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About Riverside
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, USRiverside 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 8,003, a decrease of 76 (−0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 8,079, which in turn reflected an increase of 168 (+2.1%) from the 7,911 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Riverside was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1895, from portions of Delran Township. A portion of the township was annexed by Delran in 1901. The township was originally named Progress which was changed to Riverside for its location on …
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Housing in Riverside
The typical Riverside home is worth about $314,000, about the same as a year ago, 46% below the New Jersey typical home.
Safety in Riverside
Safety Grade B-
Riverside reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Jersey has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Riverside sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Riverside
All Riverside schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Riverside’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 84% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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