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Elmer is a small town of 1,176 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Vineland, NJ and 29 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,176people
$227kTypical home
$1,741/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,176
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,323 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,433/mo)
- Median rent $1,741/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (479 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to PHL airport
- 20 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,548 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 247 bars within 25 mi
- 506 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 90 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salem County: R+19 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