Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Haddonfield’s strongest subject is health (A+). What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $854K, 9.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Overall, that makes an A, good for 52nd of 466 in New Jersey. On that grade it does better than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 1 of New Jersey’s 527 towns score higher on civic life. Nearly four in five adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here, above both New Jersey’s towns (45%) and U.S. towns (29%). The town is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
Where Haddonfield beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Haddonfield | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.6% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Haddonfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 944 in 1850, 12,550 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1736 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haddonfield. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw7 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw9 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw14 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS 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 · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haddonfield, 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 Haddonfield.
Haddonfield carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding), sends many workers across the state line and is safe by national standards but not by New Jersey’s.
4.6 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. For Haddonfield, the trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile.
| Haddonfield | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.3% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scout Sports Field | — | 5 |
| 2. Wallworth Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A is the best School Grade on its borders; Cherry Hill Township (B) is next. Its A for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $854K.
Below: Three of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. Its public schools are run by the Haddonfield School District. Also worth knowing: 4 public schools serve Haddonfield, with 1,913 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haddonfield Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 631 | A |
| Haddonfield Memorial High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 827 | A |
| Central SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 447 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New Jersey is tooth loss: 2.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 9.6% statewide.
In Haddonfield, 6.9% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 468 New Jersey towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Haddonfield. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Haddonfield is ahead of New Jersey on 24 and behind on 2.
| Haddonfield | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 22% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Haddonfield | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 2.9% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5% | 14.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 9.4 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $854K) costs more against local pay than in 86% of New Jersey towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Haddon Heights is next at $505K.
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.4%. The midpoint rent in Haddonfield is $1,897 a month. The share of households in Haddonfield who own their home: 83%.
| Haddonfield | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,897 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 87% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $268 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Haddonfield’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 22 of 100. Since 1994, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 64% come from inland flooding and 10% from earthquakes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2016.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 87° on a July afternoon, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
26% of working residents cross a state line to work. 30% of workers work from home, against 16.8% across New Jersey.
30% of workers work from home in Haddonfield. Most people who work leave Haddonfield to do it: just 7% work in town. For Haddonfield, the median household income is $200,000. Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Haddonfield | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $200,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 30% | 16% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 61% of New Jersey’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
The level of property crime for Haddonfield comes to 16.9 per 1,000 residents. The rate of reported violence for Haddonfield comes to 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Haddonfield | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
26 within 15 miles of the center of Haddonfield
About 4 of every 100 Haddonfield residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
6 places in Haddonfield on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Haddonfield.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 12,550, an increase of 957 (+8.3%) from the 2010 census count of 11,593, which in turn reflected a decline of 66 (−0.6%) from the 11,659 counted in the 2000 census. Haddonfield was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1875, within portions of Haddon Township following a referendum on the same day. The borough became an independent municipality in 1894. The borough was named for Elizabeth Haddon, an early settler of the area.
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10 towns share a border with Haddonfield.
Haddon Heights next door grades lower for schools (B to Haddonfield’s A) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haddonfield | #52 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Cherry Hill Township | #180 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| Ashland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westmont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haddon Township | #279 | B− | D | C− | B | A |
| Haddon Heights | #45 | A | C | — | B | A+ |
| Tavistock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barrington | #165 | A− | C | B+ | C+ | A |
Cherry Hill Township and Haddon Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Ashland, Westmont and Tavistock aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Haddonfield with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Haddonfield grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #52 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A+ for health, B for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
10 notable people were born here, including Robert Thomas Moore and Deborah Remington.
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