Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Median home value$755,300
Philadelphia $351,900
Median rent$1,897/mo
Philadelphia $1,480/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Philadelphia 32%
Haddonfield
Camden County12,595 residentsHaddonfield School District
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. Strong on schools and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
71
Philadelphia median 58
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Haddonfield is like to live in, by category
Bars show Haddonfield against Philadelphia. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 92/100
A
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Philadelphia median 48th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.3
Philadelphia median 13.0
Graduation rate98%
Philadelphia median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 31/100
F
Housing cost index174
Philadelphia 100
Eff. tax rate2.13%
Philadelphia 1.37%
Local sales tax6.60%
Philadelphia median 6.34%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Mean commute30.0 min
Philadelphia 28.7 min
Under 30 minutes56%
Philadelphia 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.8
Philadelphia median 0.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés80
Philadelphia median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Philadelphia median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks44
Philadelphia median 41 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 85/100
A−
Median household income$200,400
Philadelphia $91,289
Unemployment3.6%
Philadelphia 5.9%
Professional occupations76%
Philadelphia 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Haddonfield on cost of living
Haddonfield's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Philadelphia9 mi from HaddonfieldB 49 D+ Levittown20 mi from HaddonfieldB 60 C Chester18 mi from HaddonfieldB 41 D− Willow Grove18 mi from HaddonfieldB− 68 B− Broomall18 mi from HaddonfieldB− 71 B− Roslyn17 mi from HaddonfieldB− 62 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Haddonfield
Is Haddonfield, NJ a good place to live?
Haddonfield scores 71 out of 100, 4th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Haddonfield expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $755,300, 115% above the Philadelphia median, and the effective property tax rate is 2.13%. $1,897/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Haddonfield?
Schools grade A. The districts serving Haddonfield sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 98% graduation rate and a 13.3 student–teacher ratio. Haddonfield is served by Haddonfield School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Haddonfield?
The mean commute is 30.0 min, with 56% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 30% working from home. Transit density is 0.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Haddonfield?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 80 restaurants and cafés and 44 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Haddonfield old or new?
The median home in Haddonfield was built in 1939 or earlier — older 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. 88% 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.
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