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Margate City is a big small town of 5,234 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 4 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 58 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $709k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,234people
$709kTypical home
$1,347/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
243Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,234
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,696 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $709k (≈$4,470/mo)
- Median rent $1,347/mo
- Median household income $122k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 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
- Rarely drops 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 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ACY airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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