Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Florence Township grades B overall, 239th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $106K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 80% of U.S. towns. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 80% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its National Register listings include Providence Presbyterian Church of Bustleton and Roebling Historic District. Florence Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Florence Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Florence Township beats most towns.
Roebling Historic DistrictEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Florence Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,528 in 1880, 12,812 in 2020. The archive holds 20 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 2 maps from 1947 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Florence Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw19 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw24 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw22 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · 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 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Florence 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 Florence Township.
Florence Township reports less crime than Mansfield Township or any other graded neighbor, trades workers with Trenton and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
The typical Florence Township home is worth about $303,000, up 1.4% in a year, 47% below the New Jersey typical home. Florence Township’s median rent is $1,407 a month, below New Jersey’s towns ($1,780 a month) but above U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 82% of households own their home in Florence Township.
| Florence Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,407 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C, Mansfield Township highest at B+.
Its public schools are run by the Florence Township School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Florence Township Memorial High School, with 475 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Riverfront SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 627 | C+ |
| Florence Township Memorial High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 475 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its A− tops all 3 graded towns on its borders; Mansfield Township (A−) comes closest. At 8.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 68% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
Florence Township’s property crime rate is 2.6 per 1,000 residents, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 7.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9.
| Florence Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 2011, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Florence Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 73% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 7,781 U.S. towns with household incomes like Florence Township’s, it is healthier than 51%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Florence Township beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Florence Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Florence 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 | Florence Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.8% | 11.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.4% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Florence Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Florence Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Florence Township has about as many jobs (6,395) as working residents, but only 512 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 2,492 in 2013 to 6,395.
Most working residents leave Florence Township for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Florence Township grew to 6,395 in 2023, 3,903 more than in 2013. Florence Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Florence Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 17% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Florence Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.4% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. John A. Roebling Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
| 2. Railroad Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11 within 15 miles of the center of Florence Township
About 5 of every 100 Florence Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Florence Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Florence 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 12,812, an increase of 703 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 12,109, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,363 (+12.7%) from the 10,746 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Florence was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1872, from portions of Mansfield Township. The township was named for Florence, Italy.
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8 towns share a border with Florence Township.
Mansfield Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Florence Township’s C) and lower for cost of living (D to C).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | #239 | B | C | A− | C | B+ |
| Springfield Township | #301 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Mansfield Township | #167 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A− |
| Roebling | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Township | #300 | B− | C− | B− | B− | B |
| Bordentown Township | #226 | B | D | B+ | B | A− |
Springfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Roebling isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Florence Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Florence Township grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #239 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($91,289 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Richard Joseph Hughes and Scott Semptimphelter.
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