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Gloucester City is a big small town of 11,509 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 8 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,509people
$191kTypical home
$1,484/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,509
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,971 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 8 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,203/mo)
- Median rent $1,484/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,201 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to PHL airport
- 7 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,152 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 538 bars within 25 mi
- 1,131 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 164 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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