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Living in Belleplain, NJ

Belleplain is a tiny town of 495 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 16 miles from Vineland, NJ and 54 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $304k and rent runs about $1k a month.

495people
$304kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
20"Snow
243Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 495
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 67 people per sq mi
  • 54 mi to Philadelphia, PA
  • 16 mi to Vineland, NJ
  • 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $304k (≈$1,918/mo)
  • Median rent $1,360/mo
  • Median household income $95k
  • Property tax about 1.6% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 88°F
  • Winter highs around 46°F
  • Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
  • 8 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (796 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 46
  • 33% of households have kids
  • 28% are 65 or older
  • 28% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 2% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 21 mi to ACY airport
  • 47 mi to PHL (major hub)
  • 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 87% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1971
  • 88% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 52 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 239 mi to a big lake
  • 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 76 mi to the nearest ski area
  • Campground in town
  • 32 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 642 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 51 bars within 25 mi
  • 206 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 33 museums within 25 mi
  • 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 10 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 26% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 11 mi to the nearest vet
  • 13 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 7 congregations per 10k people
  • 23 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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