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Glassboro is a small city of 23,717 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Vineland, NJ and 21 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,717people
$314kTypical home
$1,687/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,717
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,545 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Vineland, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,687/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 22% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 29% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PHL airport
- 14 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 206 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,317 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 479 bars within 25 mi
- 787 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gloucester County: R+3 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