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Richwood is a small town of 3,197 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 20 miles from Vineland, NJ and 20 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $594k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,197people
$594kTypical home
$1,531/moRent
87° / 42°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,197
- Part of a metro area
- About 361 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 20 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $594k (≈$3,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,531/mo
- Median household income $216k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 20" 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 (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PHL airport
- 11 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,505 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 483 bars within 25 mi
- 855 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 162 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.