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Mount Royal is a small town of 1,155 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 14 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $436k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,155people
$436kTypical home
$1,531/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,096 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $436k (≈$2,752/mo)
- Median rent $1,531/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 30% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to PHL airport
- 5 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 533 bars within 25 mi
- 1,073 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gloucester County: R+3 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.