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Echelon

Camden County13,284 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score

25th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by housing & affordability.

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Four Echelon Plaza in the Voorhees Town Center of Voorhees Township, New Jersey. This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National RegisterZeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
What living here is actually like
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What Echelon is like to live in, by category

Bars show Echelon against Philadelphia. Weights are published in full.

Housing & affordability

18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$328,600
Philadelphia $351,900
Median rent$1,717/mo
Philadelphia $1,480/mo
Cost-burdened households47%
Philadelphia 32%

Schools

18% of the score · 77/100
B
Within-state proficiency65th pct
Philadelphia median 48th pct
Student–teacher ratio12.1
Philadelphia median 13.0
Graduation rate94%
Philadelphia median 89%
EDFacts SY2021–22 · NCES CCD 2024–25 · EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19Full page →

Cost of living

14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index111
Philadelphia 100
Eff. tax rate2.44%
Philadelphia 1.37%
Local sales tax6.60%
Philadelphia median 6.34%
Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24 · ACS 2020–24 · Tax Foundation state average, January 1, 2026Full page →

Commute & transport

14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute29.1 min
Philadelphia 28.7 min
Under 30 minutes49%
Philadelphia 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.3
Philadelphia median 0.4 · within 2 miles

Amenities

12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés55
Philadelphia median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Philadelphia median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks58
Philadelphia median 41 · within 2 miles

Employment & income

12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$82,932
Philadelphia $91,289
Unemployment3.9%
Philadelphia 5.9%
Professional occupations55%
Philadelphia 49%

Residents

12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Echelon on housing & affordability

Echelon's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbHousingMedian home valueOwnership rateOverall
Haddonfield4 mi from EchelonB+$755k83% 71 B− Bala Cynwyd17 mi from EchelonB−$640k70% 75 B Greentree4 mi from EchelonB−$438k80% 64 C+ Moorestown-Lenola8 mi from EchelonB−$582k79% 66 C+ Broomall21 mi from EchelonB−$483k79% 71 B− Levittown22 mi from EchelonC$341k87% 60 C
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24

Common questions about living in Echelon

Is Echelon, NJ a good place to live?

Echelon scores 58 out of 100, 25th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.

Is Echelon expensive to live in?

Cost of living grades C. The median home is $328,600, 7% below the Philadelphia median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.44%. $1,717/mo is the median gross rent.

How good are the schools in Echelon?

Schools grade B. The districts serving Echelon sit at the 65th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 12.1 student–teacher ratio. Echelon is served by Eastern Camden County Regional School District and Voorhees Township School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.

How long is the commute from Echelon?

The mean commute is 29.1 min, with 49% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 0.3 stops per square mile.

Can you walk anywhere in Echelon?

Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 58 parks, which grades B− on amenities.

Are the homes in Echelon old or new?

The median home in Echelon was built in 1978 — newer than the Philadelphia median of 1966. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 35% of homes are houses rather than flats.

Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.