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Brownville is a small town of 2,377 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $403k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,377people
$403kTypical home
$2,375/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,377
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,219 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $403k (≈$2,541/mo)
- Median rent $2,375/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to EWR airport
- 21 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 340 bars within 25 mi
- 1,609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 128 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Middlesex County: D+8 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