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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Trash day: look up yoursWillingboro Township earns a D, 426th of 466 graded towns in New Jersey, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 95% of the state's. In its favor, it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. Willingboro Township’s median rent is $2,112 a month, above both New Jersey’s towns ($1,778 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Its National Register listings include Schoolhouse and Charles Stokes House. The typical home is worth about $353K, 3.9 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income.
Where Willingboro Township beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Schoolhouse| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| W. R. James Sr. Elementary School | 1–4 | 408 |
| J.C.Stuart ECDC | PK–K | 365 |
| Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School | K–8 | 356 |
Census counts: 495 in 1800, a low of 495 in 1800, 31,889 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1815 and 4 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Willingboro Township is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Willingboro Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw14 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw15 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw21 mi Park & preservePine BarrensUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · 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 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Willingboro 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 Willingboro Township.
Willingboro Township has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New Jersey and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s; it also scores below Edgewater Park Township and its other neighbors on health.
Its public schools are run by the Willingboro Public School District. Two of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willingboro Memorial Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 550 | C− |
| Willingboro High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 845 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The typical Willingboro Township home is worth about $353,000, up 1.6% in a year, 39% below the New Jersey typical home. 84% of Willingboro Township households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Willingboro Township for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Willingboro Township fell to 4,941 in 2023, 1,060 fewer than in 2013. Willingboro Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Willingboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 10% | 17% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 26.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 82% of New Jersey’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Willingboro Township is 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Willingboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Philadelphia/mt Holly Wfo weather station records that about 22 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 941 New Jersey places with climate records.
Willingboro 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
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Willingboro Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Willingboro Lakes Park, at 109 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Willingboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Willingboro Lakes Park | 1.7 mi | 109 |
| 2. Mill Creek Park | — | 79 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
All 7 graded neighbors score healthier than its C+, from Edgewater Park Township (B) to Moorestown Township (A+). Against the 8,838 U.S. towns with household incomes like Willingboro Township’s, it is less healthy than 80%, so it trails even them.
42% of adults have high blood pressure in Willingboro Township. Willingboro Township beats the New Jersey average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 14% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Willingboro Township.
| Willingboro Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Willingboro Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 11.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
17 within 15 miles of the center of Willingboro Township
About 6 of every 100 Willingboro Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Willingboro Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Willingboro Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Willingboro Township.
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Willingboro Township (known from 1959 to 1963 as Levittown and Levittown Township) is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. 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 31,889, an increase of 260 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 31,629, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,379 (−4.2%) from the 33,008 counted in the 2000 census. The township has British roots going back to the 17th century. Abraham Levitt and Sons purchased and developed Willingboro land in the 1950s an…
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7 towns share a border with Willingboro Township.
All 7 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Edgewater Park Township (C−) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willingboro Township | #426 | D | D | C | D | C+ |
| Burlington Township | #300 | B− | C− | B− | B− | B |
| Westampton Township | #312 | B− | C+ | C− | C | A− |
| Moorestown Township | #118 | A | D | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Delran Township | #296 | B− | D | B− | B− | B+ |
| Mount Laurel Township | #258 | B | D | C | B | A |
| Edgewater Park Township | #401 | C− | C− | B− | D | B |
| Delanco Township | #361 | C | C | — | D− | B+ |
Delanco Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Willingboro Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Willingboro Township grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #426 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and D for schools. Schools 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.
18 notable people were born here, including Malik Allen and Mike Chioda.
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