Living in Alloway, NJ
Alloway is a small town of 1,455 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Vineland, NJ and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,455people
$305kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,455
- Part of a metro area
- About 212 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,921/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (711 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ILG airport
- 22 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 894 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 106 bars within 25 mi
- 273 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salem County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.