Name: Country Lake Estates, NJ statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Country Lake Estates

Burlington County gains about 5.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,498

Moved out20,505

Net+1,993

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Camden County, NJ3,7213,477+244

Mercer County, NJ2,2131,049+1,164

Philadelphia County, PA1,592962+630

Ocean County, NJ1,181617+564

Gloucester County, NJ661910−249

Middlesex County, NJ1,041401+640

Bucks County, PA647504+143

Essex County, NJ545

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals

53%45%

Leavers

41%57%

Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$76K

Leavers$80K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Burlington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 6.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Burlington County report $76,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,800.
Income you would need: $69,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,745 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,917 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $249,100.
Getting to work: 32 minutes each way on average; 16.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Channahon, IL matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people7
5.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out7
$79,772
14% above the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.8%
18% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	6.8%	18% above
Moved from another state1County figure	2.4%	23% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	5.1	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$76,228	8% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$79,772	14% above

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Country Lake Estates16.4%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$69,800

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

16.4%

20% below the median place

Home price to income

1.9x

49% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

16%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$106,700

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Country Lake Estates, $1,745 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Big Lake, MN	13.3% vs 16.4%	n/a	Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Property tax rate1
1.9%
108% above the median place
Homeownership1
85.1%
28% above the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$1,745	28% above
Rent to income1	16.4%	20% below
Property tax rate1	1.9%	108% above
Home price to income1	1.9x	49% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	102.5	2% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,860	15% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$122,700	14% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$4,715	44% above
Median home value1	$249,100	22% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	5.7%	78% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	69.8%	36% above
Homeownership1	85.1%	28% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	52.5%	4% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,917	2% above
Vacant homes1	0.0%	below (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1973	0% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$127,643
59% above the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
27% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
Median household income1	$127,643	59% above
Income per person1	$44,357	11% above
Unemployment1County figure	5.3%	8% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$73,346	11% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.8%	3% above
Jobs6County figure	214,267	42% above
Poverty rate1County figure	6.7%	38% below
Mean commute1	32 min	27% above
Works from home1County figure	16.7%	34% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Household size is 3.3, 31% above the median place.

Household size1
3.3
31% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
95.9%
4% above the median place
No health insurance1
4.0%
38% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age35.3 −9%

Bachelor's or higher25.4% −21%

High school or higher90.1% −2%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
Population1	5,055	6598th largest
Median age1	35.3	9% below
Bachelor's or higher1	25.4%	21% below
High school or higher1	90.1%	2% below
Household size1	3.3	31% above
Born abroad1County figure	11.0%	25% above
No health insurance1	4.0%	38% below
Homes with broadband1	95.9%	4% above

Life in Country Lake Estates

The nearest National Park Service site is Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, about 32 miles away.

102 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.8 +56%

Playgrounds per 10k5.9 −37%

Grocery stores per 10k2.0 −7%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k5.9 −47%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.9 4.2×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial 32 miles
Independence National Historical Park 32 miles
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site 32 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.3 −12%

Shops28.1 −7%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.3 +5%

Doctors' offices and clinics20.8 +3%

Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
32.1
4% above the median place
Students per teacher12
11.6
25% below the median place
Public schools12
137
above the median place (median 9)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	137	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	68,892	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	11.6	25% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	18.3	12% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	28.1	7% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	4.3	5% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	20.8	3% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.9	17% below
Parks per 10k9	15.8	56% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	5.9	37% below
Grocery stores per 10k9	2.0	7% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	5.9	47% below
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.9	319% above
Nearest National Park Service site10	32.1	4% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10	18	above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure	102	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 41.4%, 40% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Country Lake Estates. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days15
41.4%
40% below the median place
Median air quality index15
53
23% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
92.2
51% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Country Lake Estates	Vs median
July average high13County figure	87°F	0% above
January average low13County figure	25°F	2% below
Average temperature13County figure	55°F	0% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	47.0 in	7% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	93.6	1% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	88.8	26% above
Tornado risk14County figure	78.2	4% below
Wildfire risk14County figure	92.2	51% above
Heat wave risk14County figure	93.8	4% above
Median air quality index15Metro figure	53	23% above
Good air days15Metro figure	41.4%	40% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Down 0.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 45.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 45.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

+7.9 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 97% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Country Lake Estates in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,739/mo (2024)	$2,170/mo	$1,780 to $2,650/mo	+3.8%
Median household income	$127,643 (2024)	$164,000	$138,500 to $194,000	+4.3%
Median home value	$249,100 (2024)	$356,000	$258,000 to $490,000	+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Country Lake Estates

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Channahon, IL	$1,708	$119,494	Compare
Silver Lakes, CA	$1,720	$115,829	Compare
Romeoville, IL	$1,886	$106,325	Compare
Bethel, AK	$1,678	$117,255	Compare

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Common questions

Is Country Lake Estates a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 287 New Jersey places. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7.8% a year while rent rose -0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Country Lake Estates expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $249,100.

What salary do you need to live in Country Lake Estates?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Country Lake Estates?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Channahon, IL, Silver Lakes, CA, Romeoville, IL and Bethel, AK.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Country Lake Estates with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Country Lake Estates itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/country-lake-estates-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Country Lake Estates, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/country-lake-estates-new-jersey/

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