Avalon, New Jersey

Back to Avalon, NJ housing info, Cape May County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. Homes for Sale in Avalon. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!   Submit your own pictures of this borough and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Avalon, NJ Cape May County Population in July 2008: 2,093. Population change since 2000: -2.3%   Males: 1,018   (48.7%) Females: 1,075   (51.3%) Median resident age:   56.0 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 08202. Estimated median household income in 2007: $74,004 (it was $59,196 in 2000) Avalon:   $74,004 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $66,004 Avalon:   $66,004 New Jersey:   $33,832 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,054,739 (it was $428,100 in 2000) Avalon:   $1,054,739 New Jersey:   $372,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $1,155,004; Detached houses: $1,190,862; Townhouses or other attached units: $891,149; In 2-unit structures: $673,510; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $673,835 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 08202 Avalon, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Avalon: White Non-Hispanic (98.2%) Hispanic (0.6%) Two or more races (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Avalon: 145.7 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Avalon, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Avalon is mentioned 163 times on our forum: sun valley or avalon apartments at florham park  (0 replies) Any feedbacks on Avalon at Edgewater?  (4 replies) Available apartments in Burleigh for july 2007 or in avalon .Please advise contact  (0 replies) more green chutes  (66 replies) Bad Town Names in New Jersey!  (101 replies) Not a good house hunting trip to NJ.....  (201 replies) Latest news from Avalon, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (31.5%), German (21.7%), English (17.9%), Italian (14.8%), Polish (5.8%), United States (4.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1892 Elevation: 6 feet Land area: 4.21 square miles. Population density: 497 people per square mile   (low).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	9.08
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Avalon, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Avalon-area historical tornado activity is slightly below New Jersey state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 12.2 miles away from the Avalon borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 8/27/1971, a category 2 tornado 16.0 miles away from the borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Avalon-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from Avalon center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Political contributions by individuals in Avalon, NJ

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Oldman Creek Meadow (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Shark Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attractions: Avalon Museum & Historical Society (215 39th Street), Greyhound Poker Palace (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2805 Boardwalk). Hotels: Luigi's Pasta & VINO Restaurant (7849 Dune Drive), Concord Suites (7800 Dune Drive), Golden Inn (78th & Dune Dr), Beachcomber Resort Motel (7900 Dune Drive), Desert Sand Resort (7888 Dune Drive), Desert Sand Motel (79th And Dune Drive).

Average household size:

This borough:	2.0 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	64.0%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This borough:	4.3%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avalon, NJ

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5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)

Cape May County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Atlantic County, NJ	0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ	0.42% ($68,377)

6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.64%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)

Cape May County:	0.07%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Atlantic County, NJ	1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ	0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ	0.32% ($47,339)

• Townsends Inlet Bridge Ocean Dr Control House, Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: KGW310, Licensee ID: L00383171
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.650 MHz, 156.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/02/2002, Expiration Date: 05/15/2012
  Registrant: Cape May County Bridge Commission, 153 Crest Haven Rd, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
• Townsends Inlet Bridge Ocean Dr, Type: Building, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: KZK494, Licensee ID: L00383171
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.650 MHz, 156.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/13/2003, Expiration Date: 08/05/2013
  Registrant: Cape May County Bridge Comm, Crest Haven Rd, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210
• 701 Old Avalon Blvd, Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: KZV741, Licensee ID: L00001739
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/04/2003, Expiration Date: 05/20/2013
  Registrant: Avalon Pointe Marina, 701 Old Avalon Blvd, Avalon, NJ 08202
• 900 Ocean Dr, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WHU396
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.925 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/15/1994, Expiration Date: 02/15/1999, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
  Registrant: Commodore Bay Marina Ii Inc, 900 Ocean Dr, Avalon, NJ 08202

• Aircraft: SMITH SCORPIAN TOO (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 45 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 40778 , Serial Number: 72924, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 08/31/1976
  Registrant (Individual): Tony Matalucci, 121 28th St, Avalon, NJ 08202

• Fire: 17
• Hazardous Condition: 22