Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Springfield Township grades B− overall, 301st of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $146K and it is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $536K, 5.9 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 37% of the land in Springfield Township is conserved, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 11% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On walkability, just 39 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include John Irick House and Oakwood.
Where Springfield Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,500 in 1810, a low of 1,223 in 1920, 3,245 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1727 and 8 maps from 1888 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Springfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Springfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw23 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw24 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Springfield 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 Springfield Township.
Springfield Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of New Jersey and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Its 7,015 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 92% of New Jersey towns.
2.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Springfield Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jacksonville Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Springfield Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 297 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 64% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. Against the 3,036 U.S. towns with household incomes like Springfield Township’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
28% of Springfield Township adults feel lonely. Springfield Township beats the New Jersey average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of Springfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Springfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Springfield Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 27.1% | 22.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 1,261 in 2013 to 1,001.
Most working residents leave Springfield Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Springfield Township has lost 260 jobs, to 1,001 in 2023. Springfield Township’s average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| Springfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Springfield 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
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (40% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (21% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Springfield Township. Springfield Township has grown 2.3% since 2020, to 3,315 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Springfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Springfield Township | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.4% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.7% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.5% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Springfield Township's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. The violent crime rate in Springfield Township is 0 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Springfield Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Springfield Township home is worth about $536,000, up 3.3% in a year, 7% below the New Jersey typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
345 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 345 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Springfield Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4 within 15 miles of the center of Springfield Township
About 4 of every 100 Springfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Springfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Springfield Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Springfield Township 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 3,245, a decrease of 169 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 3,414, which in turn reflected an increase of 187 (+5.8%) from the 3,227 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
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8 towns share a border with Springfield Township.
Florence Township next door grades lower for schools (C to Springfield Township’s B+) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | #301 | B− | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Mansfield Township | #167 | A− | D | A− | B+ | A− |
| Florence Township | #239 | B | C | A− | C | B+ |
| Burlington Township | #300 | B− | C− | B− | B− | B |
| Chesterfield Township | #36 | A+ | D | A+ | B+ | A+ |
| North Hanover Township | #351 | C | D− | — | B | B |
| Pemberton Township | #387 | C− | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |
| Juliustown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Springfield Township and North Hanover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Juliustown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Springfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Springfield Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #301 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 Joseph Pancoast and Reading Wood Black.
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