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Silver Lake is a small town of 2,011 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It's about 13 miles from Vineland, NJ and 38 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,011people
$375kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
12"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,011
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,405 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 13 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (365 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,074 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to ILG airport
- 28 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: R+4 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.