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Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, USLower Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,057, a decrease of 809 (−3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 22,866, which in turn reflected a decrease of 79 (−0.3%) from the 22,945 counted in the 2000 census. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Lower Township as its 34th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. The township is part of the state's South Jersey region and the larger Philadelphia metro…
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Safety in Lower
Safety Grade B+
Lower reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lower sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Lower
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The public schools Lower’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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