Camden County, New Jersey Eviction Risk: High

Camden County carries an average eviction-risk score of 8.3/10 (High) across its 44 cities, placing it third among New Jersey's 21 counties, with only 2 counties scoring higher. For landlords operating here, that ranking signals a market where delinquency rates, poverty concentration, and tenant-protection law combine to create real collection and eviction exposure. The county's 409,717 residents include a renter share of 37.8%, and average rent of $1,477 comes with a rent burden of 32.5%, meaning roughly a third of renters are stretching to cover housing costs, a reliable leading indicator of late payments.

The intra-county spread runs from 6.7 to 8.3, a gap of 2.3 points, so where exactly you own matters as much as whether you own in the county at all. Investors who treat Camden County as a single market will misprice both the upside in its lower-risk corridors and the downside in its hardest-hit boroughs.

The cities inside Camden County

The highest-risk location in the county is Lindenwold, which scores 7.3/10 with a population of 21,719. Closely behind are Clementon and Audubon Park, both at 7.4/10, followed by Pine Hill, Barrington, Woodlynne, and Hi-Nella, each at 7.3/10. The city of Camden itself, home to 71,496 people, scores 8.3/10, confirming that the county seat is among the more difficult operating environments in the region. Collingswood matches Camden at 7.5/10 with a population of 14,205.

The lower end of the range tells a different story. Springdale scores 7.5/10, the most landlord-accessible market in the data set, suggesting meaningfully lower eviction frequency relative to the county core. Westmont comes in at 7.6/10. The spread underscores that risk is hyper-local here: two adjacent boroughs can carry scores a full point apart, which translates to substantially different legal and financial outcomes over a multi-unit portfolio.

State-level laws that apply here

Every Camden County landlord operates under New Jersey eviction laws's Anti-Eviction Act, codified at N.J.S.A. § 2A:18. New Jersey requires just cause for eviction, meaning you cannot remove a tenant simply because a lease expires. The notice calendar varies by violation: nonpayment of rent requires no advance notice before filing, disorderly conduct or willful damage triggers a 3-day notice, a substantial lease violation requires 30 days, and owner move-in or substantial renovation requires 60 days. An uncontested proceeding typically resolves in 30 to 60 days; a contested case can run 90 to 180 days. Understanding the full New Jersey eviction process before acquiring here is not optional, it is a baseline operating requirement.

Direct costs for a single eviction include court filing fees of $50 to $100, sheriff lockout fees of $40 to $150, and attorney fees that typically range from $750 to $3,500. State law also protects source of income as a protected class under the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, restricting screening on rental assistance. Local rent control is not preempted by state law, so individual municipalities may layer on additional rent stabilization rules. Investors should review New Jersey eviction costs and New Jersey tenant protections before projecting cash flow, particularly in the higher-scoring boroughs where contested filings are more common.

With an average poverty rate of 13% across the county and nearly 38% of residents renting, Camden County's fundamentals point to ongoing collection pressure in most of its 44 cities; the city-level grid above identifies which specific markets carry the most concentrated risk.