Hazlet
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About Hazlet
Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, USHazlet is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located near the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley region. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area and is a bedroom community of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,125, a decrease of 209 (−1.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,334, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,044 (−4.9%) from the 21,378 counted in the 2000 census.
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How Hazlet ranks
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Housing in Hazlet
The typical Hazlet home is worth about $619,000, up 6.5% in a year, 7% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Hazlet
Safety Grade B
Hazlet reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Hazlet
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hazlet
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Hazlet
All Hazlet schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Hazlet’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% 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.
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