Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 47,738, settled in 1849.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Laurel Township grades B overall, ranked 258th of 466 in New Jersey. It is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $119K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $399K, 4.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mount Laurel Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 45% and U.S. towns at 29%. Mount Laurel Township is home to Rowan College at Burlington County. Mount Laurel Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Mount Laurel Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Mount Laurel Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Alice Paul Birthplace is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,739 in 1880, 44,633 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 7 maps from 1888 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Laurel Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw16 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw15 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Laurel 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 Laurel Township.
Mount Laurel Township draws workers from Cherry Hill Township and beyond, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
39,998 jobs are based in Mount Laurel Township, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Mount Laurel Township: 13% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Mount Laurel Township has added 5,684 jobs, to 39,998 in 2023. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Cherry Hill Township (6%) and Moorestown Township (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Mount Laurel Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of its 13 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Its public schools are run by the Mount Laurel Township School District. 6 public schools serve Mount Laurel Township, with 2,299 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. E. Harrington Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 948 | B+ |
| Burlington County Alternative High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 71 | – |
| Springville Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 480 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 67% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Its widest gap with New Jersey is no health insurance: 6.3% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 11.3% statewide.
For adults in Mount Laurel Township, the share who have diabetes is 9.3%. The town beats the New Jersey average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults here: 15% have been diagnosed with depression, 32% sleep under 7 hours.
| Mount Laurel Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 36% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mount Laurel Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 9.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Values rose 2.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. Mount Laurel Township’s midpoint rent stands at $2,143 a month. In Mount Laurel Township, 77% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Mount Laurel Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,143 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
At 27.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 82% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
Its property crime rate stands at 16.9 per 1,000 residents. Mount Laurel Township’s rate of reported violence comes in at 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Mount Laurel Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The range runs from 25° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rancocas State Park, at 277 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Count the trails in 11 parks and preserves and they come to 7.6 miles. In Mount Laurel Township, the trail network density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rancocas State Park | 2.7 mi | 277 |
| 2. Mount Laurel State Park | 1.9 mi | 35 |
| 3. Laurel Acres Park | 0.7 mi | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Mount Laurel Township than in 52% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 51 claims here since 1978. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2018.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Laurel Township
About 5 of every 100 Mount Laurel Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Mount Laurel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Mount Laurel Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Mount Laurel Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Mount Laurel 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 44,633, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,769 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 41,864, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,643 (+4.1%) from the 40,221 counted in the 2000 census. It is the home of NFL Films. In 2020, Mount Laurel was ranked 16th in Money magazine's list of the 50 best places to live in the United States, citing a kid-friendly environment, affordable housing, and easy access to Philadelphia and the Jersey Sho…
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10 towns share a border with Mount Laurel Township.
Westampton Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Mount Laurel Township’s B) and higher for cost of living (C+ to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Laurel Township | #258 | B | D | C | B | A |
| Hainesport Township | #182 | B+ | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Cherry Hill Township | #180 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Greentree | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moorestown Township | #118 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Ramblewood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingston Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westampton Township | #312 | B− | C+ | C− | C | A− |
Hainesport Township and Cherry Hill Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Greentree, Ramblewood and Kingston Estates aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Laurel Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mount Laurel Township grades B overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #258 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health, C 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.
8 notable people were born here, including Alice Paul and Bam Bam Bigelow.
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