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39.82° N · 74.99° W · GEOID 3440440

Lindenwold

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

New JerseyLindenwold, NJLindenwoldLindenwold

The short answer

Lindenwold is home to 21,719 people. Median household income is $55,954 a year and median rent is $1,323 a month, 28.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $173,600, about 3.1x annual median household income.

Lindenwold's housing market sets it apart. Homeowners pay a median of about 3.9% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 144 New Jersey places we track. Also notable: After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $39,900 a year, less than in 92% of places its size.

12OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Lindenwold scores better than 12% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 257th of 287 in New Jersey.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%40
Economy 20%38
Safety 20%24
Amenities 15%33
Education 10%23
Commute 10%43
Growth 5%38
Median gross rent
$1,323
3% below the median place
Median household income
$55,954
30% below the median place
Median home value
$173,600
46% below the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
6% 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 Lindenwold

  • Housing30% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 98% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Lindenwold

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
5.1% 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
$52,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,323 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,763 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $173,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 6.0% work from home; 3.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Moultrie, GA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.1%
12% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$75,629
8% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$71,881
2% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.1%12% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%2% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-0.717% below
Income of households moving in8County figure$71,8812% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$75,6298% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median rent takes 28.4% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 92% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Lindenwold28.4%
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
$52,920
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.4%
39% above the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
18% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$40,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lindenwold, $1,323 a month, and local prices for everything else (100.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lindenwold, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lindenwold 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
Moultrie, GA8521.7% vs 28.4%n/aCompare
Tifton, GA8421.1% vs 28.4%n/aCompare
Emporia, KS8418.6% vs 28.4%n/aCompare
Ukiah, CA8424.1% vs 28.4%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
3.9%
326% above the median place
Homeownership1
30.0%
55% below the median place
Vacant homes1
3.4%
51% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3233% below
Rent to income128.4%39% above
Property tax rate13.9%326% above
Home price to income13.1x18% 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$6,735106% above
Median home value1$173,60046% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure74.2%44% above
Homeownership130.0%55% below
Renters paying 30%+163.3%25% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7636% below
Vacant homes13.4%51% below
Median year built119730% below
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 21.1%, 96% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
21.1%
96% above the median place
Works from home1
6.0%
52% below the median place
Median household income1
$55,954
30% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$29,458 −26%
Commutes by transit3.1% 3.7×
Unemployment4.6% −6%
Mean commute26 min +5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$55,95430% below
Income per person1$29,45826% below
Unemployment14.6%6% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,9458% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs6County figure207,14237% above
Poverty rate121.1%96% above
Mean commute126 min5% above
Works from home16.0%52% below
Commutes by transit13.1%267% above
04

Who lives here

Median age is 33.9, 13% below the median place.

Median age1
33.9
13% below the median place
No health insurance1
12.4%
94% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.1%
6% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher85.6% −7%
Born abroad19.8% 2.2×
Bachelor's or higher20.9% −35%
Household size2.3 −7%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population121,7192142nd largest
Population change since 202071.4%26% above
Median age133.913% below
Bachelor's or higher120.9%35% below
High school or higher185.6%7% below
Household size12.37% below
Born abroad119.8%124% above
No health insurance112.4%94% above
Homes with broadband187.1%6% below
05

Life in Lindenwold

OpenStreetMap shows 0.9 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 97% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people 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 residents0.9 −91%
Playgrounds per 10k5.5 −41%
Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −57%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.8 −83%
Libraries per 10k0.9 +6%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.5 7.3×

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 12 miles
  • Independence National Historical Park 12 miles
  • Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site 13 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.

Students per teacher14
11.4
26% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
12.1
61% below the median place
Public schools14
5
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14544% below
Public school students143,11236% below
Students per teacher1411.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure20.04% below
Shops per 10k9County figure30.30% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.416% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k100.991% below
Playgrounds per 10k105.541% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.957% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k101.883% below
Libraries per 10k100.96% above
Named paths and bike trails100.765% below
Transit stops per sq mi101.5above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1112.161% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1110400% above
National Register listings12County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 378, 97% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
378
97% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,926
59% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk16
97.0
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk16
86.3
41% above the median place
Hurricane risk16
88.5
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureLindenwoldAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure87°F0% above
January average low15County figure25°F0% above
Average temperature15County figure55°F1% above
Annual precipitation15County figure46.9 in7% above
Natural hazard risk16County figure93.21% above
Hurricane risk16County figure88.525% above
Tornado risk16County figure84.84% above
Wildfire risk16County figure86.341% above
Heat wave risk16County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index17County figure442% above
Good air days17County figure65.6%4% below
08

Lindenwold in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 29% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% 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, Lindenwold does better than 40% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 41%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,323/mo (2024)$1,710/mo$1,400 to $2,080/mo+4.3%
Median household income$55,954 (2024)$71,000$60,000 to $84,000+4.0%
Median home value$173,600 (2024)$247,000$180,000 to $341,000+6.1%
Population21,952 (2025)22,30021,390 to 23,250+0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.5 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 Lindenwold

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

PlaceRentIncome
Allentown, PA$1,317$55,494Compare
New Britain, CT$1,253$58,613Compare
Middletown, PA$1,234$55,765Compare
Steelton, PA$1,289$58,194Compare
Steelton, PAMiddletown, PANew Britain, CTAllentown, PALindenwold, NJLindenwoldNew BritainMiddletownLindenwoldNew BritainMiddletown

Places built like Lindenwold

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 Lindenwold performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lindenwold, NJ28.4%4.1%/yr1.4%
Atlantic City, NJ33.2%7.0%/yr0.8%Compare
Glassmanor, MD28.4%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Monticello, NY27.7%9.8%/yr-0.8%Compare
Long Branch, NJ28.3%5.9%/yr5.3%Compare
Salisbury, MD27.0%6.9%/yr2.6%Compare
Colonial Park, PA22.8%6.9%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Lindenwold a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 12 out of 100, better than 12% of the places we rate and 257th of 287 in New Jersey. 30% of homes are owner-occupied, fewer than in 98% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 22 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lindenwold expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.4% 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 $173,600.

What salary do you need to live in Lindenwold?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,920 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Lindenwold safe?

There were 378 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Lindenwold?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Allentown, PA, New Britain, CT, Middletown, PA and Steelton, PA.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Lindenwold with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lindenwold itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lindenwold-new-jersey

Citytistics. “Lindenwold, New Jersey.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lindenwold-new-jersey/

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