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A town of 2,257, settled in 1867.
Gibbsboro’s best subject grades are an A for walkability, an A− for health, and an A+ for the outdoors; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. On hazard risk, just 23 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. Gibbsboro’s property crime rate is 16.8 per 1,000 residents, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 7.5 and U.S. towns at 9.9. Gibbsboro’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 45 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better. John Lucas House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Gibbsboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Gibbsboro beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Gibbsboro is from typical.
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Census counts: 622 in 1930, 2,189 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 6 maps from 1888 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gibbsboro. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 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 draw13 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 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 Gibbsboro, 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 Gibbsboro.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gibbsboro.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Gibbsboro Elementary School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbsboro Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 281 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Gibbsboro beats the New Jersey average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Gibbsboro.
| Gibbsboro | 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% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 36% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gibbsboro | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.2% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Gibbsboro home is worth about $380,000, about the same as a year ago, 34% below the New Jersey typical home. 86% of Gibbsboro households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Gibbsboro 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
Most working residents leave Gibbsboro for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Gibbsboro has lost 312 jobs, to 1,027 in 2023. Gibbsboro’s median household income is $100,000.
| Gibbsboro | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Blueberry Hill, 144 acres with 2.1 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blueberry Hill | 2.1 mi | 144 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The violent crime rate in Gibbsboro is 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
14 within 15 miles of the center of Gibbsboro
About 6 of every 100 Gibbsboro residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Gibbsboro 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 2,189, a decrease of 85 (−3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,274, which in turn reflected a decline of 161 (−6.6%) from the 2,435 counted in the 2000 census. Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, subject to approval by voters in a referendum, which was held on April 11, 1924. The borough was named for the Gibbs family, early settlers from 1706 for whom the area's post office was named when it was established in 1883.
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3 towns share a border with Gibbsboro.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbsboro | — | — | C− | B− | B− | A− |
| Voorhees Township | #175 | A− | D | B− | B+ | A |
| Lindenwold | #439 | D− | C | C− | D− | C− |
| Echelon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Gibbsboro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Echelon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gibbsboro with a neighbor →
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Yes. That is 4.2 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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