomes. The biggest park or preserve is Peaslee Wildlife Management Area, at 4,241 acres.
Where Vineland beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Vineland is from typical.
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Census counts: 7,077 in 1870, 60,780 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vineland, 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 Vineland.
Vineland carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and has commutes shorter than most of New Jersey, but it reports violent crime at about twice the New Jersey rate.
Its public schools are run by the Vineland Public School District. Three of its 25 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 695 | D |
| Vineland Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,736 | C− |
| Edward Johnstone Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 355 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Violent crime runs at 4 per 1,000 residents, about twice the New Jersey rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D. Reported crimes fell from 1,860 to 1,647 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Vineland is 22.4 per 1,000 residents. Vineland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less. The violent crime rate in Vineland is 4 per 1,000 residents.
| Vineland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Vineland home is worth about $308,000, up 2% in a year, 46% below the New Jersey typical home. Vineland’s median rent is $1,233 a month.
| Vineland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 52% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,233 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $243 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1978, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vineland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vineland beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Vineland.
| Vineland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 22% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 11% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Vineland | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 18.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.1% | 14.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.5% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willow Oak Natural Area | 1 mi | 69 |
| 2. Peaslee Wildlife Management Area | 0.8 mi | 4,241 |
| 3. Union Lake Wildlife Management Area | 0.4 mi | 344 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Vineland has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 24,964 working residents takes 23.7 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
About one in 3 of Vineland’s working residents works in town. 15% of Vineland residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Vineland has added 4,171 jobs, to 31,095 in 2023.
| Vineland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.4% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Vineland
About 4 of every 100 Vineland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
3 places in Vineland on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Vineland.
City in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Vineland is a city and the most populous municipality in Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes. The Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan area and the city of Vineland are also included as part of larger Philadelphia metropolitan area, also known as the Delaware Valley. The MSA had a population of 156,898 as of the 2010 census. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 60,780, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 56 (+0.1%) from the 60,724 recorded at t…
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4 towns share a border with Vineland.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vineland | #447 | D− | D | D | D | C |
| Pittsgrove Township | #381 | C− | C | — | C | B |
| Maurice River Township | #462 | D− | C− | — | D | C+ |
| Deerfield Township | #461 | D− | D | — | D | D |
| Millville | #454 | D− | D | D | D | C− |
Pittsgrove Township, Maurice River Township and Deerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Vineland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Vineland grades D− overall, better than 2% of U.S. towns and #447 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades C for health, D for safety and D 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.
20 notable people were born here, including Isiah Pacheco and Joe Pyfer.
