Willingboro, NJ: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Willingboro Township (known from 1959 to 1963 as Levittown and Levittown Township) is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. 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 31,889, an increase of 260 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 31,629, which in turn reflected a decline of 1,379 (−4.2%) from the 33,008 counted in the 2000 census. The township has British roots going back to the 17th century. Abraham Levitt and Sons purchased and developed Willingboro land in the 1950s an…

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How Willingboro ranks

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#57Most affordable in NJ #90Lowest property tax in NJ #37Rent easiest to afford in NJ All NJ rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code08046

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Living in Willingboro

Housing in Willingboro

$359K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Willingboro home is worth about $359,000, up 1.6% in a year, 38% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Safety in Willingboro

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Safety Grade C

Willingboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Willingboro 3.8

New Jersey 2

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Willingboro 12.1

New Jersey 12.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Willingboro

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School Grade C-

The public schools Willingboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictWillingboro Public School DistrictSchools12

W. R. James Sr. Elementary School DElementary · Grades 1–4 · 408 students J.C.Stuart ECDCElementary · Grades PK–K · 365 students Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School CElementary · Grades K–8 · 356 students Hawthorne Park Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades 1–4 · 354 students Twin Hills Elementary School DElementary · Grades K–4 · 332 students Garfield ECDCElementary · Grades PK–K · 294 students

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.