Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 17,827, settled in 1859.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Weehawken Township grades B overall, 244th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. It is among the most walkable places in the country. Residents are healthier than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $128K. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $878K, 8.9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Weehawken Township, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Hackensack Water Company Complex is on the National Register of Historic Places. Weehawken Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Weehawken Township beats most towns.
12,554 counted in 2010 and 17,197 in 2020; an estimated 17,827 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 Weehawken Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 280 in 1860, 17,197 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1778 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Weehawken Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw3 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw2 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw3 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw4 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumMadison 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 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Weehawken 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 Weehawken Township.
Weehawken Township sends many workers across the state line and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is COPD: 3.1% of its 14,362 adults have COPD, against 5.1% statewide.
24% of adults have high blood pressure in Weehawken Township. Weehawken Township beats the New Jersey average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Weehawken Township.
| Weehawken Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Weehawken Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.1% | 5.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.9% | 3.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 19% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Weehawken Public School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Weehawken High School, with 604 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Webster SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 406 | – |
| Weehawken High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 604 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
At 8.9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $878K) costs more against local pay than in 85% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Weehawken Township’s median rent is $2,500 a month. The typical Weehawken Township home is worth about $878,000, up 4.1% in a year, 53% above the New Jersey typical home. 30% of Weehawken Township households own their home.
| Weehawken Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 30% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,500 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1.0 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Weehawken Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Weehawken Reservoir Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Weehawken Waterfront Park and Recreation Center | — | 19 |
| 3. Lincoln Harbor Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Weehawken Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
34% of working residents cross a state line to work. 26.9% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Weehawken Township for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Weehawken Township is 37 minutes. Jobs based in Weehawken Township grew to 6,515 in 2023, 520 more than in 2013.
| Weehawken Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $128,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1988, 90 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Weehawken Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 18.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 68% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
140 within 15 miles of the center of Weehawken Township
About 4 of every 100 Weehawken Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
19 notable people were born in Weehawken Township.
Township in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Hudson Waterfront and Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 17,197, an increase of 4,643 (+37.0%) from the 2010 census count of 12,554, which in turn reflected a decline of 947 (−7.0%) from the 13,501 counted in the 2000 census.
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3 towns share a border with Weehawken Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weehawken Township | #244 | B | D− | B− | B− | A+ |
| Hoboken | #238 | B | D− | C+ | B | A+ |
| Union City | #399 | C− | D | — | B− | C |
| West New York | #432 | D | D | C+ | C− | C+ |
Union City reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Weehawken Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Weehawken Township grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #244 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
19 notable people were born here, including Wilbur L. Ross Jr. and Edward Feigenbaum.
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