Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Somerdale grades C− overall, ranked 395th of 466 in New Jersey, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its crime rate is higher than 94% of U.S. towns, with 9 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Somerdale’s property offense rate is 38.6 per 1,000 residents, above both the New Jersey town median (7.4) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). On cost of living, just 24 of New Jersey’s 530 towns do better.
Where Somerdale beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Somerdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Somerdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,151 in 1930, 5,566 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somerdale. 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 Somerdale, 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 Somerdale.
Somerdale carries less natural-hazard risk than most of New Jersey (mostly inland flooding) and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey; it also reports property crime at 3 times the New Jersey rate.
Property crime runs at 38.6 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the New Jersey rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 327 to 231 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent offense rate for Somerdale comes to 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The largest public high school is Sterling High School, with 839 students. The Sterling Regional School District runs its public schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerdale Park SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 447 | C− |
| Sterling High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 839 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
A typical home in Somerdale is worth about $351,000, up 5.4% in a year, 39% below the New Jersey typical home. The share of households in Somerdale who are owner-occupiers: 71%.
| Somerdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,097 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of New Jersey towns, with expected losses of about $182 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1992, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Somerdale. The town’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 19 of 100. Federal aid has come to Somerdale households in 8 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016. Expected losses in Somerdale break down as 57% from inland flooding and 10% from earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,956 working residents takes 23.7 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
In Somerdale, the typical household income is $86,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 3% of working residents work locally. Employers in Somerdale added 366 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,945. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
| Somerdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 22 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Somerdale’s trail network density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile. Walkers can cover 0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Somerdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nature Trail Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Dartmouth Ave Recreation Area | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 88% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar.
20% of Somerdale adults say their health is fair or poor. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% have been diagnosed with depression, 18% worry about having enough food.
| Somerdale | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 36% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Somerdale | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.1% | 10.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.3% | 7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 9.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
18 within 15 miles of the center of Somerdale
About 5 of every 100 Somerdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US
Somerdale 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 5,566, an increase of 415 (+8.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,151, which in turn reflected a decline of 41 (−0.8%) from the 5,192 counted in the 2000 census. Somerdale was created on April 23, 1929, from portions of Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities created on the same date: Hi-Nella, Lindenwold, Pine Hill and Pine Valley.
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8 towns share a border with Somerdale.
Voorhees Township next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Somerdale’s C−) and lower for cost of living (D to C+).
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerdale | #395 | C− | C+ | D | C− | B− |
| Voorhees Township | #175 | A− | D | B− | B+ | A |
| Echelon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Magnolia | #345 | C | C | C− | C− | A− |
| Hi-Nella | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stratford | #209 | B+ | C | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Gloucester Township | #306 | B− | C− | B | C | B+ |
| Lawnside | #441 | D− | C+ | D− | D | C− |
Echelon and Hi-Nella aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Somerdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Somerdale grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #395 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B− for health, D for safety and C− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
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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