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Blackwood is a small town of 4,443 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 15 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,443people
$236kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,443
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,642 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,485/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,715 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 503 bars within 25 mi
- 973 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 140 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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