Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Somers Point grades D overall, ranked 430th of 466 in New Jersey, mostly because of schools and safety. Its schools rank behind 79% of the state's. Its police reported 24 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. What it does well: it is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Only 40 of New Jersey’s 530 towns score lower on incomes. Somers Point has 2 places on the National Register. The typical home is worth about $431K, 5.2 years of the Atlantic City metro’s $82K median household income.
Where Somers Point beats most towns.
Census counts: 191 in 1890, 10,469 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1725 and 6 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Jersey), ordered by how far Somers Point is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 9%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Somers Point, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Somers Point.
Somers Point has a longer frost-free season than almost anywhere else in New Jersey, trades workers with Atlantic City and other neighbors and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in New Jersey.
5.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Somers Point’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where New Jersey’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area, at 73 acres.
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 11% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area | — | 73 |
| 2. John F Kennedy Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Each of its 4 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than its C−, Linwood highest at A−.
Its public schools are run by the Somers Point School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawes Avenue Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 341 | D |
| Chartertech High School for the Performing ArtsLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 253 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NJ on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 263 to 224 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Somers Point’s property crime rate is 18.8 per 1,000 residents, above both New Jersey’s towns (7.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). Somers Point’s violent crime rate is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. Somers Point reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less.
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Home values rose 51% in five years, to about $431K, against 35% across New Jersey.
52% of households own their home in Somers Point. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026. The median rent in Somers Point is $1,383 a month.
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,383 a month | $1,780 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Atlantic City Intl Ap weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 190 days, the highest of 941 New Jersey places with climate records.
Somers Point has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 28° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Somers Point has about as many jobs (5,563) as working residents, but only 581 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 23.5 minutes, against 30.5 across New Jersey.
Most working residents leave Somers Point for work: only 12% work in town. 9.5% of Somers Point workers work from home. The top destinations are Atlantic City (14%), Egg Harbor Township (9%) and Ocean City (5%).
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $71,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
268 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 268 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Somers Point.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New Jersey average. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across New Jersey.
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 45% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 42 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across New Jersey, 50.8% of residents are women.
| Somers Point | NJ | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 12.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.4% | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 25.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 15% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 26.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.4% | 17.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within New Jersey it is less healthy than 86% of the 468 graded towns: New Jersey sets a high bar. All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its B−, from Egg Harbor Township (B+) to Linwood (A).
Somers Point beats the New Jersey average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Somers Point | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 22% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 9.7% | 12% |
| What stands out | Somers Point | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Somers Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
5 mi LandmarkLucy the Elephant
9 mi Stadium & arenaBoardwalk Hall
10 mi Theme parkSteel Pier
4 mi Theme parkGillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark33 mi BeachLong Beach IslandPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lucy the Elephant: User:dtcdthingy 3:30 pm 30th July 2004 (Minolta Dimage X20), Public domain · Boardwalk Hall: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Steel Pier: Make Lemons, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gillians Wonderland Pier and Island Waterpark: Kevin Jarrett from Northfield, NJ, USA, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Somers Point
About 5 of every 100 Somers Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Jersey.
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
2 places in Somers Point on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Somers Point.
City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US
Somers Point is a city situated on the Jersey Shore that is the oldest settlement in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was settled by Europeans in 1693 and was incorporated as a borough in 1886. Somers Point was incorporated as a city in 1902. The city is located in eastern Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City, in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 10,469, a decrease of 326 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 10,795, which in turn reflected a decline of 819 (−7.1%) from the 11,614 counted in the 2000 census. Somers Point and all of Atlantic County lie within the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan…
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4 towns share a border with Somers Point.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Egg Harbor Township (C) is closest.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somers Point | #430 | D | D | C− | C− | B− |
| Egg Harbor Township | #373 | C | D | C+ | C+ | B+ |
| Linwood | #142 | A− | C− | A− | A− | A |
| Upper Township | #252 | B | D | — | A− | B+ |
| Ocean City | #250 | B | D− | — | B+ | A |
Upper Township and Ocean City report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Somers Point with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Somers Point grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #430 of 466 in New Jersey. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
10 notable people were born here, including Peter Erskine and Joshua Cohen.
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