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A good place to live, if you can afford it. Its best grade is for health — CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 96% of the country. At A overall, Moorestown Township ranks 118th of 466 in New Jersey. It comes out better than 87% of U.S. towns. Schools are another plus — its public schools beat 84% of New Jersey towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $769K, 8.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 8 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Moorestown Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 7,247 in 1930, 21,355 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Moorestown Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moorestown Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw12 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw12 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moorestown 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 Moorestown Township.
Moorestown Township reports less crime than Delran Township or any other graded neighbor and draws workers from Philadelphia and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Jersey.
Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 5.2% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide. Against the 2,193 U.S. towns with household incomes like Moorestown Township’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Moorestown Township: 6.8% of adults worry about having enough food. Against the New Jersey average, Moorestown Township comes out ahead on 19 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults here, 30% sleep under 7 hours and 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Moorestown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| What stands out | Moorestown Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade is the best School Grade on its borders; Mount Laurel Township (B) is next. It comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $769K.
Three of its 11 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: the Moorestown Township Public School District. Also worth knowing: 3 public schools serve Moorestown Township, with 1,142 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorestown Upper Elementary SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 869 | A |
| Moorestown High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,251 | A+ |
| George C. Baker Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 403 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
21,957 jobs are based in Moorestown Township, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 27.6% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Moorestown Township dropped by 3,331, to 21,957. Only just over a tenth of working residents stay in Moorestown Township for work; the rest commute out. The typical household income for Moorestown Township comes to $160,000.
| Moorestown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $160,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Strawbridge Lake Park, at 79 acres. Trails run 17 miles in 9 parks and preserves. Moorestown Township’s density of trails stands at 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boundary Creek Natural Resource Area | 1.3 mi | 31 |
| 2. Esther Yanai Preserve | 0.8 mi | 37 |
| 3. Maple Dawson Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 8.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $769K) costs more against local pay than in 82% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Cinnaminson Township is next at $457K.
Moorestown Township’s going rate for rent comes in at $1,718 a month. The typical Moorestown Township home is worth about $769,000, up 4.4% in a year, 34% above the New Jersey typical home. Just over four in five households own their home here.
| Moorestown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,718 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its B+ tops all 5 graded towns on its borders; Delran Township (B−) comes closest. At 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
In Moorestown Township, the violent crime rate is 0.9 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries is 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Moorestown Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
For Moorestown Township, the midsummer high is 87°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moorestown Township has had 26 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 69% come from inland flooding and 7% from earthquakes. Federal aid has come to Moorestown Township households in 10 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
28 within 15 miles of the center of Moorestown Township
About 4 of every 100 Moorestown Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Moorestown Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 places in Moorestown Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Moorestown Township.
Township in New Jersey, United States
Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 21,355, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 629 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,726, which in turn had reflected an increase of 1,709 (+9.0%) from the 19,017 counted at the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Moorestown was authorized to be incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Ch…
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6 towns share a border with Moorestown Township.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Mount Laurel Township (B) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorestown Township | #118 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Moorestown-Lenola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maple Shade Township | #412 | D | C− | C− | C− | B |
| Mount Laurel Township | #258 | B | D | C | B | A |
| Delran Township | #296 | B− | D | B− | B− | B+ |
| Willingboro Township | #426 | D | D | C | D | C+ |
| Cinnaminson Township | #289 | B− | D | C+ | B | A |
Moorestown-Lenola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Moorestown Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Moorestown Township grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #118 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B+ for safety and A− 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.
20 notable people were born here, including Tim Young and Emily Bacon.
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