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Merchantville is a small town of 3,905 people in Camden County, New Jersey. It's about 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,905people
$331kTypical home
$1,212/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,905
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,585 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,212/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 95 ft
- Right on the coast
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 128 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 559 bars within 25 mi
- 1,175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 163 museums within 25 mi
- 74 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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