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Chesilhurst is a small town of 1,409 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from Vineland, NJ and 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,409people
$225kTypical home
$1,402/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
243Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,409
- Part of a metro area
- About 822 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $1,402/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 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 (808 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PHL airport
- 22 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,880 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 374 bars within 25 mi
- 649 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 106 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.