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