Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
11% of residents are under 18 in Hi-Nella, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Hi-Nella. Hi-Nella has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 160 in 1930, a peak of 1,250 in 1980, 927 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hi-Nella. Close and well known come first.
Big draw9 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw9 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw10 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw12 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 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hi-Nella, 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 Hi-Nella.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. The typical household income in Hi-Nella is $73,000. The top destinations are Philadelphia (11%), Cherry Hill Township (9%) and Voorhees Township (7%). In Hi-Nella, nearly one in ten workers do their job from home.
| Hi-Nella | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $73,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 16% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Hi-Nella, the FEMA hazard score is 23 of 100. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 13%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 26°, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. 24 crimes were reported in Hi-Nella in 2025: 21 property and 3 violent.
Hi-Nella is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Hi-Nella: just over one in ten adults smoke cigarettes. Against the New Jersey average, Hi-Nella comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5. Among adults locally, 27% have high blood pressure and 35% feel lonely.
| Hi-Nella | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hi-Nella | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.8% | 5.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 19.4% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Earl W. Schilling Memorial Field | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
16 within 15 miles of the center of Hi-Nella
About 7 of every 100 Hi-Nella residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Where Hi-Nella’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Hi-Nella is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is the state's ninth-smallest municipality. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 927, an increase of 57 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 870, which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.5%) from the 1,029 counted in the 2000 census. The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from portions of Clementon Township, as one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (joining Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Pine Valley and Somerdale) created on that same date. The borough's name is traditionally said to derive from a Nati…
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Hi-Nella has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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