The median home in Camden, New Jersey is valued at $143,284, down 3.1% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,762, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 6.8x — below the national average of 18x. Camden is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$143,284

-3.1%

Rent$1,762/mo

Prices falling — better for buyers.

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$28,657 on $143,284

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Affordable18.2% of income

Under the 28% guideline.

PITI$1,136

P/I18.2%

Afford$221K

Room+$77K

P&I $725Tax $295Ins $117

Buying $626/mo cheaper ($1,762 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NJ ins. 28% per HUD.

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Deal$4.21M Alpine$2.96M Loch Arbour$2.88M Avalon$2.63M Stone Harbor$2.48M Bay Head$2.36M Sea Girt$2.3M Short Hills$2.26M

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