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Palmyra is a big small town of 7,485 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 5 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,485people
$235kTypical home
$1,696/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
223Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,048 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,481/mo)
- Median rent $1,696/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,160 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PHL airport
- 14 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 188 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,382 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 578 bars within 25 mi
- 1,219 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 178 museums within 25 mi
- 76 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 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