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Carteret is a small city of 25,496 people in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It's about 16 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $406k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,496people
$406kTypical home
$2,032/moRent
87° / 40°Summer / winter
27"Snow
235Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,806 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $406k (≈$2,559/mo)
- Median rent $2,032/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (193 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (775 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to EWR airport
- 8 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,837 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,793 bars within 25 mi
- 4,640 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 268 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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