Best PlacesCamden County, NJ Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Camden County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Camden County ranks 903rd of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Paychecks stretch further here than almost anywhere else: the median household brings in $98,934, everyday costs sit below the national average, and an educated workforce ranks near the top of the country. The main drawbacks are property taxes, state finances, and childcare costs.
The best neighborhoods in Camden County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
The best areas in Camden County
The parts of Camden County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Springdale, Greentree & Voorhees
More adults hold degrees, local pay stretches further, and incomes run higher.
Haddonfield, Barrington & Magnolia
Health care is easier to reach and more residents vote.
Cherry Hill
Crime runs lower, though fewer households have young kids.
Merchantville, Pennsauken & Cherry Hill Mall
Streets are more walkable and biking is better.
Blackwood, Stratford & Somerdale
It is quieter, though transit reaches fewer jobs.
Sicklerville, Clementon & Atco
Tree cover is thicker.
Glendora
Commutes are shorter, though more homes sit empty.
Gloucester City, Bellmawr & Oaklyn
Camden
Health outcomes score lower and schools score lower.
Camden County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 2% of the country and others in the top 4%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Camden County's strengths and weaknesses
Camden County lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Big-city access is the standout, in the top 1% of counties. Walkability and transit follow.
The one real hole is property taxes, near the bottom of the country. State finances and childcare costs also cost it ground. Cost swings more from one part of Camden County to another than it does between Camden County and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Camden County ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 99% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of counties
- TransitBetter than 97% of counties
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of counties
- BikingBetter than 93% of counties
Where Camden County ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cheap childcare$1,338 a month, better than only 5% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Camden County
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Camden County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,934, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Camden County's effective rate of 2.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Camden County
Camden County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Camden County.
Who works in Camden County, and how
Work in Camden County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Camden County
Camden County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of counties and more parkland per resident than 74% of counties. The coast is about 51 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Camden County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Camden County growing, and who is moving in?
Camden County has grown about 5% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Philadelphia, PA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Camden County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Camden County, month by month
Camden County sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Camden County
Philadelphia International sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 14.8 million passengers in 2025, with 179 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Camden County
Schools across Camden County average a D+, better than 13% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Meredith William M SchA+ · 95% proficient
- Elizabeth Haddon SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Joseph D. Sharp Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haddonfield Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Rosa International Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- William G. Rohrer Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Cherry Hill High School EastB · 47% proficient
- Haddon Township High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Camden County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Camden County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Camden County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Camden County suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Camden County
Is Camden County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Camden County ranks 903rd of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on big-city access, walkability, and transit, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Camden County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,028. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $98,934 median income, cost of living beats 89% of counties.
Is Camden County safe?
Camden County is safer than 49% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $247 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Camden County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 27. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 10% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Camden County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Springdale, Greentree & Voorhees, Haddonfield, Barrington & Magnolia, and Cherry Hill. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Is Camden County good for families?
Schools beat 13% of counties, crime safety beats 49%, and childcare runs $1,338 a month.
Is Camden County good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 89% of counties, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 64% of counties. About 15% of workers already work from home.
Compare Camden County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Camden County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Camden County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Camden County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Camden County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Camden County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Camden County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Camden County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Camden County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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