Living in Newfield, NJ
Newfield is a small town of 1,844 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 6 miles from Vineland, NJ and 32 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,844people
$259kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,844
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,061 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,636/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ACY airport
- 25 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 121 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 217 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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