Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lumberton Township grades C+ overall, ranked 343rd of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $490K, 5.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Lumberton Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Jonathan Haines House and Eayres Plantation and Mill Site. Lumberton Township’s property crime rate is 14.6 per 1,000 residents, above both New Jersey’s towns (7.4) and U.S. towns (9.9).
Where Lumberton Township beats most towns.
Where Lumberton 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 Lumberton Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,830 in 1860, a low of 905 in 1930, 12,803 in 2020. The archive holds 6 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lumberton Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw18 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lumberton 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 Lumberton Township.
Lumberton Township is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 57% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 6,683 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lumberton Township’s, it is healthier than 67%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
30% of Lumberton Township adults feel lonely. Lumberton Township beats the New Jersey average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of Lumberton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Lumberton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Lumberton Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 9.6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 24.6% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Lumberton Township Board of Education school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby's Run Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 457 | C |
| Hampton Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 86 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Lumberton Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Lumberton Township has lost 777 jobs, to 4,312 in 2023. Lumberton Township’s median household income is $113,000.
| Lumberton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lumberton Township has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Lumberton Township is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
65.6% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 51.6% across New Jersey.
The typical Lumberton Township home is worth about $490,000, up 2.7% in a year, 15% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Lumberton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,664 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lumberton Township. Lumberton Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 13,171 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lumberton Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Lumberton Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.9% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 19.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 72% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
174 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 44 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 174 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lumberton Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lumberton Township
About 7 of every 100 Lumberton Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Lumberton is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,803, an increase of 244 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,559, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,098 (+20.1%) from the 10,461 counted in the 2000 census. Lumberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1860, from portions of Medford, Southampton and Eastampton townships. Portions of Lumberton were taken on March 12, 1924, to form Hainesport Township. Named for its early lumber industry, the tow…
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6 towns share a border with Lumberton Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Township | #343 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Southampton Township | #334 | C+ | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Medford Township | #115 | A | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Hainesport Township | #182 | B+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Eastampton Township | #328 | C+ | D− | B | C | A− |
| Mount Holly Township | #380 | C− | C− | C | C− | A− |
| Mount Laurel Township | #258 | B | D | C | B | A |
Southampton Township and Hainesport Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lumberton Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lumberton Township grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #343 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Clifford Ross Powell and Ryan Finley.
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