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About Salem
City in Salem County, New Jersey, USSalem is a city in and the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,296, an increase of 150 (+2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 5,146, which in turn reflected a decrease of 711 (−12.1%) from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 census. Salem is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The town and colony of Salem was laid out in 1675 by John Fenwick and the community was given permission to choose officers in October 1693. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as part of the initial …
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How Salem ranks
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Housing in Salem
The typical Salem home is worth about $235,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the New Jersey typical home.
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Safety in Salem
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Salem's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Salem
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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Schools in Salem
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The public schools Salem’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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