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Lumberton

A township of 12,882 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1860Established
12,803Population
13.1 sq miArea
10 ftElevation

Lumberton is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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 12,803, an increase of 244 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 12,559, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,098 (+20.1%) from the 10,461 counted in the 2000 census. Lumberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1860, from portions of Medford, Southampton and Eastampton townships. Portions of Lumberton were taken on March 12, 1924, to form Hainesport Township. Named for its early lumber industry, the tow…

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Housing in Lumberton

$499K▲ 3.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Lumberton home is worth about $499,000, up 3.2% in a year, 14% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Lumberton

B−

Safety Grade B-

Lumberton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 51% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Lumberton 1.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Lumberton 14.6
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Lumberton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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