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About Upper
Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, USUpper Township is a large 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 South Jersey region of the state and of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,539, an increase of 166 (+1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 12,373, which in turn reflected an increase of 258 (+2.1%) from the 12,115 counted in the 2000 census. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Upper Township as its 2nd best place to live in its 2008…
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How Upper ranks
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Health in Upper
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 74% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Upper
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Upper
All Upper schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Upper’s kids attend outperform 75% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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