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A township of 4,872 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Conserved land14%290 of 2,158 acres
Trails4.4 mi1.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves260 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1859Established
4,824Population
3.4 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

Delanco 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 4,824, an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco. It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.

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Housing in Delanco

$365K▲ 0.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Delanco home is worth about $365,000, up 0.9% in a year, 37% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Violent crime per 1,000
Delanco 1.4
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Delanco 7.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Delanco’s kids attend trail 95% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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