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North Brunswick

A township of 44,375 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey
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About North Brunswick

Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, US
1779Established
43,905Population
12.3 sq miArea
92 ftElevation

North Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 43,905, an increase of 3,163 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 40,742, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,455 (+12.3%) from the 36,287 counted in the 2000 census. North Brunswick is located south of New Brunswick. It was named for its earlier-established neighbor, South Brunswick. Brunswick comes from New Brunswick, which was named after the German city of Braunschweig, formerly translated in English as Brunswick or for the British royal Hous…

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Living in North Brunswick

Housing in North Brunswick

$549K▲ 1.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical North Brunswick home is worth about $549,000, up 1.7% in a year, 5% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in North Brunswick

B−

Safety Grade B-

North Brunswick reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
North Brunswick 1.6
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
North Brunswick 12.7
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools North Brunswick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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