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Penns Grove is a small town of 4,882 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,882people
$178kTypical home
$1,117/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
15"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,882
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,467 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,124/mo)
- Median rent $1,117/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 25
- 47% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ILG airport
- 16 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 351 bars within 25 mi
- 716 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 142 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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