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A town of 9,392, settled in 1840.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, ranked 82nd of 466 in New Jersey. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country. The median household earns $180K and its schools rank ahead of 81% of New Jersey towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $853K, 8.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Washington Township’s middle household income is $180,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only 17 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on the outdoors. Washington Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Seven Chimneys and Nicholas Zabriskie House.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School | K–5 | 329 |
| Jessie F. George Elementary | K–5 | 282 |
| Westwood Regional High School | 9–12 | 830 |
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,833 in 1840, a low of 100 in 1910, 9,285 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 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 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington 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 Washington Township.
Washington Township has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey and pairs an A− for schools with high home prices, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 7,352 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Against the 1,356 U.S. towns with household incomes like Washington Township’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Just over a tenth of Washington Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the New Jersey average, Washington Township comes out ahead on 16 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. In Washington Township, 7.3% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 15% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 11% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $853K.
Its public schools are run by the Westwood Regional School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Westwood Regional High School, with 830 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 329 | B |
| Westwood Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 830 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
At 8.6 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $853K) costs more against local pay than in 83% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
In Washington Township, the midpoint rent is $2,357 a month. Typical home values rose 7.8% in the year to September 2026.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,357 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 97% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Half commute less than 11 miles. The share of residents in Washington Township who live below the poverty line: 3.2%. Most people who work leave Washington Township to do it: just 5% work in town. The town’s mean commuting time is 32 minutes.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 33 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 86°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The level of violent crime for Washington Township comes to 0.1 per 1,000 residents. Washington Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected losses in Washington Township break down as 73% from inland flooding and 7% from earthquakes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 60% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 39 claims locally since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 0.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves. For Washington Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark Field | — | 4 |
| 2. John Martino Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
59 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 5 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
2 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Bergen County, New Jersey, US
Washington Township is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,285, an increase of 183 (+2.0%) of the 2010 census count of 9,102, reflecting an increase of 164 (+1.8%) from the 8,938 counted in the 2000 census.
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6 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #82 | A | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Westwood | #40 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Hillsdale | #8 | A+ | D | A+ | A− | A+ |
| Ridgewood | #42 | A+ | D− | A− | A | A+ |
| Ho-Ho-Kus | #31 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Paramus | #293 | B− | D− | C− | B+ | A |
| Emerson | #19 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
Washington Township and Ho-Ho-Kus report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #82 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health and A− 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.
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