Burlington County

New Jersey · FIPS 34005

According to CFPB HMDA 2024 application volume among U.S. counties, Burlington County ranks #125 of 3,210, and #7 of 21 in New Jersey.

Mortgage lending activity in Burlington County, New Jersey based on lender filings under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). Data covers all applications received by HMDA-reporting institutions operating in this county during 2024. Why mortgages get denied walks the denial-reason codes that appear in books like this one.

Local mortgage market. Burlington County, New Jersey saw 21,349 HMDA-reported mortgage applications in 2024. Lenders originated 10,792 of those loans and denied 3,785, producing a denial rate of 17.7% and an approval (origination) rate of 50.6%. The average loan amount was $261,983 at an average note rate of 7.37%, with applicants self-reporting average annual income of $39K. 406 distinct institutions reported mortgage activity in this county.

Borrower leverage and affordability signal. The loan-to-income ratio averages 6.7x, meaning typical borrowers took on mortgages of about 6.7 times their annual income. That ratio is a rough affordability signal: higher multiples imply tighter monthly budgets and greater exposure to rate or income shocks. See our methodology for how to read the denial rate against a local applicant pool. This page is informational data reporting, not financial, legal, or mortgage advice.

21,349
Applications
10,792
Originated
17.7%
Denial Rate
$261,983
Avg Loan Amount

Lender concentration in Burlington County

Lead lender
Top-1 share
6.7%
Top-3 share
15.9%
Book band
Dispersed book

In Burlington County, lead originator Rocket Mortgage funded only 6.7% of 10,792 originated loans, below the county fleet's lower tercile (~10.9% top-1 share). The top three reporters together hold 15.9% of the book, so shopping across channels still meets many active filers.

Counties With Similar Application Volume

Nationwide counties nearest to Burlington County's 21,349 HMDA applications.

Counties With a Similar Average Loan

Nationwide counties nearest to Burlington County's $261,983 average loan (deduped against volume peers).

Lenders active in Burlington County

Rocket Mortgage funded 721 of the 10,792 loans originated in Burlington County, 6.7% of the county. 406 lenders reported activity here.

Source: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) 2024. County FIPS codes per U.S. Census Bureau standards.

Data from FFIEC / CFPB HMDA Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset (2024). Provided for informational purposes only; does not constitute financial advice for Burlington County borrowers.

Every figure on PlainLender is rendered directly from CFPB HMDA federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This Burlington County page draws directly on CFPB HMDA federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-10. HMDA figures are lender-filed application outcomes for a published reporting year - not creditworthiness scores, rate quotes, Loan Estimates, underwriting decisions, or mortgage advice.