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About Sparta
Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, USSparta is a township in Sussex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 19,600, a decrease of 122 (−0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 19,722, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,642 (+9.1%) from the 18,080 counted in the 2000 census. Sparta was organized as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1845, from portions of Byram Township, Frankford Township, Hardyston Township and (the now-defunct) Newton Township. The township was named after the existing community of Sparta, which had been settled and named years before, the name likely coming from Sparta, Greece. Ogdensburg borough was incorporat…
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Housing in Sparta
The typical Sparta home is worth about $622,000, up 3.1% in a year, 7% above the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Sparta
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Sparta reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Sparta
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The public schools Sparta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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