Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Beverly grades C+ overall, ranked 318th of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Only 17 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on cost of living. Beverly's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 25 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse.
Where Beverly beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
St. Stephens Episcopal ChurchWhere Beverly’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Beverly is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,220 in 1860, a peak of 3,400 in 1960, 2,499 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1859 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beverly. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw15 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beverly, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Beverly.
Beverly has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding).
The typical Beverly home is worth about $283,000, down 0.6% in a year, 51% below the New Jersey typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Beverly City School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly City School DistrictLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 342 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $502 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Beverly since 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beverly has 241 jobs for its 1,201 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Beverly for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Beverly, against 6% in New Jersey’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Beverly fell to 241 in 2023, 22 fewer than in 2013.
| Beverly | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Neshaminy Falls weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 27 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 941 New Jersey places with climate records.
Beverly has chilly winters and warm summers. At 88°F, Beverly’s July high is where New Jersey’s towns sit at 86°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 87% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Beverly beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of Beverly adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Beverly | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Beverly | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.2% | 7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 9.6% |
| More smokers | 14.1% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 19 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 70% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Beverly is 15.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Beverly | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
25 within 15 miles of the center of Beverly
About 8 of every 100 Beverly residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
5 notable people were born in Beverly.
City in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Beverly is a city in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 2,499, a decrease of 78 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,577, which in turn had reflected a decline of 84 (−3.2%) from the 2,661 counted in the 2000 census. The city and all of Burlington County constitute a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township. Beverly was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13, 1857, replacing Beverly borough, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Beverly Township, formed in 1859, co…
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3 towns share a border with Beverly.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | #318 | C+ | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Edgewater Park Township | #401 | C− | C− | B− | D | B |
| Delanco Township | #361 | C | C | — | D− | B+ |
Delanco Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Beverly with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Beverly grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #318 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B− for health, B− for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including Abraham Grace Merritt and James F. Scott.
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