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Atco is a big small town of 8,164 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,164people
$275kTypical home
$1,467/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,164
- Part of a metro area
- About 843 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,734/mo)
- Median rent $1,467/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to PHL airport
- 21 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,051 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 410 bars within 25 mi
- 727 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 117 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Camden County: D+27 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.