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Laurel Lake is a small town of 2,641 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It's about 10 miles from Vineland, NJ and 48 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,641people
$157kTypical home
$1,200/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,641
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,520 people per sq mi
- 48 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$989/mo)
- Median rent $1,200/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ACY airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 231 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 441 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+4 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk