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Jeremiah Buck House
The Jeremiah Buck House, also known as the Buck–Elmer House, is located at 297 East Commerce Street in the city of Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.
About Bridgeton
City in Cumberland County, New Jersey, USBridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the county seat of Cumberland County and is located on the Cohansey River near Delaware Bay in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 27,263, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,914 (+7.6%) from the 25,349 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,578 (+11.3%) from the 22,771 counted in the 2000 census. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and whi…
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Housing in Bridgeton
The typical Bridgeton home is worth about $258,000, about the same as a year ago, 56% below the New Jersey typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Bridgeton
Safety Grade D-
Bridgeton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.
Work & commute in Bridgeton
Full picture →Most working residents leave Bridgeton for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Vineland (13%), Upper Deerfield (6%) and Millville (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Health in Bridgeton
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 2% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Jersey
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bridgeton
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 17% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Bridgeton
Full climate →Bridgeton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Bridgeton
All Bridgeton schools →School Grade D-
The public schools Bridgeton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 96% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NJ. Ratings are from neighbors.
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