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20% of residents live below the poverty line in Wrightstown, above both the New Jersey town median (6.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 6 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower median household income than Wrightstown. Wrightstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Wrightstown beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 270 in 1920, a peak of 4,846 in 1960, 720 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1917 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wrightstown. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw27 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw27 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaSix Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wrightstown, 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 Wrightstown.
Most working residents leave Wrightstown for work: only 2% work in town. Wrightstown’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, against 30 minutes in New Jersey’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Wrightstown fell to 609 in 2023, 128 fewer than in 2013.
| Wrightstown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the New Hanover Township school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hanover Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 185 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
The FEMA risk score in Wrightstown is 8 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Wrightstown since 1989.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Wrightstown home is worth about $309,000, up 0.6% in a year, 46% below the New Jersey typical home. 37% of households own their home in Wrightstown.
| Wrightstown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 37% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,270 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 55% | 52% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wrightstown has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 24° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wrightstown beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 19% of Wrightstown adults report frequent mental distress.
| Wrightstown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Wrightstown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.7% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wrightstown
About 5 of every 100 Wrightstown residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Wrightstown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Wrightstown is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 720, a decrease of 82 (−10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 802, which in turn reflected an increase of 54 (+7.2%) from the 748 counted in the 2000 census. Wrightstown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 4, 1918, from portions of New Hanover Township and North Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 26, 1918. The borough was named for John Wright, an early settler who contributed the land that became the settlement of Wrightstown.
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Wrightstown has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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