Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For a city of 104,802, Woodbridge Township does unevenly: it grades B−, ranked 277th of 466 in New Jersey. The median household earns $109K and it is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns. The trade-off: the typical home is worth about $478K, 4.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Woodbridge Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Woodbridge Township is home to DeVry University-New Jersey. Woodbridge Township’s median rent is $1,959 a month, against $1,778 a month in New Jersey’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Where Woodbridge Township beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1664, comes before those of 98% of the New Jersey towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 3,520 in 1790, 103,639 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1765 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Woodbridge Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 5%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodbridge Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw16 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw21 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw18 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge Township.
Woodbridge Township is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 64% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 7,302 U.S. towns with household incomes like Woodbridge Township’s, it is healthier than 62%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
13% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Woodbridge Township. Woodbridge Township beats the New Jersey average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Woodbridge Township.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Woodbridge Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.4% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Woodbridge Township School District. Three of its 31 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iselin Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 794 | A− |
| Woodbridge High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,681 | C+ |
| Woodbridge Academy Magnet SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 288 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Woodbridge Township has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is William Warren Park, at 60 acres.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ernie L. Oros Preserve at Pin Oak Forest | 1.2 mi | 96 |
| 2. Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park | 0.3 mi | 36 |
| 3. William Warren Park | 0.2 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Woodbridge Township home is worth about $479,000, up 2.3% in a year, 17% below the New Jersey typical home. 66% of Woodbridge Township households own their home.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 77% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 48% | 52% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Woodbridge Township for work: only 13% work in town. Woodbridge Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Woodbridge Township grew to 58,578 in 2023, 7,646 more than in 2013.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
597 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 50 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 597 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodbridge Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodbridge Township's reported crime rate is close to New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 145 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Woodbridge Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 40.3 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
48.8% women, 51.2% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.9, men 39.3.
| Woodbridge Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
20 within 15 miles of the center of Woodbridge Township
About 7 of every 100 Woodbridge Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Woodbridge Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Woodbridge Township.
Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
Woodbridge Township is a township in northern Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a regional hub of transportation and commerce for central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City, within the New York metropolitan area. Located within the core of the Raritan Valley region, Woodbridge Township hosts the junction of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the two busiest highways in the state, and also serves as the headquarters for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates both highways. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's seventh-most-populous municipality, with a population of 103,639, its hig…
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10 towns share a border with Woodbridge Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbridge Township | #277 | B− | D− | — | C+ | A− |
| Perth Amboy | #436 | D | D | C | C− | C− |
| Carteret | #367 | C | D | C+ | C | B |
| Avenel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port Reading | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sewaren | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edison Township | #210 | B+ | D | C+ | A− | A |
| Colonia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Woodbridge Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Avenel, Port Reading, Sewaren and Colonia aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodbridge Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woodbridge Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #277 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health and C+ 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Joseph Bloomfield and Michael Jones.
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