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English Creek is a small town of 2,548 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 51 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,548people
$249kTypical home
$1,988/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,548
- Part of a metro area
- About 529 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,988/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 10% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ACY airport
- 46 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 235 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 573 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 183 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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.