25 Small Towns in New Jersey With the Least Snow
Ranked by snow per year (in) among 352 towns of 500–10,000 people in New Jersey. #1 is Ocean, NJ (10.2 in of snow a year).
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25Villas, New Jersey
14.8 in of snow a year
Villas is a community of 9,134 people in Cape May County, New Jersey. It averages 14.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 29°F.
9,134 people · Cape May County · median home $301,600 · income $80,974 · Jan low 29°F · 15 in snow
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24Woodstown, New Jersey
14.0 in of snow a year

Photo: Smallbones (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Woodstown is a borough of 3,678 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 14.0 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
3,678 people · Salem County · median home $239,200 · income $98,828 · Jan low 25°F · 14 in snow
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23Lawrence, New Jersey
13.9 in of snow a year

Photo: Smallbones (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Lawrence is a township of 3,087 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It averages 13.9 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 24°F.
3,087 people · Cumberland County · median home $229,500 · income $85,515 · Jan low 24°F · 14 in snow
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22Quinton, New Jersey
13.8 in of snow a year
Quinton is a township of 2,580 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 13.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
2,580 people · Salem County · median home $220,900 · income $86,563 · Jan low 25°F · 14 in snow
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21West Amwell, New Jersey
13.4 in of snow a year
West Amwell is a township of 3,005 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It averages 13.4 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 19°F.
3,005 people · Hunterdon County · median home $596,900 · income $151,250 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow
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20Lambertville, New Jersey
13.4 in of snow a year
Lambertville is a city of 4,139 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It averages 13.4 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 19°F.
4,139 people · Hunterdon County · median home $562,300 · income $109,733 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow
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19Delaware, New Jersey
13.4 in of snow a year
Delaware is a township of 4,560 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It averages 13.4 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 19°F.
4,560 people · Hunterdon County · median home $637,700 · income $194,219 · Jan low 19°F · 13 in snow
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18Upper Pittsgrove, New Jersey
13.3 in of snow a year

Photo: Smallbones (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Upper Pittsgrove is a township of 3,432 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 13.3 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
3,432 people · Salem County · median home $258,300 · income $85,521 · Jan low 25°F · 13 in snow
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17Elk, New Jersey
13.3 in of snow a year
Elk is a township of 4,424 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It averages 13.3 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
4,424 people · Gloucester County · median home $350,400 · income $141,382 · Jan low 25°F · 13 in snow
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16Pittsgrove, New Jersey
13.3 in of snow a year
Pittsgrove is a township of 8,777 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 13.3 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
8,777 people · Salem County · median home $302,500 · income $92,917 · Jan low 25°F · 13 in snow
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15Penns Grove, New Jersey
12.0 in of snow a year
Penns Grove is a borough of 4,837 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 12.0 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 24°F.
4,837 people · Salem County · median home $178,200 · income $45,781 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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14Carneys Point, New Jersey
12.0 in of snow a year
Carneys Point is a community of 7,841 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 12.0 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 24°F.
7,841 people · Salem County · median home $193,300 · income $77,273 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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13Carneys Point, New Jersey
12.0 in of snow a year
Carneys Point is a township of 8,637 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 12.0 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 24°F.
8,637 people · Salem County · median home $201,500 · income $79,245 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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12Deerfield, New Jersey
11.8 in of snow a year
Deerfield is a township of 3,136 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It averages 11.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
3,136 people · Cumberland County · median home $244,200 · income $85,094 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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11Alloway, New Jersey
11.8 in of snow a year

Photo: Nathaniel R. Ewan, HABS Photographer (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Alloway is a township of 3,283 people in Salem County, New Jersey. It averages 11.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
3,283 people · Salem County · median home $326,800 · income $105,156 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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10Hopewell, New Jersey
11.8 in of snow a year
Hopewell is a township of 4,391 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It averages 11.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
4,391 people · Cumberland County · median home $251,400 · income $100,202 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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9Fairfield, New Jersey
11.8 in of snow a year

Photo: Smallbones (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Fairfield is a township of 5,546 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It averages 11.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
5,546 people · Cumberland County · median home $185,200 · income $60,929 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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8Upper Deerfield, New Jersey
11.8 in of snow a year
Upper Deerfield is a township of 7,645 people in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It averages 11.8 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 25°F.
7,645 people · Cumberland County · median home $246,300 · income $82,946 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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7Long Beach, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year

Photo: Hornbaker Chelsi, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Long Beach is a township of 3,153 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 27°F.
3,153 people · Ocean County · median home $1,193,700 · income $113,224 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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6Tuckerton, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Tuckerton is a borough of 3,577 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 27°F.
3,577 people · Ocean County · median home $349,300 · income $88,892 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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5Barnegat, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Barnegat is a community of 3,894 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 27°F.
3,894 people · Ocean County · median home $481,600 · income $108,664 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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4Beach Haven West, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Beach Haven West is a community of 4,143 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 27°F.
4,143 people · Ocean County · median home $641,700 · income $119,394 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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3Forked River, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Forked River is a community of 5,274 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 22°F.
5,274 people · Ocean County · median home $437,000 · income $91,493 · Jan low 22°F · 10 in snow
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2Mystic Island, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Mystic Island is a community of 8,301 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 27°F.
8,301 people · Ocean County · median home $321,500 · income $78,714 · Jan low 27°F · 10 in snow
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1Ocean, New Jersey
10.2 in of snow a year
Ocean is a township of 8,835 people in Ocean County, New Jersey. It averages 10.2 inches of snow a year (typical New Jersey town: 24.5 in), with January lows around 22°F.
8,835 people · Ocean County · median home $475,200 · income $100,524 · Jan low 22°F · 10 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
- 50 Small Towns in America With the Least Snow
- 25 Small Towns in Pennsylvania With the Least Snow
- 25 Small Towns in Michigan With the Least Snow
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)