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Buena is a small town of 4,520 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 5 miles from Vineland, NJ and 35 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,520people
$257kTypical home
$1,156/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
243Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,520
- Part of a metro area
- About 597 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,619/mo)
- Median rent $1,156/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ACY airport
- 28 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 220 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 616 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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