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A new-construction semi-detached twin home now occupies a subdivided lot in Cramer Hill. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.

Officials See Red-Hot Camden City Housing Market as Indicator of Broader Revival

Median home prices in Camden City are up 20 percent year-over-year, and even more for market-rate, new construction homes. The question officials now face is how to ensure that those gains are shared in a city with a 28-percent poverty rate and 36-percent homeownership rate.

By Matt Skoufalos | January 30, 2025
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