Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Delran Township grades B− overall, 296th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $107K and 15% of its land is conserved. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $439K for a typical one and 4.8 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 15% of the land in Delran Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 13 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on history. Amico Island County Park, at 66 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Delran Township’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 Delran Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,760 in 1880, a low of 890 in 1900, 17,882 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Delran Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw12 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw12 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, 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 Delran 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 Delran Township.
Delran Township has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New Jersey, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Delran Township for work: only 6% work in town. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Delran Township, below both New Jersey’s towns (6.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Delran Township is 28 minutes.
| Delran Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Delran Township School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Delran High School, with 922 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millbridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 666 | – |
| Delran High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 922 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 70% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 7,629 U.S. towns with household incomes like Delran Township’s, it is healthier than 56%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Delran Township beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of adults feel lonely in Delran Township.
| Delran Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Delran Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.2% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Delran Township’s median rent is $1,458 a month. The typical Delran Township home is worth about $439,000, up 3% in a year, 24% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Delran Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,458 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Amico Island County Park | 1.1 mi | 66 |
| 2. Delran Community Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 3. Friendship Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Philadelphia/mt Holly Wfo weather station, 7 miles away, records that about 22 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 941 New Jersey places with climate records.
Delran Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
67 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 67 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Delran Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 50% of Delran Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Delran Township has grown 5.8% since 2020, to 18,909 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Delran Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.1 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.6, men 39.5.
| Delran Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.4% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.6% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 19.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 70% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
29 within 15 miles of the center of Delran Township
About 6 of every 100 Delran Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
7 notable people were born in Delran Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Delran 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 17,882, an increase of 986 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 16,896, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,360 (+8.8%) from the 15,536 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Delran Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1880, from portions of Cinnaminson Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Riverside Township on February 20, 1895. The township's name is a portmanteau of the names…
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5 towns share a border with Delran Township.
Delanco Township next door grades lower for schools (D− to Delran Township’s B−) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delran Township | #296 | B− | D | B− | B− | B+ |
| Moorestown Township | #118 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Delanco Township | #361 | C | C | — | D− | B+ |
| Willingboro Township | #426 | D | D | C | D | C+ |
| Riverside Township | #386 | C− | C− | B− | D | B+ |
| Cinnaminson Township | #289 | B− | D | C+ | B | A |
Delanco Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Delran Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Delran Township grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #296 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, B− for safety and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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