Sell Your Commercial Property In Camden, NJ

Who rents in Camden

Renters occupy 65.6% of Camden's 24,443 occupied homes, or 16,025 households, per ACS 2020-2024 table B25003. Camden County has a 35.3% renter share, and New Jersey has 36.2%. Camden holds 22.4% of the county's 71,508 renter households.

Camden's renter base is growing. The ACS 2015-2019 estimates counted 14,962 renter households, so the newer count is 7.1% higher. Camden's population is 71,496 in table B01003.

Two downtown institutions anchor demand. Cooper Norcross Health runs its 663-bed flagship hospital in Camden and reports nearly 14,000 team members systemwide. Rutgers University-Camden enrolled 5,675 students in fall 2024, per NCES College Navigator.

Transit matters more here than in the suburbs. In Camden, 11.1% of workers commute by public transportation, against 4.6% across Camden County, per ACS table B08301. PATCO's Broadway station at 100 South Broadway links to the River LINE and NJ Transit buses.

Rents and affordability in Camden

Median gross rent in Camden is $1,226 a month, per ACS 2020-2024 table B25064. That is $176 below Camden County's $1,402 and $494, or 28.7%, below the New Jersey median of $1,720. The 2015-2019 median was $922, so Camden's median rose 33.0%.

Median household income in Camden is $40,546, so a median rent takes 36.3% of a median income. In table B25070, 56.9% of renter households, or 9,122, pay 30% or more of income for rent. Of those, 5,300 households, or 33.1% of renters, pay half or more.

Rental vacancy is 3.4% in Camden, 3.7% in Camden County and 3.5% statewide, per ACS profile table DP04. Under HUD's FY2027 fair market rents for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA, a two-bedroom is $1,860. That is $634 above Camden's blended median rent.

Source: HUD FY2027 FMR documentation, effective October 1, 2026, metro-level values.

Camden's apartment stock

Camden has 5,041 homes in buildings of five or more units, 18.5% of its 27,292 housing units, per ACS table B25024. Buildings of 50 or more units hold 2,292 of them, or 45.5%. Camden's total is 11.7% of the 42,950 such units in Camden County.

Single-family attached rowhomes dominate, with 14,559 units, or 53.3% of the stock. Two-to-four unit buildings add 4,144 units, and detached houses make up 12.2%.

The median year built is 1950. In table B25034, 81.0% of Camden homes predate 1980, and 37.6% predate 1940. Only 1,407 units, or 5.2%, date from 2010 or later.

That age profile drives due diligence. An owner who plans to sell commercial property in Camden, NJ should have boiler, roof, sewer and lead paint records ready before buyers ask.

Property taxes in Camden County

Camden's 2025 general tax rate is 3.687 per $100 of assessed value, per the NJ Division of Taxation 2025 rate table. The Division lists Camden's effective rate at 2.329. Nearby Pennsauken shows 2.396, Collingswood 2.438, Cherry Hill 2.598 and Gloucester City 3.251.

Assessments in Camden sit below market value. The 2026 Camden County final equalization table puts Camden's average assessment ratio at 57.82%. The 2025 table showed 65.65%.

Take a $2,000,000 apartment building. At the 2.329 effective rate, annual tax is about $46,580. At the 57.82% average ratio, its assessment would be about $1,156,400, which bills $42,636 at the 3.687 general rate.

Appeals go to the Camden County Board of Taxation by April 1, or 45 days after assessment notices are mailed, whichever is later. That rule comes from the Division's 2026 work calendar. When assessed value exceeds $1,000,000, the owner may file directly with the Tax Court.

The seller pays New Jersey's realty transfer fee, which reaches $6.05 per $500 above $1,000,000. Applying each bracket, the fee on a $2,000,000 deed is $21,675. Anyone weighing whether to sell commercial real estate in Camden, NJ should deduct that fee when comparing offers.

Landlord rules in Camden

Camden has municipal rent control. Under § 650-2 of the Camden code, renewals are capped at the lesser of 6% or 12-month Philadelphia-area CPI. Senior citizens and people with disabilities face a 2% cap, with listed exceptions. Ordinance MC-5610 last amended § 650-2 on February 10, 2026.

Chapter 650 has three carve-outs that matter to buyers. Section 650-10A lifts control on a voluntarily vacated unit until it is reoccupied, and the rent may rise to comparable units in the complex. Section 650-28B frees new or substantially rehabilitated buildings of four or more units for 30 years, and government-subsidized units fall outside the chapter.

Section 650-26A requires owners to register every rental unit each year with the Office of Rent Control at $50 per unit. Camden also requires a rental approval inspection for each new tenant, at $50 per apartment unit. New Jersey has no statewide law on rent increases, per the Department of Community Affairs.

A security deposit may not exceed 1 1/2 months' rent under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2, or $1,839 at Camden's median rent. It must be returned within 30 days after the lease ends, under N.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1. On a sale, N.J.S.A. 46:8-20 moves deposits to the buyer at deed delivery or within five days.

Under the Anti-Eviction Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.2 requires no pre-suit notice for nonpayment. Disorderly conduct or damage needs three days' notice, and habitual late payment needs one month. The state Bureau of Housing Inspection registers multiple dwellings for $100 per building.

What this means if you own a building in Camden

Four numbers frame a sale in Camden. Rental vacancy is 3.4%, median rent is $1,226, covered renewals top out at 6%, and the effective tax rate is 2.329. Buyers will also check whether units qualify for the vacancy or new-construction exemptions.

If you want to sell commercial property in Camden, NJ, gather your Chapter 650 registrations, rent rolls, deposit ledgers and latest tax bill first. Then test pricing with our cap rate calculator.

Skyline Capital Investments buys 5+ unit apartment buildings in Camden and nearby Pennsauken, Collingswood, Gloucester City and Cherry Hill. Our seller page explains how we underwrite. If you are ready to sell your apartment building in Camden, we can make a direct offer.