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A borough of 8,856 people in New Jersey
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Map of Pitman: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land2.3%34 of 1,440 acres
Trails1.8 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves54 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Entrance to Alcyon Park - Pitman Postcard1914
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Entrance to Alcyon Park - Pitman Postcard, 1914

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About Pitman

Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
1905Established
8,780Population
2.3 sq miArea
125 ftElevation

Pitman is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,780, a decrease of 231 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 9,011, which in turn reflected a decline of 320 (−3.4%) from the 9,331 in the 2000 census. The borough was named for Rev. Charles Pitman, a Methodist minister.

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Living in Pitman

Housing in Pitman

$368K▲ 4.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Pitman home is worth about $368,000, up 4.5% in a year, 37% below the New Jersey typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market28
Sale-to-list104.7%
Sold in May6
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Safety in Pitman

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Safety Grade A

Pitman reports less crime per resident than 93% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Pitman 0.7
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Pitman 3.5
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Pitman’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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