25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
Ranked by tornadoes within 10 mi since 1950 among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Mullica, NJ (0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950).
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25Weymouth, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,614 people · Atlantic County · median home $169,700 · income $72,459 · Jan low 23°F · 22 in snow
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24Laurel Lake, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,861 people · Cumberland County · median home $156,800 · income $55,574 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow
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23Lawrence, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,087 people · Cumberland County · median home $229,500 · income $85,515 · Jan low 24°F · 14 in snow
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22Rio Grande, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,610 people · Cape May County · median home $317,400 · income $76,250 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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21North Wildwood, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,621 people · Cape May County · median home $459,900 · income $90,833 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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20Montague, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,792 people · Sussex County · median home $344,500 · income $101,250 · Jan low 17°F · 39 in snow
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19Stillwater, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,004 people · Sussex County · median home $343,100 · income $123,134 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow
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18Franklin, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,912 people · Sussex County · median home $272,600 · income $92,744 · Jan low 18°F · 28 in snow
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17Salem, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,296 people · Salem County · median home $79,800 · income $38,721 · Jan low 26°F · 16 in snow
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16Mays Landing, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,603 people · Atlantic County · median home $263,700 · income $83,056 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow
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15Pomona, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
7,416 people · Atlantic County · median home $279,000 · income $99,118 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow
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14Brigantine, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
7,716 people · Atlantic County · median home $524,800 · income $97,250 · Jan low 30°F · 15 in snow
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13Mystic Island, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
8,301 people · Ocean County · median home $321,500 · income $78,714 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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12Villas, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
9,134 people · Cape May County · median home $301,600 · income $80,974 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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11Smithville, New Jersey
3 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
9,754 people · Atlantic County · median home $279,200 · income $77,579 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow
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10Cape May, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
2,768 people · Cape May County · median home $863,900 · income $62,576 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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9Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
3,101 people · Cape May County · median home $590,900 · income $69,089 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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8North Cape May, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,007 people · Cape May County · median home $393,300 · income $86,962 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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7Commercial, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,669 people · Cumberland County · median home $161,600 · income $55,733 · Jan low 24°F · 17 in snow
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6Hampton, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,893 people · Sussex County · median home $336,700 · income $109,676 · Jan low 19°F · 37 in snow
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5Wildwood, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,157 people · Cape May County · median home $391,300 · income $75,222 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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4McKee City, New Jersey
2 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
9,758 people · Atlantic County · median home $218,100 · income $68,133 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow
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3Shamong, New Jersey
1 tornado within 10 miles since 1950
6,460 people · Burlington County · median home $442,400 · income $128,271 · Jan low 24°F · 24 in snow
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2Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
4,396 people · Atlantic County · median home $197,100 · income $71,711 · Jan low 25°F · 17 in snow
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1Mullica, New Jersey
0 tornadoes within 10 miles since 1950
5,816 people · Atlantic County · median home $295,600 · income $93,421 · Jan low 24°F · 19 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- 25 Small Towns in New York With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Texas With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
- 25 Small Towns in Florida With the Fewest Tornadoes Since 1950
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)