Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Berlin grades A− overall, ranked 173rd of 466 in New Jersey. Natural-hazard risk is low. The median household earns $103K and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $394K, 4.3 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Berlin is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Berlin’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 30 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Berlin has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Long-A-Coming Depot and Berlin Historic District.
Where Berlin beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Berlin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,955 in 1930, 7,489 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Berlin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw15 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw16 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Berlin, 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 Berlin.
Berlin pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New Jersey norm, carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 100% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $172 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Berlin’s FEMA risk score is 5 of 100. Since 2005, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Berlin.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its B is the best School Grade on its borders; Waterford Township (C−) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Berlin Borough School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 853 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 62% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
19% of Berlin adults have been diagnosed with depression. Berlin beats the New Jersey average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 27% of Berlin adults have obesity.
| Berlin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Berlin | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 19.3% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Berlin grades A− overall with a typical home of about $394K, below the New Jersey typical value; only 24 of the 132 New Jersey towns graded A− or better can say that.
The median rent in Berlin is $1,439 a month. The typical Berlin home is worth about $394,000, up 3.1% in a year, 32% below the New Jersey typical home.
| Berlin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,439 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Berlin Park, 164 acres with 2 miles of trail.
| Berlin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.5% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berlin Park | 2 mi | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Berlin has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Berlin has about as many jobs (3,316) as working residents, but only 136 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Berlin for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Berlin fell to 3,316 in 2023, 378 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Philadelphia (7%), Voorhees Township (7%) and Cherry Hill Township (7%).
| Berlin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 11% | 17% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 58% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 14% of residents are 65 or older in Berlin. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Berlin | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 39 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Berlin | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.5% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.2% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.2% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
5 within 15 miles of the center of Berlin
About 8 of every 100 Berlin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
2 places in Berlin on the National Register of Historic Places.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Berlin 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 7,489, a decrease of 99 (−1.3%) from the 2010 census count of 7,588, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,439 (+23.4%) from the 6,149 counted in the 2000 census. Berlin was incorporated as a borough on March 29, 1927, from portions of Berlin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26, 1927.
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7 towns share a border with Berlin.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Waterford Township (B−) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | #173 | A− | C− | B | B | A− |
| Winslow Township | #344 | C | C− | — | D | B+ |
| Berlin Township | #366 | C | C− | C− | C− | A− |
| West Berlin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Hill | #390 | C− | C | C+ | C− | C+ |
| Atco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lindenwold | #439 | D− | C | C− | D− | C− |
| Waterford Township | #282 | B− | C− | A− | C− | B+ |
Winslow Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. West Berlin and Atco aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Berlin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Berlin grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #173 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Logan Ryan and Isaiah Young.
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