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Bedminster is a small town of 1,670 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 32 miles from Trenton, NJ and 38 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $742k and rent runs about $3k a month.
1,670people
$742kTypical home
$2,795/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,670
- Part of a metro area
- About 359 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $742k (≈$4,680/mo)
- Median rent $2,795/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (300 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to EWR airport
- 26 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,322 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 692 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: D+14 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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