Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Washington grades B− overall, ranked 304th of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 82% of U.S. towns and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 85% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $263K, 3.1 years of the Allentown metro’s $85K median household income. Washington’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both New Jersey’s towns (30 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On the outdoors, just 50 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Washington Railroad Station is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Washington beats most towns.
Washington Railroad Station6,461 counted in 2010 and 7,299 in 2020; an estimated 7,326 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Washington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,880 in 1870, 7,299 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington. Close and well known come first.
29 mi GardenDrew University
18 mi LakeLake Musconetcong
31 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
32 mi Stadium & arenaSHI Stadium
24 mi Park & preserveDuke Farms
13 mi Park & preserveLehigh RiverDrew University: CUBJONES83 (talk), Public domain · Lake Musconetcong: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SHI Stadium: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Duke Farms: Ekem, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lehigh River: The original uploader was Malepheasant at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington, 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 Washington.
Washington is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
At 7.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 70% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Washington Borough School District. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Hills Regional Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 477 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Washington for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Washington has lost 170 jobs, to 1,329 in 2023. The median household income in Washington is $81,000.
| Washington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $81,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1989, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 82% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Washington beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Washington adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Washington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Washington | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with depression | 19.2% | 15.1% |
| More smokers | 13.8% | 10.9% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.2% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
58% of households own their home in Washington.
| Washington | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,348 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Washington
About 5 of every 100 Washington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Washington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Washington.
Borough in Warren County, New Jersey, US
Washington is a borough in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,299, an increase of 838 (+13.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,461, which in turn reflected a decline of 251 (−3.7%) from the 6,712 counted in the 2000 census. Washington was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1868, from portions of Washington Township. The borough was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities in the state of New Jersey that were named for the first president. The Borough of Washington is surrounded by Washington Township, which is one of five municipalities in the …
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One town shares a border with Washington.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #304 | B− | C− | A− | C | B |
| Brass Castle | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brass Castle isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Washington grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #304 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B for health, A− for safety and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $263,000, 54% below the New Jersey typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
3 notable people were born here, including Christian Sharps and Louisa Yeomans King.
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