SJM_TopTowns_0522FINAL.qxp_SJM 5 / 24 / 22 3 : 28 PM Page 4 ? ? Michael Mignogna Voorhees Mayor By The Numbers : BIG TOWNS One of my favorite places to spend time in Voorhees is our hidden gem , Connolly Average Average Total Crime Park . Whether it’s attending one of our Rate % Municipality Residential Property summer concerts or sledding with my ( per 1,000 ( in alphabetical order ) Property Value Taxes residents ) son in the winter , this 49 - acre oasis Bordentown Twp . $ 242,132 $ 7,923 6.7 brings me peace and relaxation . It has Y two dog runs , a half - mile walking and Burlington Twp . $ 235,292 $ 6,848 14.2 T jogging path that includes workout sta - Cinnaminson $ 234,704 $ 7,974 N22.9 tions , a large grass field for multi - sport U Delran $ 212,007 $ 7,914 11.7 usage , a cricket pitch , two pavilions and O Evesham $ 271,883 $ 7,631 8.5 a playground with picnic tables and a C Florence $ 220,233 $ 5,296 4.5 tot - lot . It’s a great place to enjoy the out - Lumberton $ 300,392 $ 7,321 16.2 doors any time of year ! ” N ? ? Maple Shade $ 159,771 $ 5,741 24.4 O Medford Nicole Gillespie $ 326,448 $ 10,549 T9.1 Moorestown Mayor GMoorestown $ 457,036 $ 12,000 7.9 N Mount Holly $ 174,444 $ 5,247 15.5 I One of my favorite things about Mount Laurel $ 237,627 $ 6,596 L13.7 Moorestown is all the preserved open R Pemberton $ 164,895 $ 4,029 16.2 space with beautiful walking trails close to U Southampton $ 192,569 $ 5,773 9.1 so many amenities on Main Street in a his - B Willingboro torical , downtown setting . My idea of a $ 158,357 $ 6,327 8.4 great Saturday is meeting a friend for cof - Bellmawr $ 167,275 $ 6,521 16.6 fee and scones from The Pie Lady , followed Cherry Hill $ 225,640 $ 8,576 Y23.1 by a visit to the farmers market at the T Collingswood $ 231,002 $ 8,479 26.1 Burlington County Agricultural Center , a N Gloucester City $ 107,898 $ 5,025 25.5 walk at Boundary Creek Park , then lunch U Gloucester Twp . $ 188,232 $ 7,314 13.1 to go from Abandoned Luncheonette . ” O ? ? Haddon Twp . $ 229,577 $ 8,754 20.8 C Haddonfield $ 512,368 $ 16,121 18.2 Susan Shin Angulo N Cherry Hill Mayor Lindenwold $ 109,209 $ 5,356 30.5 E Pennsauken $ 140,845 $ 5,310 28.7 D There are so many wonderful things Pine Hill $ 115,310 $ 5,882 19.1 M about Cherry Hill , but one of my favorites Voorhees $ 259,679 $ 10,677 9.6 A is the amazing dining scene . I love trying Waterford $ 174,588 $ 7,133 C7.5 out new restaurants and different global Winslow Twp . $ 175,970 $ 6,075 10.6 cuisines , especially as our small business owners need our support more than ever Deptford $ 181,500 $ 5,850 35 in the wake of the pandemic . I like to Franklin Twp . $ 186,300 $ 6,366 R9.4 challenge residents and visitors to what I E Glassboro $ 189,561 $ 6,677 15.6 call ‘ Dine Local , Eat Global ’ in 24 square Y T Harrison Twp . $ 344,367 $ 10,498 7 miles , where you spend time trying differ - T S ent styles of food from local Cherry Hill E Mantua $ 208,307 $ 7,133 N12.6 restaurants , with bonus points if you go C U Monroe $ 204,580 $ 7,447 11.8 outside your comfort zone and try a dish U O Washington Twp . $ 231,817 $ 7,616 9.8 you’ve never had before . It’s a great way to O C West Deptford $ 200,030 $ 6,838 12.4 L spend time with friends or family , sup - Woodbury $ 151,562 $ 6,816 37.5 G port our entrepreneurs and fill up on deli - Woolwich $ 318,790 $ 10,950 3.8 cious food . ” ? Interesting tidbits from some of our Top Towns FUN FACTS Moorestown’s Main Street follows Mount Zion African Methodist Haddonfield is home to the second - oldest a ridge that had once been occupied by the Episcopal Church and Mount Zion volunteer fire company in continuous service Lenni Lenape Native Americans , who were Cemetery in Woolwich have both been in the country , the Haddon Fire Company No . later called the “ Delaware ” by European added to the National Register of Historic 1 , which was established as Friendship Fire settlers who arrived in the late 1600s . Places . The church was said to have played Company in 1764 . an important role in the Underground Railroad in South Jersey . ? SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 19 issue 2 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 53