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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: TuesdayMount Holly Township grades C− overall, 380th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $334K, 3.7 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Only 25 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on history. Mount Holly Township’s violent crime rate is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (1.6). The biggest park or preserve is Creek Island Park, at 82 acres.
Where Mount Holly Township beats most towns.
Burlington County Prison is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 3,559 in 1800, a low of 3,031 in 1850, 9,981 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and a map from 1981 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Mount Holly Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Holly Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw20 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw20 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaUSS 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly Township.
Mount Holly Township trades workers with Philadelphia and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also reports violent crime at about twice the New Jersey rate.
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Westampton Township is next at $423K.
61% of Mount Holly Township households own their home. The typical Mount Holly Township home is worth about $334,000, down 1.2% in a year, 42% below the New Jersey typical home. Mount Holly Township’s median rent is $1,605 a month.
| Mount Holly Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,605 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−, Hainesport Township highest at C+.
Its public schools are run by the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rancocas Valley Regional High School, with 1,928 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. W. Holbein Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 451 | C− |
| Rancocas Valley Regional High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,928 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 61% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Mount Holly Township. Mount Holly Township beats the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of adults feel lonely in Mount Holly Township.
| Mount Holly 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 | Mount Holly Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 5.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime runs at 4.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the New Jersey rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its C. At 30.3 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 85% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Mount Holly Township is 15.8 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
95 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 95 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Holly Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Holly Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mount Holly Township has about as many jobs (5,949) as working residents, but only 317 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Mount Holly Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Mount Holly Township has lost 408 jobs, to 5,949 in 2023. The top destinations are Philadelphia (5%), Mount Laurel Township (4%) and Trenton (4%).
| Mount Holly Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.8% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
0.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Mount Holly 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 | 8.6% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Dam Park | 0.3 mi | 11 |
| 2. Creek Island Park | — | 82 |
| 3. Iron Works Park | 0.1 mi | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Holly Township
About 7 of every 100 Mount Holly Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
3 places in Mount Holly Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
26 notable people were born in Mount Holly Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,981, an increase of 445 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 9,536, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. What is now Mount Holly was originally formed as Northampton on November 6, 1688. Northampton was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships created by an act …
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4 towns share a border with Mount Holly Township.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Lumberton Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holly Township | #380 | C− | C− | C | C− | A− |
| Westampton Township | #312 | B− | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Eastampton Township | #328 | C+ | D− | B | C | A− |
| Lumberton Township | #343 | C+ | D | B− | C | A− |
| Hainesport Township | #182 | B+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
Hainesport Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Mount Holly Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Mount Holly Township grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #380 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, C for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
26 notable people were born here, including James C. Scott and Cindy Birdsong.
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