Living in Ellisburg, NJ
Ellisburg is a small town of 4,829 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 9 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,829people
$331kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,829
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,336 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (808 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to PHL airport
- 13 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,160 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 552 bars within 25 mi
- 1,137 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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