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Tabernacle Township vs Shamong Township

Next-door neighbors in Burlington County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+16.1 pts in Tabernacle Township) and conserved land (+9.6 pts in Tabernacle Township).

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Tabernacle Township, NJAn outdoors townBurlington County · 6,854 people
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Shamong Township, NJKnown for its schoolsBurlington County · 6,497 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Tabernacle TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#46 most trails in NJ92 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Schools#173 for schools in NJof 458 towns Housing$528K typical home9% below the NJ typical home All about Tabernacle Township →
Shamong TownshipKnown for its schools
Schools#198 for schools in NJof 458 towns Outdoors#48 most trails in NJ82 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Housing$574K typical home1% below the NJ typical home All about Shamong Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Bachelor’s degree++16.1 pts
More adults in Tabernacle Township have a degree
Tabernacle Township 49.7%Shamong Township 33.6%
Conserved land+9.6 pts
Tabernacle Township has more conserved land
Tabernacle Township 26.8%Shamong Township 17.2%
Average commute5 min
Shamong Township has the shorter commute
Tabernacle Township 39 minShamong Township 34 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Shamong Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Tabernacle Township$3,730/mo
Typical home $528K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.19% · or rent about $2,014/mo · Housing →
Shamong Township$4,060/mo
Typical home $574K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.19% · or rent about $2,228/mo · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Tabernacle Township and Shamong Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Tabernacle TownshipShamong TownshipTabernacle TownshipShamong Township
Tabernacle Township ↔ Shamong Township4.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
81 Shamong Township residents work in Tabernacle Township (2.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Shamong Township →
Report cards

Tabernacle Township places higher on 9 of 21 NJ lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
B+Tabernacle TownshipBetter than 65% of districts in the state B+Shamong TownshipBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
A−Tabernacle TownshipHealthier than 78% of U.S. towns A−Shamong TownshipHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
9Tabernacle Township
8Shamong Township

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 460 towns #273#133 Most educatedPeople · 469 towns #196#330 Most new homesHousing · 468 towns #255#334 Shortest commuteGetting around · 469 towns #444#368 Most conserved landOutdoors · 467 towns #90#163 Fewest smokersHealth · 469 towns #290#231 Lowest property taxCost of living · 469 towns #169#227 Cheapest rentCost of living · 464 towns #320#377

Left end = #1 in New Jersey. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Tabernacle Township’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Tabernacle TownshipShamong Township
Snow a year24″24″
January low24°F24°F
July high87°F87°F
Growing season (days)169d169d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th21st
Outdoors & history
Tabernacle TownshipShamong Township
Trails92 mi82 mi
Conserved land26.8%17.2%
Settled19011852
National Register places—1
Archive photos—7
Community
Tabernacle TownshipShamong Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Tabernacle TownshipShamong Township
People
Population 6,854Highest 6,497Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.5%Lowest NJ: +5.7% -0.5%Highest NJ: +5.7%
Median age 49.2±3.6Lowest 23% above NJ 51.3±2.7Highest 28% above NJ
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±3.7Lowest NJ: 21.8% 18.7%±5Highest NJ: 21.8%
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.7%±5.7Lowest NJ: 17.2% 24.3%±5.6Highest NJ: 17.2%
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 49.7%Highest NJ: 43.6% 33.6%Lowest NJ: 43.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±2.4Highest NJ: 6.4% 3.2%±2.1Lowest NJ: 6.4%
Tabernacle Township and Shamong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $120,735±$22kLowest 17% above NJ $128,271±$17kHighest 24% above NJ
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $396,600±$32kLowest 13% below NJ $442,400±$25kHighest about the NJ average
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,014±$1kLowest 17% above NJ $2,228±$1kHighest 30% above NJ
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,688Lowest 9% below NJ $9,694Highest about the NJ average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.2%±56.2Highest NJ: 51.6% 21.1%±39.1Lowest NJ: 51.6%
Tabernacle Township and Shamong Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.2% NJ: 9.7% 3.2% NJ: 9.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest NJ: 63.8% 93.3%Lowest NJ: 63.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 7 yrs newer than NJ 1979Highest 9 yrs newer than NJ
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 27% above NJ 34 minLowest 11% above NJ
Work from home 13.8%±4.6Lowest NJ: 16.8% 21.4%±6Highest NJ: 16.8%
Shamong Township and Tabernacle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.4%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 mi 17.3 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Medford Township (8%)Medford Township (6%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Shamong Township3% work in Tabernacle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.8%Highest 17.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 92.2 miHighest 82.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.9 miHighest 1.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.8Lowest 4.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #173 of 458 in NJ#198 of 458 in NJ
School district Lenape Regional High School District · Tabernacle Township School DistrictOFFICE OF EDUCATION JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMISSION · Shamong Township School District
High school in town Seneca High SchoolCostello Prep
Students per teacherat that high school 11.0 —
New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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