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Top Towns 2024
South Jersey’s most desirable zip codes

by Staff

Whether you’ve called South Jersey home for decades or are new to the area, there’s no denying the allure and charm of life in the region. The proximity to major cities and the Shore make this an ideal spot to plant roots, but the area truly offers everything you could want from top-notch schools, tremendous health care providers, an ever-evolving food scene and much more. It’s no wonder why so many of us love the quality of life here. 

Our annual Top Towns spotlight celebrates our local communities and recognizes them for collectively impacting the quality of life in this wonderful place we call home. Our rankings were formulated using data from the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Department of Education and the state’s Division of Local Government Services. Using a weighted formula, we combined average property values and taxes, crime incidents reported per 1,000 residents and high school performance numbers consisting of average SAT scores, graduation rates and more. 

This year, Moorestown edged out the others to find itself at the top of the list, and for good reason. High property values, stellar schools and a close-knit community where civic pride runs deep are just a few of the reasons why it’s so highly regarded. 

That’s no to say the rest of the bunch are any less impressive. As our area continues to grow, our communities are transforming to meet modern demands and innovative thinking has the area well-prepared for a bright future. There’s something to love about each and every one of these towns and we celebrate them all for how they contribute to making South Jersey the perfect place to live, work and play.

Top 25 Towns


1. Moorestown

2. Haddonfield

3. Harrison Township

4. Woolwich

5. Voorhees

6. Medford

7. Evesham

8. Bordentown Township

9. Mount Laurel

10. Mantua

11. Cherry Hill

12. Washington Township

13. Delran

14. Lumberton

15. Haddon Township

16. Burlington Township

17. Southampton

18. Cinnaminson

19. Florence 

20. Monroe

21. West Deptford

22. Franklin Township

23. Mount Holly

24. Waterford

25. Collingswood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By County


Top 10 Burlington County Towns Top 10 Camden County Towns Top 10 Gloucester County Towns
  1. Moorestown
  2. Medford
  3. Evesham
  4. Bordentown Township
  5. Mount Laurel
  6. Delran
  7. Lumberton
  8. Burlington Township
  9. Southampton
  10. Cinnaminson
  1. Haddonfield
  2. Voorhees
  3. Cherry Hill
  4. Haddon Township
  5. Waterford
  6. Collingswood
  7. Gloucester Township
  8. Bellmawr
  9. Winslow Township
  10. Willingboro
  1. Harrison Township
  2. Woolwich
  3. Mantua
  4. Washington Township
  5. Monroe
  6. West Deptford
  7. Franklin Township
  8. Glassboro
  9. Woodbury
  10. Deptford

 

Did You Know?


In the mid-to-late 1600s, Welsh and English Quakers crossed the Delaware River from Pennsylvania in search of farmland and religious freedom. They would settle in the area that would later become Evesham Township.

A wealthy businessman from London named John Haddon purchased land in “West Jersey” in 1668. In 1701, he sent his daughter Elizabeth to the area to occupy the land he purchased and she named the area Haddonfield in his honor. 

On Feb. 4, 1847, Medford Township was officially established after previously being known as Upper Evesham. The township held its first meeting a little over a month later. 

On July 12, 1928, Mexican aviator Captain Emilio Carranza Rodriguez crashed into the Pine Barrens. There is a memorial located in Wharton State Forest at the scene of the crash.

In Harrison Township, Mullica Hill’s Main Street is replete with many pre-Revolution and Victorian era homes built between 1700 and the early 1900s.

The village of Moorestown was established in 1682, but it wasn’t until March 11, 1922 that it was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey State Legislature.

After previously being known as Delaware Township, Cherry Hill was named after a farm which formerly occupied the site where the Cherry Hill Inn was built. That site is now where the movie theater is located on Route 38.

Mount Laurel’s first post office was established in 1849 inside a general store which also housed the area’s first lending library. 

Voorhees is named after Foster McGowan Voorhees, a former governor of the state who granted the petition for the area to become its own township in March of 1899.

Cinnaminson takes its name from the Lenni-Lenape Tribe who first inhabited the area and named their hunting grounds Cinnaminson, which translates to Sweewater.

The name Delran is actually a combination of the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, both of which are significant to the township’s location.

Tabernacle was originally referred to as Tabernacle in the Wilderness because of its log church established by a missionary named John Brainerd. Both Indians and settlers gathered at the church,

Bells Lake in Washington Township was owned by the Bell family from 1899 to 1954. The family started General Mills, Inc. after establishing their first mill in Philadelphia in 1801.

 

By The Numbers


Big Towns

MUNICIPALITY

Average Residential Property Value

Average Total Property Taxes

Crime Rate % Per 1,000 residents

Bordentown Twp.

$242,880

$7,513

6.7

Burlington Twp.

$235,100

$6,791

14.2

Cinnaminson 

$235,609

$8,191

22.9

Delran

$210,603

$7,949

11.7

Evesham

$272,616

$8,224

8.5

Florence

$222,177

$5,339

4.5

Lumberton

$301,304

$7,523

16.2

Maple Shade 

$161,135

$5,938

24.4

Medford 

$329,342

$10,924

9.1

Moorestown

$460,778

$12,330

7.9

Mount Holly

$174,352

$5,460

15.5

Mount Laurel

$238,196

$6,684

13.7

Pemberton

$165,189

$4,750

16.2

Southampton

$192,823

$6,125

9.1

Willingboro

$160,357

$6,870

8.4

Bellmawr

$167,839

$6,337

16.6

Cherry Hill 

$227,281

$8,857

23.1

Collingswood

$232,569

$8,888

26.1

Gloucester City

$108,921

$5,450

25.5

Gloucester Twp.

$188,856

$7,533

13.1

Haddon Twp.

$232,657

$8,891

20.8

Haddonfield

$522,966

$16,667

18.2

Lindenwold

$111,261

$5,310

30.5

Pennsauken

$142,157

$5,784

28.7

Pine Hill

$117,890

$6,042

19.1

Voorhees

$262,541

$11,085

9.6

Waterford 

$175,127

$7,524

7.5

Winslow

$176,985

$6,249

10.6

Deptford 

$182,807

$5,973

35

Franklin Twp.

$188,310

$6,710

9.4

Glassboro

$191,806

$6,711

15.6

Harrison Twp.

$344,844

$10,814

7

Mantua

$312,660

$7,705

12.6

Monroe 

$206,215

$7,495

11.8

Washington Twp.

$232,514

$7,948

9.8

West Deptford

$200,904

$6,924

12.4

Woodbury

$152,799

$7,089

37.5

Woolwich

$320,835

$10,583

3.8

 

Small Towns

 

MUNICIPALITY

Average Residential Property Value 

Average Total Property Taxes

Crime Rate % Per 1,000 residents

Bordentown City

205,120 

$7,243

6.8

Burlington City

139,437 

$5,932

17.2

Chesterfield

393,195 

$12,274

1.8

Delanco

195,592 

$6,680

7.5

Eastampton

232,242 

$7,486

12.8

Edgewater Park Twp. 

182,701 

$6,125

11.9

Hainesport 

282,270 

$7,206

14.7

Mansfield

239,477 

$8,504

7.5

Medford Lakes

288,812 

$10,382

4.3

New Hanover Twp.

182,002 

$5,062

0.4

North Hanover Twp.

321,420 

$7,103

2.8

Palmyra

148,648 

$6,292

18.9

Riverside

152,074 

$5,845

12.4

Riverton

248,032 

$9,267

5.5

Shamong

309,900 

$9,255

5

Tabernacle

274,309 

$8,321

5

Westampton

241,438 

$6,525

22

Audubon

203,320 

$7,935

34.5

Barrington 

193,673 

$8,953

10.2

Berlin

236,007 

$7,977

15.2

Berlin Twp.

187,469 

$7,188

35

Clementon 

120,044 

$5,320

16.4

Haddon Heights 

293,841 

$10,000

5.9

Magnolia 

148,698 

$6,964

27.3

Merchantville 

188,726 

$9,574

16.6

Mount Ephraim

146,329 

$7,544

64.2

Oaklyn

165,039 

$8,411

28.2

Runnemede

148,744 

$6,498

20.5

Somerdale

143,424 

$6,397

46.6

Stratford 

157,858 

$7,296

15.6

Clayton

155,593 

$6,286

10.3

East Greenwich Twp.

299,426 

$9,214

8.1

Elk Twp.

212,330 

$7,704

7.7

Greenwich Twp.

181,897 

$6,414

10.3

Logan Twp.

214,325 

$4,308

13.7

National Park 

140,058 

$6,556

15.3

Paulsboro 

105,103 

$4,619

19.1

Pitman 

238,209 

$8,099

5.8

Swedesboro

173,164 

$7,298

5.8

Wenonah

260,238 

$10,979

9.5

Westville

127,214 

$6,379

24.8

Woodbury Heights

178,735 

$8,483

24.5

 


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Published and copyrighted in South Jersey Magazine, Volume 21, Issue 2 (May2024)

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