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39.90° N · 75.08° W · GEOID 3453880

Oaklyn

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Oaklyn is home to 3,947 people. Median household income is $84,394 a year and median rent is $1,246 a month, 17.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $279,000, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,246
9% below the median place
Median household income
$84,394
5% above the median place
Median home value
$279,000
13% below the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
17% 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 Oaklyn

  • Half the homes were built before 1943, older housing than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Public schools here have 10.7 students per teacher, fewer than in 90% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $968 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 85% of places its size.
  • 3% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 84% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 6.3% a year while household income rose 3%, so rent outran pay by more than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Oaklyn

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
4.5% 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
$49,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,246 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,214 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $279,000.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 20.3% work from home; 6.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Alachua, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
22% 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
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.5%22% 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

Property tax rate is 3.0%, 232% above the median place.

Oaklyn17.7%
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
$49,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
13% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$68,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Oaklyn, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Milan, MI14.4% vs 17.7%$16,100Compare
North Mankato, MN14.5% vs 17.7%$5,000Compare
Danville, IN14.2% vs 17.7%$16,600Compare

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Property tax rate1
3.0%
232% above the median place
Median year built1
1943
2% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$8,415
158% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2469% below
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate13.0%232% above
Home price to income13.3x13% 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$8,415158% above
Median home value1$279,00013% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.8%82% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure74.2%44% above
Homeownership165.1%2% below
Renters paying 30%+144.9%11% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,21418% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.3%25% below
Median year built119432% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 6.3%, above the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
6.3%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
20.3%
63% above the median place
Unemployment1
4.1%
17% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$46,651 +16%
Poverty rate8.9% −18%
Median household income$84,394 +5%
Mean commute25 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$84,3945% above
Income per person1$46,65116% above
Unemployment14.1%17% below
Average annual pay6County figure$70,9458% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.7%27% below
Jobs6County figure207,14237% above
Poverty rate18.9%18% below
Mean commute125 min2% above
Works from home120.3%63% above
Commutes by transit16.3%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 3.2%, 64% below the median place.

Born abroad1
3.2%
64% below the median place
No health insurance1
4.1%
36% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband94.5% +2%
Bachelor's or higher42.2% +32%
High school or higher94.4% +2%
Median age38.1 −2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,9476646th largest
Population change since 202071.4%26% above
Median age138.12% below
Bachelor's or higher142.2%32% above
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size12.38% below
Born abroad13.2%64% below
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband194.5%2% above
05

Life in Oaklyn

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.2 +49%
Playgrounds per 10k5.1 −46%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.1 −9%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

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.

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.

Public school students13
439
91% below the median place
Students per teacher13
10.7
31% below the median place
Public schools13
3
67% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13367% below
Public school students1343991% below
Students per teacher1310.731% 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 10k1015.249% above
Playgrounds per 10k105.146% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1010.19% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure100above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
2,032
67% 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 risk15
97.0
8% above the median place
Wildfire risk15
86.3
41% above the median place
Hurricane risk15
88.5
25% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOaklynAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure25°F0% above
Average temperature14County figure55°F1% above
Annual precipitation14County figure46.9 in7% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure93.21% above
Hurricane risk15County figure88.525% above
Tornado risk15County figure84.84% above
Wildfire risk15County figure86.341% above
Heat wave risk15County figure97.08% above
Median air quality index16County figure442% above
Good air days16County figure65.6%4% below
08

Oaklyn in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,246/mo (2024)$1,600/mo$1,310 to $1,950/mo+4.3%
Median household income$84,394 (2024)$106,000$89,500 to $125,500+3.9%
Median home value$279,000 (2024)$400,000$290,000 to $551,000+6.2%
Population3,985 (2025)4,0503,880 to 4,220+0.3%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.3 now.

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

09

Places like Oaklyn

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

PlaceRentIncome
Alachua, FL$1,284$83,464Compare
St. Charles, MO$1,251$85,937Compare
Altoona, WI$1,285$84,552Compare
Chesterton, IN$1,274$91,060Compare
Chesterton, INAltoona, WISt. Charles, MOAlachua, FLOaklyn, NJOaklynAlachuaSt. CharlesAltoonaChestertonOaklynAlachuaSt. CharlesAltoonaChesterton

Common questions

Is Oaklyn a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1943, older housing than in 96% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. Public schools here have 10.7 students per teacher, fewer than in 90% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 74 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oaklyn expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $279,000.

What salary do you need to live in Oaklyn?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $49,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Oaklyn safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Oaklyn?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Alachua, FL, St. Charles, MO, Altoona, WI and Chesterton, IN.

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 Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Oaklyn with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oaklyn itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oaklyn-new-jersey

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

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