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Mays Landing is a big small town of 6,406 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 15 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 45 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,406people
$264kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
20"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,406
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,135 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 15 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,663/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 20" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,566 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ACY airport
- 41 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 596 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 193 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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