Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,603, settled in 1880.
Homes are expensive, about $475K for a typical one and 5.2 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 328th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country and the median household earns $110K. 33% of the land in Eastampton Township is conserved, above both New Jersey’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Smithville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Eastampton Township beats most towns.
Where Eastampton 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 Eastampton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 566 in 1880, 6,191 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eastampton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw19 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eastampton 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 Eastampton Township.
Eastampton Township reports less crime than Lumberton Township or any other graded neighbor, keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Its 1,212 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 88% of New Jersey towns.
3.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Smithville Park, 67 acres with 1.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smithville Park | 1.2 mi | 67 |
| 2. Buttonwood Park | 0.4 mi | 9 |
| 3. Veterans Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Eastampton Township School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastampton Township Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 600 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 61% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 7,146 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eastampton Township’s, it is healthier than 65%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
16% of Eastampton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, near the New Jersey town median (16%) and below the median of U.S. towns (23%). 30% of adults feel lonely in Eastampton Township. Eastampton Township beats the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Eastampton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 28% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Eastampton Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 2,365 in 2013 to 1,013.
Most working residents leave Eastampton Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Eastampton Township has lost 1,352 jobs, to 1,013 in 2023. Eastampton Township’s average trip to work is 26 minutes.
| Eastampton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eastampton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its B tops all 4 graded towns on its borders; Lumberton Township (B−) comes closest. At 13.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 53% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Eastampton Township is 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Eastampton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.2 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
87 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 87 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Eastampton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
72.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.6% across New Jersey.
The typical Eastampton Township home is worth about $475,000, up 2.1% in a year, 17% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Eastampton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,183 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Children under 18 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). Eastampton Township has grown 6.4% since 2020, to 6,603 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of Eastampton Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Eastampton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Eastampton Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.9% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.4% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.6% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Eastampton Township
About 14 of every 100 Eastampton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Eastampton 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 6,191, an increase of 122 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,069, which in turn reflected a decline of 133 (−2.1%) from the 6,202 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Eastampton Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastampton Township | #328 | C+ | D− | B | C | A− |
| Southampton Township | #334 | C+ | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Pemberton Township | #387 | C− | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |
| Mount Holly Township | #380 | C− | C− | C | C− | A− |
| Westampton Township | #312 | B− | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Lumberton Township | #343 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
Southampton Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Eastampton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eastampton Township grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #328 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B for safety and C 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−.
.JPG){kind=link}
