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Surf City is a small town of 1,195 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It's about 25 miles from Atlantic City, NJ and 56 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,195people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,056/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,195
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,606 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 25 mi to Atlantic City, NJ
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,520/mo)
- Median rent $2,056/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 16% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ACY airport
- 59 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 230 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 445 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ocean County: R+36 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk