Borough's High Property Values, Low Taxation Get Notice

Collingswood missed out on being named a top town to live in South Jersey, but made the rankings for top property values and low taxes, according to a local magazine.

In its Top Towns 2011 list, South Jersey Magazine ranked Collingswood No. 16 for both top property values and lowest residential taxes per average residential value among Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.

Collingswood had appeared as the 24th best place to live in the tri-county area in the magazine’s 2010 Top Towns list. It also made the list for best place to live in Camden County in 2009 and 2010, at No. 6 both years.

This year, Collingswood failed to make it on the list of top tri-county or county towns to live in.

South Jersey Magazine, which published the rankings in its May issue, culled data from the state Department of Education, Division of Local Government services and the New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report.

The criteria for the rankings include average residential property value, residential taxes per value, reported crime, SAT scores, college-bound high school graduates and performance on standardized tests.

Top Towns, according to South Jersey Magazine

1. Haddonfield 
2. Harrison 
3. Florence 
4. Medford 
5. Moorestown 
6. Mansfield 
7. Woolwich 
8. Marlton 
9. East Greenwich
10. Bordentown Township 
11. Southampton 
12. Delran 
13. Voorhees 
14. Mount Laurel 
15. Burlington Township 
16. Cinnaminson 
17. Pitman 
18. Waterford 
19. Mantua 
20. Riverside 
21. Monroe 
22. Bellmawr 
23. Lumberton 
24. Haddon Township 
25. Gloucester Township

Top Camden County Towns, according to South Jersey Magazine

1. Haddonfield 
2. Voorhees 
3. Waterford 
4. Bellmawr 
5. Haddon Township 
6. Gloucester Township 
7. Cherry Hill 
8. Pine Hill 
9. Audubon 
10. Winslow Township