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A town of 49,840, settled in 1836.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Washington Township grades B overall, ranked 227th of 466 in New Jersey. Natural-hazard risk is low. The median household earns $114K and residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $338K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Washington Lake Park, at 71 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Washington Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Washington Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 11.3% |
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: 1,545 in 1840, a low of 1,155 in 1890, 48,677 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1765 and 4 maps from 1953 on.
1 place 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 draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw17 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw15 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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 carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has many renters stretched by housing costs.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $187 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on. 190 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 29 properties have flooded more than once.
Washington Township’s FEMA risk score is 9 of 100, below both the New Jersey town median (52 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1979, 190 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Washington Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Washington Township School District. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Ridge Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 613 | B− |
| Washington Township High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,105 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 54% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
18% of Washington Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 16% in New Jersey’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 39% of Washington Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Washington Township beats the New Jersey average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.4% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 18.4% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Washington Township 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
Jobs based here grew from 13,876 in 2013 to 19,147.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Washington Township grew to 19,147 in 2023, 5,271 more than in 2013. 19% of workers work from home in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Washington Township's reported crime rate is close to New Jersey's. The property crime rate in Washington Township is 13.8 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
6.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Washington Township’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Washington Lake Park | 1.5 mi | 71 |
| 2. James G. Atkinson Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 51 |
| 3. Cedar Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. Washington Township has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 49,840 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 43% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 21% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.9, men 40.3.
| Washington Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
67.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.6% across New Jersey.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 6 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
Washington Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 48,677, an increase of 118 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 48,559, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,445 (+3.1%) from the 47,114 counted in the 2000 census. For 2023, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 49,378. Washington Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1836, from portions of Deptford Township. The township officially moved to the newly created Camden County on March 13, 1844. Monroe Township was created on March 3, 1859, from part of t…
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10 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #227 | B | D | — | B− | A− |
| Gloucester Township | #306 | B− | C− | B | C | B+ |
| Sicklerville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mantua Township | #181 | B+ | C− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Glassboro | #337 | C+ | D | B− | C− | A− |
| Deptford Township | #322 | C+ | C− | — | C | B+ |
| Pitman | #111 | A | C− | A | B− | A |
| Grenloch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township and Deptford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Sicklerville and Grenloch aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). 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 B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #227 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $338,000, 41% 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 D.
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