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Bridgewater Center is a big small town of 6,505 people in Somerset County, New Jersey. It's about 27 miles from Trenton, NJ and 37 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $704k and rent runs about $3k a month.
6,505people
$704kTypical home
$2,662/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
23"Snow
235Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,505
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,115 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $704k (≈$4,438/mo)
- Median rent $2,662/mo
- Median household income $206k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (513 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 46% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TTN airport
- 26 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 174 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 162 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,488 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 750 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 24 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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