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Camden is a mid-size city of 71,496 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 5 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $1k a month.
71,496people
$112kTypical home
$1,226/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 71,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,016 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $1,226/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PHL airport
- 8 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,299 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 552 bars within 25 mi
- 1,176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 159 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Camden County: D+27 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk