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Elmer’s best subject grades are an A− for health and incomes and an A for history; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. On hazard risk, just 7 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Elmer’s property crime rate is 1.4 per 1,000 residents, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 7.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. On history, just 49 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Elmer has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Elmer beats most towns.
David V. Smith House| Widest gap | Elmer | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Elmer is from typical.
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Census counts: 345 in 1880, 1,347 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmer, 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 Elmer.
Elmer’s FEMA risk score is 7 of 100, below both the New Jersey town median (52 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). One flood insurance claim has been paid in Elmer since 1980.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Pittsgrove Township School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–1 | Grades K–1 | 197 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
The typical Elmer home is worth about $352,000, up 2.1% in a year, 39% below the New Jersey typical home. The median rent in Elmer is $1,741 a month.
| Elmer | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,741 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
8.5% of adults have diabetes in Elmer. Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Elmer. 30% of adults have obesity in Elmer.
| Elmer | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Elmer | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 14.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.5% | 11.3% |
| More adults with depression | 19.7% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Elmer for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Elmer fell to 407 in 2023, 360 fewer than in 2013. Elmer’s median household income is $95,000.
| Elmer | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $95,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elmer has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Elmer's reported crime rate is well below New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elmer. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw25 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw25 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw26 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 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Elmer
About 7 of every 100 Elmer residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Elmer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 notable people were born in Elmer.
Borough in Salem County, New Jersey, US
Elmer is a borough in Salem County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,347, a decrease of 48 (−3.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,395, which in turn reflected an increase of 11 (+0.8%) from the 1,384 counted in the 2000 census. It was the home of the annual Appel Farm Arts and Music Festival, which celebrated its 23rd and final year in 2012.
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Yes. That is 3.9 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−.
5 notable people were born here, including Mulford B. Foster and Tiernny Wiltshire.
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