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For most people who can afford it, yes. Evesham Township grades B+ overall, ranked 217th of 466 in New Jersey. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 93% of the country and the median household earns $119K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $497K for a typical one and 5.4 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 21% of the land in Evesham Township is conserved, against 11% in New Jersey’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Jacob Wills House and Cropwell Friends Meeting House. Evesham Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Evesham Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 3,381 in 1800, a low of 1,284 in 1920, 46,826 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Evesham Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Evesham Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw11 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw15 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS 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 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Evesham 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 Evesham Township.
Evesham Township carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 67% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
27% of Evesham Township adults feel lonely, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 32% of Evesham Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Evesham Township beats the New Jersey average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Evesham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Evesham Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Evesham Township School District. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlton MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 744 | B+ |
| Cherokee High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,082 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
26 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wharton State Forest, at 553 acres. The trail density in Evesham Township is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wharton State Forest | 0.9 mi | 553 |
| 2. Savich Field Park | — | 51 |
| 3. Evesboro Downs | — | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $203 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Evesham Township’s FEMA risk score is 21 of 100. Since 1978, 26 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Evesham Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Evesham Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Evesham Township has about as many jobs (28,066) as working residents, but only 2,932 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Evesham Township for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Evesham Township grew to 28,066 in 2023, 3,759 more than in 2013. 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Evesham Township.
| Evesham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Evesham Township home is worth about $497,000, up 3.4% in a year, 14% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Evesham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,046 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. Evesham Township has grown 5.7% since 2020, to 49,525 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 53% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Evesham Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 53% | 45% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.1 points). Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.0, men 40.8.
| Evesham Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.7% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.5% | 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 18.4 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 68% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 898 to 701 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
7 within 15 miles of the center of Evesham Township
About 5 of every 100 Evesham Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
9 places in Evesham Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 46,826, an increase of 1,288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 45,538, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,263 (+7.7%) from the 42,275 counted in the 2000 census. Colloquially, the area is referred to as Marlton, the name of a community within the township. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and, along with all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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9 towns share a border with Evesham Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evesham Township | #217 | B+ | D | B− | B | A |
| Greentree | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Hill Township | #180 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Waterford Township | #282 | B− | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Marlton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medford Township | #115 | A | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Voorhees Township | #175 | A− | D | B− | B+ | A |
Cherry Hill Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Greentree, Marlton and Atco aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Evesham Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Evesham Township grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #217 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A 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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