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For most people who can afford it, yes. Medford Township grades A overall, 115th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. The median household earns $158K and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 75% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $627K for a typical one and 6.9 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 32% of the land in Medford Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Wharton State Forest, at 2,924 acres with 7.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Medford Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Where Medford Township beats most towns.
Where Medford 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 Medford Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,022 in 1850, a low of 1,864 in 1890, 24,497 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1843 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Medford Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw17 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw18 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · 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 Medford 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 Medford Township.
Medford Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey, has less food insecurity than most of New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is food insecurity: 6% of its 22,271 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.3% statewide. Against the 2,290 U.S. towns with household incomes like Medford Township’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
26% of adults feel lonely in Medford Township, below both New Jersey’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (33%). 13% of Medford Township adults report frequent mental distress. Medford Township beats the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Medford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Medford Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Evesham Township (B) is next.
Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Memorial Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 644 | A− |
| Lenape High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,912 | B+ |
| Chairville Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 439 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its 8,070 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 86% of New Jersey towns.
21 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wharton State Forest | 7.4 mi | 2,924 |
| 2. Freedom Park | 2.7 mi | 160 |
| 3. Brendan T. Byrne State Forest | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 9.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 62% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 19 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
28.3% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Medford Township for work: only 10% work in town. 28% of workers work from home in Medford Township. The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), Evesham Township (7%) and Mount Laurel Township (6%).
| Medford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $158,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Medford Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Shamong Township is next at $564K.
The median rent in Medford Township is $1,589 a month. The typical Medford Township home is worth about $627,000, up 3.8% in a year, 9% above the New Jersey typical home.
| Medford Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,589 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
175 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 17 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 175 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Medford Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Medford Township
About 4 of every 100 Medford Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
3 places in Medford Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Medford Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Medford 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 24,497, an increase of 1,464 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 23,033, which in turn reflected an increase of 780 (+3.5%) from the 22,253 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Medford was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1847, from portions of Evesham Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Lumberton (March 14, 1860)…
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8 towns share a border with Medford Township.
It grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Evesham Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Township | #115 | A | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Southampton Township | #334 | C+ | C− | — | B− | A− |
| Waterford Township | #282 | B− | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Atco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lumberton Township | #343 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Evesham Township | #217 | B+ | D | B− | B | A |
| Shamong Township | #302 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| Tabernacle Township | #299 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
Southampton Township, Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Atco isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Medford Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Medford Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #115 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, A− 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.
10 notable people were born here, including Brenden Aaronson and Paxten Aaronson.
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