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Country Lake Estates is a big small town of 5,055 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 22 miles from Trenton, NJ and 32 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,055people
$249kTypical home
$1,742/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
24"Snow
243Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,055
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,438 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,742/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to TTN airport
- 38 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 68 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 405 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.