Willingboro, New Jersey

Population: 33,008
Located in Burlington County

Situated along Rancocas Creek is the township of Willingboro, New Jersey. This community has deep roots in American history as it was established in 1688. Today, Willingboro's seven square miles is filled with a population of just over 33,000 residents. Willingboro enjoys a diverse, multi-cultural society and most residents are professional, working class people in managerial or government positions, trade and institutional employment.

Several city parks are situated throughout Willingboro affording residents strolls through a picturesque landscape or a picnic on a sunny knoll. Some parks offer playground equipment for young residents to play till their hearts content. The Rancocas Creek is excellent for recreation such as canoeing or kayaking. If golf is your sport of choice, you will be sure to find your ideal recreation in one of several golf courses in nearby Willingboro.

Willingboro is proud to offer an excellent educational program for students. With eight elementary schools, one middle school, one Jr. high School and one high school, Willingboro takes pride in offering high academic standards along with a highly qualified faculty and staff. Students are recognized throughout the region for various accomplishments including art, music, athletics and government.

Willingboro is located in within the limits of beautiful Burlington County, the largest county in the state boarded on two sides by the Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean. Vacationers seem to flock to this area of New Jersey that is heavily wooded, teaming with glistening streams.

As a leader in New Jersey in the area of agriculture, Burlington County boasts the largest blueberries in the world as they were developed and raised right here! Cranberries are also quite popular as Burlington takes second place in the nation for a cranberry-producing county. You will see more farmland spotted throughout this area than anywhere else in the state composed with lush, green, fields producing sweet corn and fruit.

Located less than twenty miles away from Willingboro is the metropolitan city of Philadelphia. Although Philly is known for its history, and museums, there is so much more to this great city. People flock to the "City of Brotherly Love" for business opportunities, nightlife and schooling.

There are fifty colleges and universities located in the Philadelphia area attended by over eleven thousand international students elevating the level of diversity. College students have been quoted as saying how much they love living in the city of Philadelphia and the fact that there is so much to explore off campus. The city of Philadelphia offers tours of the neighborhoods and your senses will come alive at the sights of the Lion Dance in Chinatown or Laotian Food in the University City District, and many more sights, sounds, and tastes come to life.

Housing is quite affordable in Willingboro as a beautiful, showcase home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms would cost about $89,000. If you entertain the thought of a maintenance free lifestyle, there is a pleasant variety of condominiums and townhouses to choose from. Condos with two bedrooms and one bathroom would start at $92,000. If you would like to spread out a little bit and enjoy some elbow room, a beautiful brick home with four bedrooms, one bathroom, stretched out on a sprawling five acre lot, would cost about $399,900.

Today, Willingboro is a town of caring citizens pursuing a betterment of lifestyle and community. Come enjoy a visit to Willingboro and see for yourself why so many others have chosen this prosperous suburb to live, work and play.

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