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Preakness vs Haddon Township

84 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+52% in Preakness) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Preakness).

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Preakness, NJA big town of 18,520New Jersey · 18,520 people

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Haddon Township, NJA colonial town, settled 1681Camden County · 15,469 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

PreaknessA big town of 18,520

Quiet strengthsPreakness doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Preakness →

Haddon TownshipA colonial town, settled 1681

HistorySettled in 16813 places on the National Register Schools#119 for schools in NJof 458 towns

Outdoors#83 most walkable in NJ1.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Haddon Township →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+52%

Homes cost more in Preakness

Preakness $617,700Haddon Township $406,900

Jobs per worker2.9×

Preakness is more of a job hub

Preakness 0.94Haddon Township 0.32

Work from home+7.8 pts

More people work from home in Haddon Township

Haddon Township 24.7%Preakness 16.9%

Street grid+62%

Haddon Township has the more walkable street grid

Haddon Township 131Preakness 80.6

Average commute4 min

Haddon Township has the shorter commute

Preakness 30 minHaddon Township 25 min

Typical home built12 yrs

Haddon Township’s homes are older

Preakness 1967Haddon Township 1955

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Preakness

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Preakness$4,070/mo

Typical home $618K (Census) · tax rate 1.62%+ · or rent about $1,918/mo · Housing →

Haddon Township$3,650/mo

Typical home $501K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.46%+ · or rent about $1,745/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Preakness and Haddon Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Jersey ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

–PreaknessNot graded C−Haddon TownshipSafer than 22% of U.S. towns

Schools

–PreaknessNot graded A−Haddon TownshipBetter than 76% of districts in the state

Health

–PreaknessNot graded AHaddon TownshipHealthier than 93% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

PreaknessHaddon Township

Snow a year24″22″

January low22°F —

July high86°F —

Growing season (days)189d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd 35th

Outdoors & history

PreaknessHaddon Township

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land11.1%9%

Settled—1681

National Register places—3

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here—1

Community

PreaknessHaddon Township

Library hours a week67 hrs 58 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

84 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PreaknessNJ Haddon TownshipCamden County

Preakness ↔ Haddon Township84 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs New Jersey average

PreaknessHaddon Township

People

Population 18,520Highest 15,469Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +4.8% NJ: +5.7%

Median age 41±1.8 about the NJ average 41±2 about the NJ average

Kids under 18 23.7%±3.1Highest NJ: 21.8% 22.1%±3.1Lowest NJ: 21.8%

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.4%±2.3Highest NJ: 17.2% 19.6%±3.3Lowest NJ: 17.2%

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 57.1%Lowest NJ: 43.6% 57.8%Highest NJ: 43.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.8%±2.1Highest NJ: 6.4% 3.9%±1.2Lowest NJ: 6.4%

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $133,205±$17kHighest 29% above NJ $115,298±$12kLowest 11% above NJ

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $617,700±$26kHighest 36% above NJ $406,900±$19kLowest 10% below NJ

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,918±$187Highest 12% above NJ $1,745±$105Lowest about the NJ average

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ $10,000+ at least 4% above NJ

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.4%±10.7Highest NJ: 51.6% 49.1%±2.9Lowest NJ: 51.6%

Preakness and Haddon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest NJ: 9.7% 5.9%Highest NJ: 9.7%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.6%Highest NJ: 63.8% 66.4%Lowest NJ: 63.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 3 yrs older than NJ 1955Lowest 15 yrs older than NJ

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest about the NJ average 25 minLowest 17% below NJ

Work from home 16.9%±2.7Lowest NJ: 16.8% 24.7%±4.1Highest NJ: 16.8%

Work in townworking residents 7.3%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.94Highest 0.32Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Wayne Township (12%)Philadelphia (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Haddon TownshipFew work in Preakness

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 11Highest 4Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.6Lowest 131Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#119 of 458 in NJ

School district —Haddon Township School District

High school in town —Haddon Township High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 12.7

New Jersey average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Preakness neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Preakness

William Paterson University of New Jersey1,133 people

Packanack Lake6,321 people · $601K homes

Wayne Township53,756 people · $613K homes

Haledon8,980 people · $396K homes

Towns like Preakness

Rutherford18,894 people · $604K homes

Dumont18,279 people · $497K homes

Aberdeen Township19,332 people · $448K homes

Nutley Township30,012 people · $516K homes

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.