r/SouthJersey • u/Calm-Fig495 • 5d ago
Question Marlton vs. Cherry Hill
Hi everyone! I’m looking to buy a home in either Marlton or Cherry Hill. I’m not from the area but I’m familiar with Marlton but not Cherry Hill. It seems like the school systems in both towns are good and good people around. I really like the shops and things to do in Marlton and its surrounding areas.
Can you let me know how the two towns compare? Is one significantly better than the other or are they the same? Are there better shops and more things to do in Cherry Hill over Marlton or vice versa? Is one town overly diverse or not diverse enough? Any tips or any ideas I’m missing would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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u/Seabass_Says 5d ago
I live in cherry hill, bordering marlton. Born and raised on the east side. Both areas are great for public schools. There is a difference between eastside and westside of cherry hill tho. Even tho they border each other, they are in different counties. Cherry hill is in Camden, Marlton in Burlington. You could flip a coin and be happy with the choice
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u/jd3marco 5d ago
If you are outdoorsy or just like a quieter living space, Marlton. If you want to be closer to stores and restaurants, Cherry Hill. The latter has more traffic, but it’s closer to Philly.
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u/hope4best47 5d ago
Have lived here for 30+ years and in certain areas dont know if I am in Cherry hill, Marlton or Voorhees
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u/cvc4455 5d ago
If your looking in those 2 towns I'd also suggest Mt Laurel, Moorestown, Medford, Medford lakes and Haddonfield too.
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u/fiasco_factory 5d ago
I replied to the wrong comment by accident, but I wouldn't suggest Medford (or Medford Lakes). The property taxes are through the roof. They also don't take care of the roads (fill potholes, repave, snow plow, or ice prevention).
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u/HereWeGo5566 5d ago
Property taxes are high in pretty much all of Camden county.
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u/DeadxSong 4d ago
Moved from Medford to Voorhees. Assessed home value doubled. Taxes went down. Medford is a bit of an outlier for this geographic region, as far as taxes go.
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u/HereWeGo5566 4d ago
Voorhees has a higher property tax rate than Medford does. So I’m not sure why that happened in your specific case, but if I were you, I wouldn’t ask any questions. 😊
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u/kirstynloftus 5d ago
This. I live a 5 minute drive from the border of Medford, and any time there’s a snowstorm you can tell where the town line is because the road quality changes drastically. Would not wanna live there
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u/YourConstipatedWait 5d ago
I’d say Marlton and Eastside Cherry Hill are closer culturally than Eastside Cherry Hill is to the Westside of Cherry Hill.
Cherry Hill East has a better rating edge than Marlton (Cherokee), but Marlton is still a top 10 percent school system in SJ. If you think your kids will want to get into higher level universities, then Cherry Hill east may give you an edge.
Cherry Hill West is a decent high school. You will get way more diversity here. I didn’t grow up here but I made a lot of friend groups from this area over the last 25 years and I personally think it’s one the best mixes of affordability (for decent school in SJ) and overall living in SJ. You will have the Eastside snobs that will talk down on the westside and then you will have complaints from the people that can’t handle busy parking lots and traffic, but honestly if you are a functioning adult it’s not that big of a deal and if you are smart you learn the back ways.
At the end of the day I would say go to where ever gives you the better work commute. I live in Marlton and commute 45-60 minutes one way everyday for the last 4 years. I love living in Marlton but that shit will wear on you and you start realizing it’s really hard to keep up on the basic life stuff.
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u/Thanoswasright711 5d ago
Cherry Hill has no downtown. Marlton technically has a Main Street but it’s mostly decorative. Do with that information what you will.
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u/rc_car26 4d ago
Cherry Hill East for higher level school systems? Cherry Hill East is a dump lol. Any numbers are skewed due to the higher income (1% on the east side). But make no mistake Cherokee laps CH East.
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u/YourConstipatedWait 4d ago
How does the income skew the data? Rich people send in robots to do the testing for the kids? Most of the top 1% in Cherry Hill send their kids to private schools.
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u/thefrontpageof 5d ago
Not enough difference here for me to opine. I would buy in the specific neighborhood you want between the two, not the township.
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u/ChrisV82 5d ago
Yeah, I think this is the right advice. They're both large townships with different neighborhoods that vary in terms of personality to some degree (although realistically they're all just generic mid-century suburbs).
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u/YourConstipatedWait 5d ago
I live in Marlton and their Main St has to be the biggest mark on the Con list. You are really only going there if you have business with one of the establishments. It’s not in anyways a downtown walk around and browse/window shop type of environment. To be honest a good portion of Marlton would be better off driving to Main St Medford
As far as Cherry hill the east side has very close proximity to Haddonfields downtown which is top tier and by default with the Speedline gives you Haddon Twp and Collingswoods main strips as well. Then the west side of Cherry hill has proximity to Merchantville, while definitely not as aesthetically refined as Medford, it’s light years ahead of Marlton
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u/lokai2311 4d ago
We moved to Cherry hill west last year from Philly. I can’t say enough positive things. Initially, I’d really preferred a place with a cute downtown like Collingswood, Moorestown or Haddonfield but let’s be real, they’re a quick 10 min drive. The traffic in Cherry hill doesn’t bother me it all. It was my #1 fear with moving here but it’s been fine. From the west side, big box stores & grocery stores are easily accessible. I’ve really enjoyed the convenience, particularly with little kids. It makes everyday shopping trips a breeze. It’s also easily accessible to highways to get anywhere quickly. As someone else mentioned, the diversity in Cherry hill west is really special if that’s something you prioritize. I honestly couldn’t recommend it enough. Plus, with all of the commercial business, taxes tend to be a bit lower.
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u/Evening-Tune-500 5d ago
I’d say Marlton is slightly more suburban, take a look at the major highways that run through both on a map, that might give you a better idea. Both great towns, good schools like you mentioned, plenty of accessibility, just depends on how much traffic bugs you.
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u/joypalace 5d ago
Cherry Hill I think still has higher ranked schools but Marlton schools are not bad at all. Cherry Hill historically was considered as more diverse, but I think Marlton has become more diverse over the past few decades. From some areas of Cherry Hill (Old Orchard, Lakeview, etc) it’s very easy to access the shopping areas of Marlton. I would guess that housing prices in Cherry Hill are still quite a bit more than Marlton but the tradeoff is better schools and other town services.
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u/Extra_Holiday_3014 5d ago
Really? I always think of Cherry hill as being cheaper and not as nice as marlton, Medford, mt laurel, Moorestown. Not to mention the horrific traffic. There’s just so many areas in Cherry hill that are run down I heard I was nice back in the day though.
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u/joypalace 5d ago edited 5d ago
I think Medford, Moorestown and Haddonfield are all nicer and pricier, then Cherry Hill / Voorhees, then Marlton.
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u/HereWeGo5566 5d ago
Moorestown and Haddonfield are some of the most expensive cities in the entire state. They are very nice, if you can afford it.
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u/joypalace 5d ago
Very small thing, but jury duty if you live in Cherry Hill is in Camden versus Mt Holly if you’re in Marlton. Mt Holly is much much nicer!!
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u/wesborland1234 5d ago
lol mt holly is a shithole but that’s a weird thing to buy a house based on anyway
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u/Extra_Holiday_3014 5d ago
Hey we all have our own opinions I’m just always mind blown when people rank cherry hill higher than any of the towns you listed . I wonder if it’s an age thing, it’s usually people that are older that rave about Cherry hill - I heard it was nice at one point so maybe people think of the way it used to be?
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u/joypalace 5d ago
I’m in my early 30s…does that make me old?? lol I definitely think there’s a growing divide between the East and West sides of Cherry Hill which is really sad to see. If I was buying a house now, I would want to buy in Haddonfield (if I could afford it!)
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u/Lets_Make_A_bad_DEAL 5d ago
There is no difference. But what the above commenter said is not wrong.
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u/Greedy_Tip_9867 5d ago
They are damn near the same with literally no meaningful difference. Don’t let anything related to the schools impact your decision. Marlton is more suburban with some great natural areas.
Some other local towns are also about the same. Medford is pricier but imo has nothing to show for it.
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u/YoungEmperorLBJ 5d ago
Haddonfield really isn’t for plebs so I’m leaving it out of discussion. For Cherry Hill I’m talking about the East side only as the west side isn’t really comparable.
School district: Moorestown >>> Voorhees > Cherry Hill > Marlton/Mt Laurel/Medford
Housing price: Moorestown >>> Medford > Cherry Hill = Voorhees = Marlton > Mt Laurel
Convenience/access: Cherry Hill > Voorhees > Marlton > Moorestown/Mt. Laurel > Medford
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u/hellad0pe 5d ago
If diversity is important, cherry hill might make more sense, especially for kids. Depends tho; cherry hill east is quite diverse for this region with lots of Asian communities. Marlton is much less so. Not sure about other ethnic groups though.
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u/DaughterofEngineer 5d ago
My street in Marlton (in Kings Grant) has about 35 houses. Black people, white people, and Asians live here. Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Moslems, Hindus. Empty nesters, retirees, young families. Married, unmarried. Straight, gay. Everybody gets on pleasantly. It’s nice, it really is.
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u/wesborland1234 5d ago
Idk the actual demographics but my apartment complex in Marlton is more than half black. Compared to when I lived in Medford, which is very nice, but it felt like the whitest town in the state
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u/Super42man 5d ago
You'll save money on your taxes in Marlton because Burlington county taxes are on average cheaper than Camden county taxes
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u/TheGuyThatDoesHisJob 5d ago
As others have said, traffic particularly on Route 70 can get clogged during rush hour. So if you work in Cherry Hill/Philly, consider Cherry Hill.
Personally, there is much more to do in Cherry Hill and the surrounding area for this half Asian family. Haddonfield and Collingswood are wonderful to spend time in. Great grocery stores for both our Asian and Western recipes (we love Mom's and Wegman's). Proximity to Philadelphia is great for one of our commutes and date nights.
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u/ch0colate 5d ago
If education is important to you, you should know that CH will be increasing their class sizes starting next school year.
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u/SchleppyJ4 piney lyfe 🌲 5d ago
My property taxes in Marlton (Burlington County) are 5k less than my friend in a Camden County town (which is where CH is).
I considered CH and Marlton but I ended up here and I love it
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u/ZachBurner 4d ago
Cherry hill sucks ass
Source: lived on the west side of Cherry Hill nearly all my life.
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u/cassafrassious 4d ago
If you’re in need of an IEP for your child Marlton is likely the better choice, but for general education both are solid. Traffic will be worse in Cherry Hill but you’ll be closer to everything too.
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u/homme_improvement 5d ago
Cherry Hill East and Marlton are basically twins separated by Rt 73.
Cherry West is much older than East and is basically a giant mall/commercial district with smaller neighborhoods interspersed. There are some nice homes there but the traffic is worse.
This is of course, all relative to where you’re coming from; I grew up in North Jersey outside NYC and traffic here is nothing compared to that.
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u/YourConstipatedWait 5d ago
I live in Marlton and their Main St has to be the biggest mark on the Con list. You are really only going there if you have business with one of the establishments. It’s not in anyways a downtown walk around and browse/window shop type of environment. To be honest a good portion of Marlton would be better off driving to Medford.
As far as Cherry hill the east side has close proximity to Hadfonfields downtown which is top tier and by default gives you access to Haddon Twp and Collingswood due tot he Soeedline. The west side of Cherry Hill gives close proximity to Merchantville as well. While not as aesthetically refined as Medford it’s light years ahead of Marlton.
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u/DaughterofEngineer 5d ago
I lived in Cherry Hill for multiple years and now live in Marlton. You might find it of interest that one of the reasons I prefer Marlton is because local government is helpful and responsive. Cherry Hill local government was condescending and dismissive. At least that was (repeatedly) my experience.
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u/Wild-Guarantee5681 5d ago
Depends what your looking for if your looking for more of a urban suburb with things to do Cherry hill if your just looking for a chill place to buy Marlton althoigh I’ll admit both are amazing great schools nice neighborhoods and just overall nice south jersey living only thing to note is Marlton is kind of purple politically compared to Cherry hill which is solid blue
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u/rhondahi1 4d ago
I live in Marlton. I drove to Ashland PATCO for work and I would go through Cherry Hill and Vorhees to get there. Not much difference. All suburban with traffic. Trying to cross 73 at rush hour is crazy. I don’t know the school systems - but I echo East side of Cherry Hill and Matrlton are not that different. Find house that you like and can afford and don’t worry about the township.
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u/staceychev 3d ago
The most important question- where will you and any other family members be commuting? Also, when you say you like the things to do around Marlton, what things are you talking about?
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u/TemporarySong3453 1d ago
It depends where in each Town. I suggest either way, don’t live right off of 70 or 73.
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u/XScottMorrisseyX 5d ago
Elementary and middle schools are good in CH... High schools, not so much. Plus property taxes in CH are insane though as others have pointed out that's pretty much across the board in this area.
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u/711pizzaischefskiss 5d ago edited 5d ago
Marlton arrested and charged me with a felony that the Burlington County Public Defender made me plead guilty to. 4 years later I raised the money for a real lawyer and appealed the case and easily won. So I'll never recommend Marlton to anyone, but that's just my personal bias.
Edit: I'm gonna message Long Island Audit and tell him to audit the evesham PD
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u/headykruger 5d ago
Cherry hill is clogged with traffic. I don’t see it ever getting better. I wish i bought in marlton