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Brigantine is a big small town of 7,674 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 5 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 57 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $525k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,674people
$525kTypical home
$1,517/moRent
82° / 42°Summer / winter
15"Snow
243Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,674
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,176 people per sq mi
- 57 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $525k (≈$3,309/mo)
- Median rent $1,517/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,107 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 10% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ACY airport
- 56 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 239 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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