Living in Somers Point, NJ
Somers Point is a big small town of 10,515 people in Atlantic County, New Jersey. It's about 9 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 55 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,515people
$309kTypical home
$1,383/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
19"Snow
243Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,515
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,622 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,950/mo)
- Median rent $1,383/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,829 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ACY airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 240 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 556 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atlantic County: R+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk