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A township of 21,548 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Township in New Jersey, United States
1682Established
21,355Population
14.9 sq miArea
69 ftElevation

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 21,355, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 629 (+3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 20,726, which in turn had reflected an increase of 1,709 (+9.0%) from the 19,017 counted at the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Moorestown was authorized to be incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Ch…

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$776K▲ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Moorestown home is worth about $776,000, up 4.5% in a year, 34% above the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety Grade B+

Moorestown reports less crime per resident than 69% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Moorestown sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Moorestown 0.9
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Moorestown 8.3
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade A

The public schools Moorestown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#44Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictMoorestown Township Public School DistrictSchools11

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