Echelon, NJ vs Hammonton, NJ

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricEchelon, NJHammonton, NJ
Population13,28414,840
Median Household Income$82,932$78,087
Median Rent$1,717/mo$1,611/mo
Median Home Value$328,600$349,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)10399
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.3%59.2%
Poverty Rate10.6%9.6%
Unemployment Rate5.7% (county)6.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k79*172
Property Crime Rate /100k2,045*754
Median AQI4436
Good AQI Days /yr238300
Summer Highs84°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F26°F
Snowfall22 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute29.1 min30.5 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.712.9
College Degree Rate53.6%33.8%
Foreign-Born %25.8%9.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.5%+2.4%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Echelon (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.