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A town of 5,744, settled in 1886.
Clementon's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B−, 307th among New Jersey's 466 graded towns. 0% of its land is conserved. Only 40 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score higher on cost of living. Clementon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Clementon’s median household income is $63,000, against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.
Where Clementon beats most towns.
Where Clementon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Clementon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,794 in 1910, 5,338 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clementon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw13 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw14 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 Clementon, 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 Clementon.
Clementon sends many workers across the state line and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
The typical Clementon home is worth about $313,000, up 3% in a year, 46% below the New Jersey typical home. 60% of Clementon households own their home.
| Clementon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 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 Clementon Elementary School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clementon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 586 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
22% of working residents cross a state line to work. The average commute for its 2,290 working residents takes 23.2 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Clementon for work: only 3% work in town. Clementon’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (8%), Cherry Hill Township (6%) and Voorhees Township (4%).
| Clementon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Clementon 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
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clementon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clementon's reported crime rate is above New Jersey's. The property crime rate in Clementon is 21 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Clementon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 21 per 1,000 residents | 8.9 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.7 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Against the 9,587 U.S. towns with household incomes like Clementon’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income. Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 84% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
Clementon beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clementon.
| Clementon | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clementon | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.5% | 10.9% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 15.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Clementon
About 8 of every 100 Clementon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Clementon is a borough in Camden County, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,338, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 338 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,000, which in turn had reflected an increase of 14 (+0.3%) from the 4,986 counted at the 2000 census. The borough had the 27th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.179% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.
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2 towns share a border with Clementon.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clementon | #307 | B− | C | — | C+ | B |
| Lindenwold | #439 | D− | C | C− | D− | C− |
| Pine Hill | #390 | C− | C | C+ | C− | C+ |
Clementon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Clementon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Clementon grades B− overall, better than 47% of U.S. towns and #307 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B for health and C+ for schools.
That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($91,289 across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area). 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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