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Middletown

A township of 66,883 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Map of Middletown: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land16%5,921 of 37,371 acres
Trails55 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves2889 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Middletown Folk Festival 19731973
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Middletown Folk Festival 1973, 1973

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Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey
1693Established
67,106Population
58.7 sq miArea
138 ftElevation

Middletown Township is a township in northern Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township was the state's 20th-most-populous municipality and the largest in the county, with a population of 67,106, an increase of 584 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 66,522, which in turn reflected an increase of 195 residents (0.3%) from its population of 66,327 at the 2000 census, when it was the state's 17th-most-populous municipality. Middletown is a bedroom community of New York City, located alongside of the Raritan Bay within the Raritan Valley Region in the New York area. Due to its affluence, low crime, access to cultural activities, publi…

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ZIP code07748
Area code732
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Middletown's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Middletown 0.7
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Middletown 4.9
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Middletown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#111Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMiddletown Township Public School DistrictSchools24

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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