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Echelon is a big small town of 13,284 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $329k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,284people
$329kTypical home
$1,717/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
243Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,749 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $329k (≈$2,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,717/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 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 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PHL airport
- 13 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 98 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,753 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 510 bars within 25 mi
- 1,004 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 144 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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