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Pitman is a big small town of 8,856 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 19 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,856people
$279kTypical home
$1,521/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,856
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,993 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 19 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,521/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,484 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 487 bars within 25 mi
- 851 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 156 museums within 25 mi
- 62 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Gloucester County: R+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk