Clayton
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.
Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Clayton album
Outdoors in Clayton
Parks & trails →Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1909
Noon hour. Moore Bros. Glass Co. Clayton, N.J. All are workers. Location: Clayton, New Jersey, 1909
Photo · Library of Congress
About Clayton
Borough in New Jersey, United StatesClayton is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,807, an increase of 628 (+7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 8,179, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,040 (+14.6%) from the 7,139 counted in the 2000 census. Jacob Fisler purchased much of the area that is now Clayton, acquiring 6,500 acres (2,600 ha) of land after the American Revolutionary War. A settlement named Fislertown developed and grew to 36 families by 1812. A glass factory was established in Clayton in the 1850s by one of Fisler's descendants, which contributed to Fislertown's growth. What is now Clayton was formed as Clayton Township o…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
How Clayton ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Clayton
The typical Clayton home is worth about $328,000, up 0.9% in a year, 43% below the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Clayton
Safety Grade B+
Clayton reports less crime per resident than 73% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Clayton
Health Grade B
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Schools in Clayton
All Clayton schools →School Grade C
The public schools Clayton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Clayton is
Explore map →
Location map