Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Delanco Township's standout: 14% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C, 361st among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. The median household earns $79K. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 96% of the state's. On hazard risk, just 38 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Delanco Township’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Only 44 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on cost of living.
Where Delanco Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
4,283 counted in 2010 and 4,824 in 2020; an estimated 5,010 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Delanco Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 906 in 1860, 4,824 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delanco Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw10 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS 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 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delanco Township, 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 Delanco Township.
Delanco Township has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New Jersey and trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding).
Each of its 5 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its D−, Delran Township highest at B−.
Its public schools are run by the Delanco Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Joan Pearson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 355 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
4.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pennington Park, at 119 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pennington Park | 0.5 mi | 119 |
| 2. Delanco Township Community Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $628 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Delanco Township’s FEMA risk score is 86 of 100, above both the New Jersey town median (52 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1982, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delanco Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in Delanco Township is $985 a month. The typical Delanco Township home is worth about $361,000, up 0.9% in a year, 37% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Delanco Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $985 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 73% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Delanco Township beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of Delanco Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Delanco Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Delanco Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.5% | 11.3% |
| More smokers | 13% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Neshaminy Falls weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 27 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 941 New Jersey places with climate records.
Delanco Township has chilly winters and warm summers. Delanco Township’s July high is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Delanco Township has about as many jobs (2,079) as working residents, but only 75 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 976 in 2013 to 2,079.
Most working residents leave Delanco Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Delanco Township grew to 2,079 in 2023, 1,103 more than in 2013. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Delanco Township.
| Delanco Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Delanco Township's reported crime rate is below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 7 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Delanco Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.4 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
29 within 15 miles of the center of Delanco Township
About 5 of every 100 Delanco Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 notable people were born in Delanco Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,824, an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco. It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.
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7 towns share a border with Delanco Township.
Delran Township next door grades higher for schools (B− to Delanco Township’s D−) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delanco Township | #361 | C | C | — | D− | B+ |
| Edgewater Park Township | #401 | C− | C− | B− | D | B |
| Riverside Township | #386 | C− | C− | B− | D | B+ |
| Delran Township | #296 | B− | D | B− | B− | B+ |
| Beverly | #318 | C+ | C+ | B− | C | B− |
| Willingboro Township | #426 | D | D | C | D | C+ |
Delanco Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Delanco Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Delanco Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #361 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health and D− for schools. Schools 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.
3 notable people were born here, including Al Bunge and Helen Corinne Bergen.
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