Living in Barrington, NJ
Barrington is a big small town of 7,076 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $273k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,076people
$273kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,476 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $273k (≈$1,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (22 per 100k)
- Low property crime (930 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to PHL airport
- 10 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,022 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 525 bars within 25 mi
- 1,085 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 70 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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