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Bargaintown is a big small town of 5,377 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 7 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 53 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,377people
$352kTypical home
$2,406/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
243Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,109 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,218/mo)
- Median rent $2,406/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ACY airport
- 49 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 237 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 556 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atlantic County: R+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk