Downtown Camden

Camden, NJ

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Downtown Camden - Camden, NJ

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Walkable Bicycle-Friendly Mass Transit University Hospital

With its wide, brick-paved streets, restaurants and nightclubs, and open green space, Downtown Camden might surprise you. The neighborhood endures a gritty reputation, but today's Downtown Camden is considered an up-and-coming, trendy neighborhood filled with college students from Rutgers University-Camden, Rowan University, and Camden County College. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and Cooper University Health Care are located on the southern edge of the neighborhood.

Downtown Camden extends from North 3rd Street east to I-676. Roosevelt Plaza Park takes up the center of the neighborhood, extending along 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets. Newton Meeting, a group of Pennsylvania Quakers, formed here in 1682. Their current meetinghouse was built in 1827 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Downtown Camden is just two blocks from Dr. Ulysses S. Wiggins Waterfront Park, an attractive and popular park that is home to the Adventure Aquarium, the Children's Garden, the Wiggins Park Marina, and the Wiggins Park Riverstage.

Rent Trends

As of November 2024, the average apartment rent in Downtown Camden is $939 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Camden has increased by 1.4% in the past year.

  • 2 BR

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  • $939/month

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Transportation

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Very Walkable

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If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

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Excellent Transit

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You’ll have excellent transit living in this area, with several nearby transit stops.

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Bikeable

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While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Adventure Aquarium
  • Camden Children's Garden
  • Independence Seaport Museum
  • Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
  • Great Egg Harbor River

Airports

  • Philadelphia International
  • Trenton Mercer

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