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| Beginning Teacher Salary: Philadelphia: $34,000-40,000 Camden: $34,000-41,500 |
| Closest city to enter for comparison: Philadelphia, PA |
| Average Per Capita Income |
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| Philadelphia: $17,857 Camden: $10,300 |
| Housing |
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| Single: $500-1,100 |
| Shared: $300-600 |
| Corps members live in various towns throughout southern New Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area, including Camden, Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Voorhees, Blackwood, and Haddonfield. Corps members live in different types of housing in a variety of communities. Some rent self-contained apartments within multi-family homes, with occasional access to a yard or driveway, while others live in apartment complexes. These could range from high-rise towers to two-story communities, known as “garden-style” apartments. Roughly 60 percent of corps members live with another corps member. |
| General Cost of Living |
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| Movie Admission: $9 |
| Cover Charge at a Club: $0-15 |
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| Dinner at a Moderately Priced Restaurant: $12-15 |
| Public Transportation: $2.60 Need to own car depends on where corps members choose to live |