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Cookstown is a tiny town of 646 people in Burlington County, New Jersey. It's about 17 miles from Trenton, NJ and 31 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $2k a month.
646people
$381kTypical home
$1,745/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
235Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 259 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 17 mi to Trenton, NJ
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,399/mo)
- Median rent $1,745/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (50 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to TTN airport
- 39 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 90 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,378 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 490 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New Jersey districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Burlington County: D+17 in 2024
- New Jersey: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate 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.