Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US

Collingswood

$437kMedian Home
287Sunny Days/yr
66°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation14kElevation30 ft
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Humidity stays fairly steady through the year.

Collingswood is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Center City Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 14,186, an increase of 260 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 13,926, which in turn reflected a decline of 400 (−2.8%) from the 14,326 counted in the 2000 census.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swingFidelis in Omnibus (Faithful in all things)
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Where It Is

Location Context
Collingswood, New Jersey
Latitude39.92°
Longitude-75.07°
Population14k
Altitude30 ft

State Context

New JerseyU.S. state

New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the heavily urbanized Northeast megalopolis, it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware. At 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), New Jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area. According to a 2024 U.S.Wikipedia

Income tax: 1.40% - 10.75%Avg sales tax: 6.60%Property tax: 2.23%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

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Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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City Profile

Median Age40 yrs
College Educated49%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home19%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$2k/mo
Median rent
$437k
Median home price
Rent burden24% of income
Household Income
$79k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
50
School Rating
4.9/10
Internet
Fiber
97%
Cable
100%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
287
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
66°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
67% warm season / 68% cool season
Comfort Score
65/100
Good
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
48"
inches per year
Snowfall
4"
inches per year
Air Quality
49
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
48" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 67% · Winter 68% · Apr-Dec 62-71%
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Current Conditions

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