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Pemberton is a small town of 1,312 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 18 miles from Trenton, NJ and 24 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $323k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,312people
$323kTypical home
$1,334/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
243Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,312
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,224 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 18 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $323k (≈$2,038/mo)
- Median rent $1,334/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TTN airport
- 30 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 80 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,881 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 302 bars within 25 mi
- 675 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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