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Conserved land18%403 of 2,303 acres
Trails3.4 mi0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves248 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Northfield

City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
1905Established
8,434Population
3.4 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 8,434, a decrease of 190 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 8,624, which in turn reflected an increase of 899 (+11.6%) from the 7,725 counted in the 2000 census. Northfield was founded by Jeremiah Leeds; he has a gravestone at Oxford Circle, but it is not certain that he was buried there. Northfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township. A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted to Egg Harbor Township in 1933. The city cal…

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ZIP code08225
Area code609
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Housing in Northfield

$399K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Northfield home is worth about $399,000, up 3.8% in a year, 31% below the New Jersey typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market56
Sale-to-list98.8%
Sold in May9
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Safety in Northfield

B+

Safety Grade B+

Northfield reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Northfield 0.6
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Northfield 9.6
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B+

The public schools Northfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#183Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictNorthfield City School DistrictSchools2

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