Living in Victory Lakes, NJ
Victory Lakes is a small town of 1,577 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It's about 12 miles from Vineland, NJ and 28 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,577people
$272kTypical home
$1,531/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
18"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,577
- Part of a metro area
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 12 mi to Vineland, NJ
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,714/mo)
- Median rent $1,531/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PHL airport
- 22 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 135 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,452 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 190 bars within 25 mi
- 478 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.