Living in Turnersville, NJ
Turnersville is a small town of 3,136 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $371k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,136people
$371kTypical home
$1,531/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,085 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $371k (≈$2,340/mo)
- Median rent $1,531/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to PHL airport
- 12 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 202 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 89 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,541 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 496 bars within 25 mi
- 892 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 23 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 138 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gloucester County: R+3 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.