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Palermo is a small town of 2,696 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 16 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 59 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $395k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,696people
$395kTypical home
$1,360/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,696
- Part of a metro area
- About 866 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 16 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $395k (≈$2,493/mo)
- Median rent $1,360/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ACY airport
- 53 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 244 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 663 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.