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Mystic Island is a big small town of 8,259 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 14 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 50 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,259people
$322kTypical home
$1,893/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
13"Snow
243Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,259
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,193 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 14 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,027/mo)
- Median rent $1,893/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ACY airport
- 50 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 516 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ocean County: R+36 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk