Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Oaklyn's standout: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, ranked 184th of 466 in New Jersey. Residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and 8% of its land is conserved. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. Oaklyn’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the New Jersey town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Greenfield Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 9 of the 468 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oaklyn.
Where Oaklyn beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1681, comes before those of 95% of the New Jersey towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 653 in 1910, 3,930 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Oaklyn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oaklyn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw5 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw7 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw12 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 Oaklyn, 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 Oaklyn.
Oaklyn costs less than Audubon or any other town next door, sends most of its workers to Philadelphia and beyond and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in New Jersey.
Oaklyn sits below New Jersey’s towns (11%) but above U.S. towns (4.3%) on this measure. 1.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bobby Almand Memorial Field | 0.9 mi | 16 |
| 2. Oaklyn Veterans Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 3 |
| 3. Newton Lake Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Oaklyn Public School District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklyn Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 273 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests
Within New Jersey it is healthier than 54% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
19% of adults binge drink in Oaklyn. Oaklyn beats the New Jersey average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Oaklyn.
| Oaklyn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 28% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oaklyn | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 11.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 14.3% |
| More adults with depression | 19.3% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Audubon is next at $386K. Values fell 3.9% in the past year while the New Jersey typical home rose 4%.
The typical Oaklyn home is worth about $340,000, 41% below the New Jersey typical home. Oaklyn’s median rent is $1,246 a month.
| Oaklyn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,246 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Oaklyn has 566 jobs for its 2,176 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,155 in 2013 to 566.
Most working residents leave Oaklyn for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Oaklyn fell to 566 in 2023, 589 fewer than in 2013. The median household income in Oaklyn is $84,000.
| Oaklyn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $84,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Oaklyn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oaklyn has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oaklyn's reported crime rate is above New Jersey's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. No violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Oaklyn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 20.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Adults 18 to 34 are 25% of residents (21% statewide). 15% of Oaklyn residents are 65 or older. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Oaklyn | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 45% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Oaklyn | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.8% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.9% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,000, single groups can be off by several points
36 within 15 miles of the center of Oaklyn
About 8 of every 100 Oaklyn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
7.9% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Oaklyn 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 3,930, a decrease of 108 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 4,038, which in turn reflected a decline of 150 (−3.6%) from the 4,188 counted in the 2000 census. The borough had the 28th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.134% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.
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5 towns share a border with Oaklyn.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Audubon (B) comes closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklyn | #184 | B+ | C | — | C+ | A |
| Audubon | #251 | B | C+ | D | C | A |
| Collingswood | #340 | C+ | D | C− | B− | A |
| Haddon Township | #279 | B− | D | C− | B | A |
| Audubon Park | — | — | B+ | — | C | A− |
| Westmont | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Audubon Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Oaklyn and Audubon Park report no FBI crime data of their own. Westmont isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oaklyn with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Oaklyn grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #184 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades A for health and C+ for schools.
That is 3.7 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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