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A township of 10,056 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Conserved land8.6%157 of 1,826 acres
Trails0.7 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves416 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Mount Holly

Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1688Established
9,981Population
2.9 sq miArea
36 ftElevation

Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,981, an increase of 445 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 9,536, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. What is now Mount Holly was originally formed as Northampton on November 6, 1688. Northampton was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships created by an act …

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Housing in Mount Holly

$338K▼ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Mount Holly home is worth about $338,000, down 1.2% in a year, 42% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Mount Holly

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Safety Grade C

Mount Holly reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Mount Holly 4.1
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Mount Holly 15.8
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C

The public schools Mount Holly’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictRancocas Valley Regional High School DistrictSchools6

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