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Living in National Park, NJ

National Park is a small town of 3,044 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 10 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 $220k and rent runs about $1k a month.

3,044people
$220kTypical home
$1,355/moRent
88° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 3,044
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 3,020 people per sq mi
  • 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
  • 10 mi to Philadelphia, PA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $220k (≈$1,384/mo)
  • Median rent $1,355/mo
  • Median household income $83k
  • Property tax about 3.1% of value
  • 6.0% 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
  • 122 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 41
  • 36% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 31 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 3 mi to PHL airport
  • 3 mi to PHL (major hub)
  • 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1953
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 20 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 193 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 31 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 5 mi to the nearest campground
  • 132 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 3,246 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 550 bars within 25 mi
  • 1,128 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 183 museums within 25 mi
  • 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 22% of New Jersey districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 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

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