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39.93° N · 75.04° W · GEOID 3426902

Golden Triangle

Camden County, New Jersey · part of the Philadelphia, PA metro

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The short answer

Golden Triangle is home to 5,765 people. Median household income is $103,558 a year and median rent is $2,506 a month, 29.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $320,400, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Golden Triangle stands out on value for money. Rent run 47% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: Rent took 23.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 29% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1 points on average, so affordability slipped more here.

78OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Golden Triangle scores better than 78% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 82nd of 287 in New Jersey.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%40
Economy 20%80
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%64
Education 10%75
Commute 10%45
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,506
84% above the median place
Median household income
$103,558
29% above the median place
Median home value
$320,400
0% above the median place
Unemployment
3.0%
38% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Golden Triangle

  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 2.4% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 96% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 29% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Golden Triangle

Camden County loses about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in20,753
Moved out21,028
Net−275

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Jersey, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New JerseyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$72K
Leavers$76K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Camden County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Camden County report $71,900 a year in income on average; those leaving, $75,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$100,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,506 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,410 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $320,400.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 23.2% work from home; 4.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Harleysville, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.9%
14% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$75,629
8% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$71,881
2% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.9%14% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%2% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.717% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$71,8812% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$75,6298% above
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $96 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 96% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Golden Triangle29.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$100,240
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.0%
42% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$73,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Golden Triangle, but easier on the budget

Places that match Golden Triangle on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Harleysville, PA9019.9% vs 29.0%$11,900Compare
Frankenmuth, MI8812.0% vs 29.0%$4,800Compare
Hampton, NH8820.4% vs 29.0%$4,100Compare
Canfield, OH889.7% vs 29.0%$20,100Compare

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Property tax rate1
2.4%
167% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
35.7%
30% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$7,787
139% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,50684% above
Rent to income129.0%42% above
Property tax rate12.4%167% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure102.52% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,86015% above
HUD area median income4County figure$122,70014% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,787139% above
Median home value1$320,4000% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure74.2%44% above
Homeownership168.1%3% above
Renters paying 30%+135.7%30% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,41029% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.3%25% below
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 3.0%, 38% below the median place.

Unemployment1
3.0%
38% below the median place
Works from home1
23.2%
86% above the median place
Income per person1
$60,186
50% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$103,558 +29%
Poverty rate8.0% −26%
Mean commute26 min +4%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$103,55829% above
Income per person1$60,18650% above
Unemployment13.0%38% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,9458% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs6County figure207,14237% above
Poverty rate18.0%26% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home123.2%86% above
Commutes by transit1County figure4.6%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 51.8, 33% above the median place.

Median age1
51.8
33% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
11% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.6%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.5% +3%
Bachelor's or higher46.6% +45%
Born abroad15.1% +71%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,7656106th largest
Median age151.833% above
Bachelor's or higher146.6%45% above
High school or higher185.6%7% below
Household size12.211% below
Born abroad115.1%71% above
No health insurance1County figure6.4%0% above
Homes with broadband195.5%3% above
05

Life in Golden Triangle

OpenStreetMap shows 12.1 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 287 New Jersey places we track.

100 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.9 −32%
Playgrounds per 10k10.4 +11%
Grocery stores per 10k12.1 5.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k65.9 5.9×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails3 km +65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.1 10.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial 6 miles
  • Independence National Historical Park 6 miles
  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site 6 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.0 −4%
Shops30.3 +0%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.4 +16%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
5.8
81% below the median place
Public schools12
155
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
82,072
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure155above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure82,072above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.121% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.416% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k96.932% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.411% above
Grocery stores per 10k912.1above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k965.9above (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails93.365% above
Transit stops per sq mi92.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site105.881% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1010400% above
National Register listings11County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 97.0, 8% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Golden Triangle. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
97.0
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk14
86.3
41% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
88.5
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureGolden TriangleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure87°F0% above
January average low13County figure25°F0% above
Average temperature13County figure55°F1% above
Annual precipitation13County figure46.9 in7% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure93.21% above
Hurricane risk14County figure88.525% above
Tornado risk14County figure84.84% above
Wildfire risk14County figure86.341% above
Heat wave risk14County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index15County figure442% above
Good air days15County figure65.6%4% below
08

Golden Triangle in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Golden Triangle does better than 39% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 24%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,506/mo (2024)$3,270/mo$2,690 to $3,990/mo+4.6%
Median household income$103,558 (2024)$131,500$111,000 to $155,500+4.0%
Median home value$320,400 (2024)$452,000$328,000 to $622,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Golden Triangle

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Palos Heights, IL$2,558$108,740Compare
Willow Street, PA$2,672$109,675Compare
Ashland, NJ$2,529$118,500Compare
Mount Arlington, NJ$2,392$92,264Compare
Mount Arlington, NJAshland, NJWillow Street, PAPalos Heights, ILGolden Triangle, NJPalos HeightsWillow StreetPalos HeightsWillow Street

Places built like Golden Triangle

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Golden Triangle performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Golden Triangle, NJ29.0%5.8%/yrn/a
Mount Arlington, NJ31.1%3.7%/yr1.2%Compare
Harleysville, PA19.9%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
East Quogue, NY29.8%-0.1%/yrn/aCompare
Pompton Plains, NJ31.8%5.4%/yrn/aCompare
Ocean City, NJ19.8%4.7%/yr-1.2%Compare
Radisson, NY14.9%1.8%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Golden Triangle a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 78 out of 100, better than 78% of the places we rate and 82nd of 287 in New Jersey. Homeowners pay a median of about 2.4% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 96% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. The median rent takes 29% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 37 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Golden Triangle expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $320,400.

What salary do you need to live in Golden Triangle?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $100,240 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Golden Triangle?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Palos Heights, IL, Willow Street, PA, Ashland, NJ and Mount Arlington, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Golden Triangle with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Golden Triangle itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/golden-triangle-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Golden Triangle, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/golden-triangle-new-jersey/

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