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Cliffwood Beach is a small town of 3,056 people in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,056people
$366kTypical home
$1,827/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
26"Snow
235Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,056
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,373 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,305/mo)
- Median rent $1,827/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 26" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to EWR airport
- 17 mi to EWR (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8,561 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,326 bars within 25 mi
- 3,229 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 89 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 202 museums within 25 mi
- 51 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.