Silver LakeNJ
A town of 2,011.
Is Silver Lake a good place to live?
Silver Lake’s median age is 28.4 years, below both the New Jersey town median (42 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). We don’t grade Silver Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Silver Lake for work
Where Silver Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Silver Lake: who provides what
Silver Lake is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Silver Lake.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Silver Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Silver Lake’s workers commute out
At $111,000, Silver Lake’s median household income is against $113,000 in New Jersey’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Silver Lake’s average trip to work is 25 minutes. The top destinations are Bridgeton (15%), Vineland (14%) and Upper Deerfield Township (12%).
| Silver Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Silver Lake
Silver Lake has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Jersey and the rest of the country, more of Silver Lake’s adults have high blood pressure
41% of Silver Lake adults have high blood pressure. Silver Lake beats the New Jersey average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 38% of Silver Lake adults have obesity.
| Silver Lake | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 22% | 25% |
| What stands out | Silver Lake | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 9.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 10.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS New Jersey and 137 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw33 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw34 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MuseumEastern State PenitentiaryPhoto credits
USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain
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Everything we know about Silver Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Lake
About 5 of every 100 Silver Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
About Silver Lake
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Silver Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the northern part of the county, in the southwest part of Upper Deerfield Township. It is bordered to the west by the Cohansey River, which forms the boundary with Hopewell Township, to the north by Seeley, and to the south by Sunset Lake. Bridgeton, the Cumberland county seat, is 3 miles (5 km) to the south. Silver Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 72 ft
Silver Lake’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Silver Lake.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hopewell Township | #411 | D | C | — | C− | D |
| Upper Deerfield Township | #443 | D− | D | — | D | D |
| Sunset Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hopewell Township and Upper Deerfield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Silver Lake and Sunset Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Silver Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Silver Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Lake, NJ a good place to live?
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