The Town Files

25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Mildest Winters

Ranked by january average low (°f) among 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Ventnor City, NJ (January lows average 29.9°F).

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25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Mildest Winters1. Ventnor City302. Brigantine303. Margate City304. Villas295. Cape May Court House296. Wildwood297. North Cape May298. North Wildwood299. Rio Grande2910. Wildwood Crest2911. Cape May2912. Mount Ephraim2813. Woodlynne2814. Englewood Cliffs2715. Mystic Island2716. Beach Haven West2717. Barnegat2718. Tuckerton2719. Long Beach2720. Logan2721. Beckett2722. Pilesgrove2723. Swedesboro2724. Edgewater Park2725. Riverside27
  1. 25Riverside, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.6°F

    8,003 people · Burlington County · median home $222,100 · income $75,833 · Jan low 27°F · 25 in snow

  2. 24Edgewater Park, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.6°F

    8,930 people · Burlington County · median home $281,800 · income $84,960 · Jan low 27°F · 25 in snow

  3. 23Swedesboro, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.8°F

    2,711 people · Gloucester County · median home $255,900 · income $88,542 · Jan low 27°F · 19 in snow

  4. 22Pilesgrove, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.8°F

    4,183 people · Salem County · median home $383,300 · income $158,281 · Jan low 27°F · 17 in snow

  5. 21Beckett, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.8°F

    4,834 people · Gloucester County · median home $313,400 · income $115,363 · Jan low 27°F · 18 in snow

  6. 20Logan, New Jersey

    January lows average 26.8°F

    6,000 people · Gloucester County · median home $304,600 · income $114,355 · Jan low 27°F · 23 in snow

  7. 19Long Beach, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.2°F

    3,153 people · Ocean County · median home $1,193,700 · income $113,224 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  8. 18Tuckerton, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.2°F

    3,577 people · Ocean County · median home $349,300 · income $88,892 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  9. 17Barnegat, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.2°F

    3,894 people · Ocean County · median home $481,600 · income $108,664 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  10. 16Beach Haven West, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.2°F

    4,143 people · Ocean County · median home $641,700 · income $119,394 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  11. 15Mystic Island, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.2°F

    8,301 people · Ocean County · median home $321,500 · income $78,714 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow

  12. 14Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.3°F

    5,342 people · Bergen County · median home $1,401,600 · income $230,611 · Jan low 27°F · 30 in snow

  13. 13Woodlynne, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.8°F

    2,902 people · Camden County · median home $142,000 · income $74,808 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow

  14. 12Mount Ephraim, New Jersey

    January lows average 27.8°F

    4,651 people · Camden County · median home $236,700 · income $79,804 · Jan low 28°F · 22 in snow

  15. 11Cape May, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    2,768 people · Cape May County · median home $863,900 · income $62,576 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  16. 10Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    3,101 people · Cape May County · median home $590,900 · income $69,089 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  17. 9Rio Grande, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    3,610 people · Cape May County · median home $317,400 · income $76,250 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  18. 8North Wildwood, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    3,621 people · Cape May County · median home $459,900 · income $90,833 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  19. 7North Cape May, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    4,007 people · Cape May County · median home $393,300 · income $86,962 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  20. 6Wildwood, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    5,157 people · Cape May County · median home $391,300 · income $75,222 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  21. 5Cape May Court House, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    5,573 people · Cape May County · median home $381,200 · income $74,464 · Jan low 29°F · 16 in snow

  22. 4Villas, New Jersey

    January lows average 28.5°F

    9,134 people · Cape May County · median home $301,600 · income $80,974 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow

  23. 3Margate City, New Jersey

    January lows average 29.9°F

    5,317 people · Atlantic County · median home $708,800 · income $121,800 · Jan low 30°F · 17 in snow

  24. 2Brigantine, New Jersey

    January lows average 29.9°F

    7,716 people · Atlantic County · median home $524,800 · income $97,250 · Jan low 30°F · 15 in snow

  25. 1Ventnor City, New Jersey

    January lows average 29.9°F

    9,210 people · Atlantic County · median home $363,000 · income $68,671 · Jan low 30°F · 17 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 352 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in New Jersey (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: