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A town of 11,874.
Bellmawr is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 288th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $77K. Expect to pay for it: homes are expensive, about $315K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Bellmawr is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 34 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on history. 24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bellmawr, against 45% in New Jersey’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
Where Bellmawr beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Bellmawr is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,123 in 1930, a peak of 15,618 in 1970, 11,707 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellmawr. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw6 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
6 mi Park & preserveSchuylkill RiverUSS 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 · Schuylkill River: Emy111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellmawr, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bellmawr.
Bellmawr has commutes shorter than most of New Jersey, is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
64% of households own their home in Bellmawr. The typical Bellmawr home is worth about $315,000, up 0.7% in a year, 45% below the New Jersey typical home. Bellmawr’s median rent is $1,257 a month.
| Bellmawr | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,257 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Bellmawr Public School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmawr Park Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 496 | C |
| Larc School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 96 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Bellmawr has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Bellmawr is 88°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bellmawr.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 5,922 working residents takes 24.3 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey. Jobs based here grew from 3,605 in 2013 to 5,023.
Most working residents leave Bellmawr for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Bellmawr has added 1,418 jobs, to 5,023 in 2023. The top destinations are Philadelphia (10%), Cherry Hill Township (6%) and Camden (5%).
| Bellmawr | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.6% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 81% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Bellmawr beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 19% of Bellmawr adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Bellmawr | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bellmawr | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.9% | 10.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.1% |
| More adults with depression | 19.1% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 17.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 65% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 8 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
25 within 15 miles of the center of Bellmawr
About 4 of every 100 Bellmawr residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Bellmawr ( BEL-mar) is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 11,707, an increase of 124 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 11,583, which in turn had reflected an increase of 321 (+2.9%) from the 11,262 counted at the 2000 census. Bellmawr is home to the main post office for the area, one of the largest in the state of New Jersey, handling an average of 4.5 million pieces of mail daily.
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7 towns share a border with Bellmawr.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmawr | #288 | B− | C | B− | C+ | B |
| Runnemede | #298 | B− | C− | B− | C− | B+ |
| Mount Ephraim | #358 | C | C | D | B− | B |
| Deptford Township | #322 | C+ | C− | — | C | B+ |
| Westville | #384 | C− | C | — | C | C |
| Haddon Heights | #45 | A | C | — | B | A+ |
| Barrington | #165 | A− | C | B+ | C+ | A |
| Brooklawn | — | — | C | D− | C− | C+ |
Brooklawn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Deptford Township, Westville and Haddon Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bellmawr with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bellmawr grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #288 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B for health, B− for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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