Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Windsor Township grades A overall, 77th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates. Its schools outperform 89% of the state's and the median household earns $197K. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $776K, 7.7 years of the Trenton metro’s $101K median household income. 84% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in West Windsor Township, above both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). West Windsor Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. Only 9 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where West Windsor Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | West Windsor Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 9.6% |
27.4% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far West Windsor Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,714 in 1810, a low of 1,279 in 1900, 29,518 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 8 maps from 1888 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Windsor Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw15 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw31 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw38 mi Park & preservePine BarrensConey Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in West Windsor 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 West Windsor Township.
West Windsor Township draws workers from Hamilton Township and beyond, has less tooth loss than most of New Jersey and is one of New Jersey’s best towns for the outdoors.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #6 of 468 in New Jersey.
40 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. West Windsor Township’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Mercer County Park, 2,215 acres with 22.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mercer County Park | 22.1 mi | 2,215 |
| 2. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park | 1.1 mi | 46 |
| 3. Duck Pond Park | 1 mi | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $776K.
Its public schools are run by the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, with 1,627 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas R Grover Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,183 | A |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School SouthLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,627 | A+ |
| Dutch Neck Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 557 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 3.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
17% of West Windsor Township adults have obesity. Only 4 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than West Windsor Township. 27% of West Windsor Township adults have high blood pressure.
| West Windsor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Windsor Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
24,661 jobs are based in West Windsor Township, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 38.6 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
41% of workers work from home in West Windsor Township. Most working residents leave West Windsor Township for work: only 10% work in town. The average trip to work in West Windsor Township is 39 minutes.
| West Windsor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 41% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $197,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
74 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 13 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 74 flood insurance claims have been paid out in West Windsor Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Windsor Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Windsor Township's reported crime rate is close to New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 17 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| West Windsor Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
6 within 15 miles of the center of West Windsor Township
About 7 of every 100 West Windsor Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in West Windsor Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, US
West Windsor is a township in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located at the cross-roads between the Delaware Valley region to the southwest and the Raritan Valley region to the northeast, the township is considered to be an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 29,518, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,353 (+8.7%) from the 27,165 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 5,258 (+24.0%) from the 21,907 counted in the 2000 census. West Windsor and adjacent East Windsor were established b…
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8 towns share a border with West Windsor Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Robbinsville Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Windsor Township | #77 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Plainsboro Township | #103 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Princeton Junction | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbinsville Township | #89 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Princeton | #151 | A− | D− | A− | B | A+ |
| East Windsor Township | #254 | B | D | B+ | C+ | A |
| Lawrence Township | #228 | B | D | B− | B− | A+ |
| Hamilton Township | #346 | C | C− | C | C | A |
West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Princeton Junction isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare West Windsor Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. West Windsor Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #77 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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