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Allentown is a small town of 1,702 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 10 miles from Trenton, NJ and 31 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $416k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,702people
$416kTypical home
$1,671/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,856 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 10 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $416k (≈$2,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,671/mo
- Median household income $121k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to TTN airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,610 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 570 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monmouth County: R+11 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk