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Middle Township vs Lower Township

Next-door neighbors in Cape May County. The biggest differences: street grid (3.7× in Lower Township) and growth since 2010 (+11.3 pts in Middle Township).

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Middle Township, NJA colonial town, settled 1723Cape May County · 20,277 people
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Lower Township, NJA colonial town, settled 1723Cape May County · 21,956 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Middle TownshipA colonial town, settled 1723
HistorySettled in 17237 places on the National Register Outdoors#16 most conserved land in NJ25 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Middle Township →
Lower TownshipA colonial town, settled 1723
HistorySettled in 172314 places on the National Register Outdoors#52 most conserved land in NJ20 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves SchoolsBetter than 26%of NJ districts All about Lower Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid3.7×
Lower Township has the more walkable street grid
Lower Township 40.2Middle Township 11.0
Growth since 2010+11.3 pts
Middle Township has grown faster since 2010
Middle Township +7.8%Lower Township -3.5%
Jobs per worker2.2×
Middle Township is more of a job hub
Middle Township 1.12Lower Township 0.52
Seasonal homes+15.7 pts
Lower Township has more second homes
Lower Township 27.9%Middle Township 12.2%
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Middle Township
Middle Township $5,344Lower Township $4,186
Conserved land+12.1 pts
Middle Township has more conserved land
Middle Township 45.9%Lower Township 33.8%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Middle Township places higher on 11 of 22 NJ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CMiddle TownshipSafer than 31% of U.S. towns B+Lower TownshipSafer than 68% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Middle TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state CLower TownshipBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
B+Middle TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns BLower TownshipHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns
11Middle Township
9Lower Township

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Fastest growingGrowth · 469 towns #86#416 Highest graduation rateSchools · 385 towns #214#348 SafestSafety · 324 towns #269#167 Most walkableOutdoors · 469 towns #404#315 Most trailsOutdoors · 354 towns #302#235 Fewest smokersHealth · 469 towns #290#343 Most new homesHousing · 468 towns #120#171 Most activeHealth · 469 towns #243#291

Left end = #1 in New Jersey. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Middle Township’s rankings →

Where they are

Middle Township and Lower Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Middle TownshipLower TownshipMiddle TownshipLower Township
Middle Township ↔ Lower Township8.5 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
1,539 Lower Township residents work in Middle Township (17.1% of its workers)
773 Middle Township residents work in Lower Township (9.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lower Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Middle Township$2,240/mo
Typical home $342K (Census) · tax rate 1.56% · or rent about $1,500/mo · Housing →
Lower Township$2,260/mo
Typical home $365K (Census) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $1,386/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Middle TownshipLower Township
Snow a year15″15″
January low29°F29°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)222d222d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th63rd
Outdoors & history
Middle TownshipLower Township
Trails25 mi20 mi
Conserved land45.9%33.8%
Settled17231723
National Register places714
Archive photos1224
Famous people born here2—
Community
Middle TownshipLower Township
Library hours a week70 hrs57 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Middle TownshipLower Township
People
Population 20,277Lowest 21,956Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.8%Highest NJ: +5.7% -3.5%Lowest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 46.4±2.5Lowest 16% above NJ 51±3.1Highest 27% above NJ
Lower Township and Middle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.7%±2.7Highest NJ: 21.8% 16.8%±2Lowest NJ: 21.8%
Middle Township and Lower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±2.3Lowest NJ: 17.2% 28.5%±2.3Highest NJ: 17.2%
Lower Township and Middle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.7%Highest NJ: 43.6% 31.8%Lowest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±2.2Highest NJ: 6.4% 2.1%±0.8Lowest NJ: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $83,508±$8kLowest 19% below NJ $84,962±$5kHighest 18% below NJ
Lower Township and Middle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $342,200±$20kLowest 25% below NJ $364,900±$16kHighest 20% below NJ
Lower Township and Middle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,500±$266Highest 13% below NJ $1,386±$171Lowest 19% below NJ
Middle Township and Lower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,344Highest 44% below NJ $4,186Lowest 56% below NJ
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.2%±16.3Highest NJ: 51.6% 52.6%±13.7Lowest NJ: 51.6%
Middle Township and Lower Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12%Highest NJ: 9.7% 7.7%Lowest NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.7%Lowest NJ: 63.8% 84%Highest NJ: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 16 yrs newer than NJ 1975Lowest 5 yrs newer than NJ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 34% below NJ 19 minLowest 37% below NJ
Work from home 9.7%±2.7 NJ: 16.8% 9.7%±2.1 NJ: 16.8%
Work in townworking residents 29.1%Highest 22.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Highest 0.52Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lower Township (9%)Middle Township (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Lower Township17% work in Middle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 45.9%Highest 33.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.8 miHighest 19.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.0Lowest 40.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #312 of 458 in NJ#294 of 458 in NJ
School district OFFICE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · Cape May County Technical High School DistrictLower Cape May Regional School District · Lower Township Elementary School District
High school in town Middle Township High SchoolLower Cape May Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school 12.1 12.1
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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