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Bradley Beach is a small town of 4,158 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 32 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $933k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,158people
$933kTypical home
$1,790/moRent
84° / 42°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,158
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,816 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $933k (≈$5,882/mo)
- Median rent $1,790/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (41 per 100k)
- Low property crime (980 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 12% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to JFK airport
- 33 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 67 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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