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Olivet is a small town of 1,573 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It's about 11 miles from Vineland, NJ and 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,573people
$341kTypical home
$1,253/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,573
- Part of a metro area
- About 632 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 11 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,148/mo)
- Median rent $1,253/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (115 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (711 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PHL airport
- 23 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 16 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 591 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Salem County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.