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Ocean City is a big small town of 11,261 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 58 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $841k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,261people
$841kTypical home
$1,683/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,668 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $841k (≈$5,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,683/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,619 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ACY airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 243 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 572 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape May County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk