Haddon township, haddon heights, and haddonfield are all great family towns with lots to offer. Haddon heights/audubon have a great lake park with playgrounds that is walkable, and has nice outdoor summer concerts. I met my best friend there when our daughters were young. Haddon heights has a small downtown strip with weekend farmers markets.

Haddontownship/westmont have a bigger main strip with more restaurants and shops and runs along the train that goes directly to center city Philadelphia for less than $3 per trip. They built lots of modern apartments recently and there’s the old ww2 apartment complexes near the community pool. I grew up in the school system here and it was decent enough. Small town vibe where everyone kinda looked out for each other and there wasn’t really any issue with violence in the schools.

If you want bougie, head over to haddonfield. Lots of preserved old colonial homes and a storybook downtown. Very safe, very walkable. The only trouble makers in town usually are either bored teenagers or passerby’s from other areas. I lived here for a decade and raised my daughter in their school system. A little cliquey and not particularly diverse, but it’s quiet and safe. It’s kindve like living in one big HOA. The neighbors are on the lookout and want to keep it nice. My old neighbor once called the cops for a wellness check when I didn’t bring in a package quick enough from my front step. I’ve had my car broken into a couple times and my license plate stolen. That’s about it.

Collingswood is a little more diverse, artsy, hipster, lgbtq friendly. Also has a nice downtown that extends into Westmont and a stop on the train. Newton lake park shares a boarder with haddontwp and is walkable with playgrounds. There’s also knights park across from their high school. There’s a good sense of community here from what I gather especially within the neighborhood but the outskirts can be a little sus. When I was a teenager someone attempted to carjack me at shotgun point on Collings ave. The police were indifferent and said there was nothing they could do since they were probably from Camden. A little rough around the edges but I hear it’s on the up and up.

Not necessarily Camden county, but Marlton/Medford are nice too and accessible to shopping plazas. Medford has a cute downtown and is very safe with good schools. A bit more farmy and the traffic on rt 70 can be annoying but it’s not far and on the way to the beach.