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About Washington Township
A municipality in Morris County, New Jersey
- Washington Township received an A grade overall for places to live on niche.com
Ranked 10th safest municipality of 10,000+ in NJ in 2020, 49th in 2021 and 43rd in 2022 by Safewise
- Ranked 24th safest municipality of 10,000+ in the US in 2020 by Safewise
- Fifth lowest average municipal property tax in Morris County
- Third lowest municipal property taxes per capita in Morris County
- The average municipal property tax increase for the last six years has been 1.6%
- Almost 5,000 acres of preserved farmland, most of any Morris County municipality
- Over 800 acres of open space has been preserved by the municipality
- Over 400 acres of beautiful state, county and municipal parkland with athletic fields, tennis and basketball courts, ponds, a lake, streams and pavilions.
- Over 20 miles of trails, including parts of Morris County's Columbia Trail and Patriot's Path. Many trails are open to bicyles, horse riding and dog walking. There are mountain biking trails in the Township's Cataract Park and nearby Stephens State Park.
- Washington Township has two public school districts.