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About Pennsauken
Township in Camden County, New Jersey, USPennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and it is located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which it borders directly on the Delaware River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,074, an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 35,885, which in turn increased by 148 (+0.4%) from the 35,737 counted in the 2000 census. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
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Housing in Pennsauken
The typical Pennsauken home is worth about $315,000, up 7.9% in a year, 46% below the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Pennsauken
Safety Grade D
Pennsauken reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.
Health in Pennsauken
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Schools in Pennsauken
All Pennsauken schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Pennsauken’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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