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Medford Lakes is a small town of 4,297 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $403k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,297people
$403kTypical home
$2,211/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
24"Snow
243Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,297
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,769 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $403k (≈$2,541/mo)
- Median rent $2,211/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (16 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (308 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PHL airport
- 23 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,219 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 437 bars within 25 mi
- 811 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 133 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk