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Maple Shade

A township of 20,076 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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About Maple Shade

Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1688Established
19,980Population
3.8 sq miArea
46 ftElevation

Maple Shade 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 19,980, an increase of 849 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,131, which in turn reflected an increase of 0.3% from the 19,079 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Housing in Maple Shade

$337K▲ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Maple Shade home is worth about $337,000, up 1.2% in a year, 42% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Maple Shade

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Safety Grade C-

Maple Shade reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 76% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Maple Shade 3.3
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Maple Shade 17.2
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C-

The public schools Maple Shade’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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