Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Shamong Township's standout: the median household earns $128K. Overall it grades B−, ranked 302nd of 466 in New Jersey. Residents are healthier than 80% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and it has 82 miles of trail. Its weakest subject is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $564K, 6.2 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Shamong Township’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 17 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest place to walk is Wharton State Forest, 17,211 acres with 59.2 miles of trail.
Where Shamong Township beats most towns.
Where Shamong 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 Shamong Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,008 in 1860, a low of 414 in 1920, 6,460 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shamong 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 Shamong Township.
Shamong Township carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), has added half again as many jobs in ten years and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wharton State Forest | 59.2 mi | 17,211 |
| 2. Batsto Natural Area | 21.4 mi | 3,298 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Shamong Township School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mills Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 347 | B |
| Costello PrepLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 60% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 4,728 U.S. towns with household incomes like Shamong Township’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
27% of adults feel lonely in Shamong Township, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Shamong Township. Shamong Township beats the New Jersey average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Shamong Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Shamong Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $261 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Shamong Township’s FEMA risk score is 21 of 100. Since 2009, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Shamong Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 776 in 2013 to 1,307.
Most working residents leave Shamong Township for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Shamong Township is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Shamong Township has added 531 jobs, to 1,307 in 2023.
| Shamong Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $128,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shamong 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
93% of Shamong Township households own their home. The typical Shamong Township home is worth about $564,000, up 2.8% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shamong Township. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw25 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw26 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a yearPine 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 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
None within 15 miles of Shamong Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Shamong Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Shamong Township (pronounced "Shuh-Mong") 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 6,460, a decrease of 30 (−0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 6,490, which in turn reflected an increase of 28 (+0.4%) from the 6,462 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Shamong was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 19, 1852, from portions of Medford, Southampton and Washington townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Woodland Township (March 7, 1866) and Tabernacle Township…
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4 towns share a border with Shamong Township.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shamong Township | #302 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| Waterford Township | #282 | B− | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
| Tabernacle Township | #299 | B− | D | — | B− | A− |
| Medford Township | #115 | A | D | A− | B+ | A+ |
| Hammonton | #338 | C+ | D− | B | B− | B+ |
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Shamong Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Shamong Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #302 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Daria Rae and Kevin Comer.
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