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A township of 8,322 people in Sussex County, New Jersey
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Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, US
1762Established
8,125Population
32.6 sq miArea
1,070 ftElevation

Hardyston Township is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,125, a decrease of 88 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,213, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,042 (+33.1%) from the 6,171 counted in the 2000 census.

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Safety Grade A+

Hardyston reports less crime per resident than 95% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Hardyston 0.2
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Hardyston 1.8
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Hardyston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#198Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictWallkill Valley Regional High SchoolSchools2

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