AshlandNJ
This town of 9,320 people was settled in 1884.
Is Ashland a good place to live?
Ashland’s midpoint rent is $2,529 a month, above both the New Jersey town median ($1,778 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 10 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ashland. Ashland’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Ashland yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Ashland for work
Where Ashland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
USS New Jersey and 177 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ashland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw9 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw16 mi Park & preservePine BarrensPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Ashland: who provides what
Ashland is unincorporated, so Camden County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ashland.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Ashland’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Philadelphia (16%), Cherry Hill Township (12%) and Mount Laurel Township (6%). Commuting out is the norm in Ashland: 2% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: jobs based locally fell to 2,806 in 2023, 2,014 fewer than in 2013. For workers here, the share who do their job from home is 22%.
| Ashland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 16% | 11% |
| Median household income | $119,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Ashland is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Ashland than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 69% come from inland flooding and 7% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 9.7% of Ashland
5.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in Ashland.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cherry Hill American Little League | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Ashland is
Among adults in Ashland, 9.6% worry about having enough food. The town beats the New Jersey average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have been diagnosed with depression, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Ashland | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 28% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ashland | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.6% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Ashland sell for about $450K
A home in Ashland typically sold within 34 days of listing. In Ashland, nearly nine in ten households own their home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ashland
Colleges nearby
23 within 15 miles of the center of Ashland
About 3 of every 100 Ashland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
About Ashland
Populated place in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Ashland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Cherry Hill, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Ashland had a population of 8,513.
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- Area
- 2.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 72 ft
Ashland’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Ashland.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Hill Township | #180 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Haddonfield | #52 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Lawnside | #441 | D− | C+ | D− | D | C− |
| Springdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Echelon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Voorhees Township | #175 | A− | D | B− | B+ | A |
Cherry Hill Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Ashland, Springdale and Echelon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ashland with a neighbor →
Questions about Ashland
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashland, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Ashland yet; the figures below are still real.