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A township of 23,841 people in Somerset County, New Jersey
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Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, US
1798Established
23,690Population
32.5 sq miArea
98 ftElevation

Montgomery Township is a township in southern Somerset County, in the central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located in the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 23,690, an increase of 1,436 (+6.5%) from the 2010 census count of 22,254, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,773 (+27.3%) from the 17,481 counted in the 2000 census. Montgomery Township was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature, from what remained of Western precinct. Portions of the township were taken to form Princeton Borough (February 11, 1813, in Mercer County, …

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Montgomery'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
Montgomery 0.8
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Montgomery 3.7
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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24better than NJ

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.

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University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroPlainsboro · 6.6 mi · ER
Zufall Health PlainsboroPlainsboro · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 08558, 08502, 08540 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Montgomery →

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School Grade A

The public schools Montgomery’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 91% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#23Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMontgomery Township School DistrictSchools9

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