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Beesleys Point is a small town of 1,335 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 12 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 57 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,335people
$340kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 627 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ACY airport
- 52 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 609 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape May County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.