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Riverton is a small town of 2,770 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 6 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,770people
$363kTypical home
$1,431/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
223Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,770
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,184 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,289/mo)
- Median rent $1,431/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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
- Very low violent crime (62 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,234 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to PHL airport
- 15 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,390 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 569 bars within 25 mi
- 1,225 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 181 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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