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Dorothy is a small town of 1,225 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 10 miles from Vineland, NJ and 45 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $333k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,225people
$333kTypical home
$1,376/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
243Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,225
- Part of a metro area
- About 210 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $333k (≈$2,100/mo)
- Median rent $1,376/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ACY airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 37 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 604 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.