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Browns Mills is a big small town of 9,672 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Trenton, NJ and 30 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,672people
$232kTypical home
$1,220/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
243Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,672
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,800 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,460/mo)
- Median rent $1,220/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TTN airport
- 36 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 90 bars within 25 mi
- 470 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 51 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk