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South Dennis is a small town of 1,528 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It's about 23 miles from Vineland, NJ and 61 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,528people
$372kTypical home
$1,875/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,528
- Part of a metro area
- About 246 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,346/mo)
- Median rent $1,875/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (796 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 34% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ACY airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 242 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 621 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 48 bars within 25 mi
- 202 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cape May County: R+19 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk